Many services are available to help you care for an aging loved one, including adult day care, meals on wheels, senior employment, transportation, personal care, homemaking services, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes.

You can find out about programs in your area by calling your local county department of senior services. (In Gwinnett County, Georgia, for example, the number is 678-377-4150.)

You can also call Eldercare Locator, a program of the National Administration on Aging at 1-800-677-1116, or visit their website listed below, to find out what services are available in your area.

Search by zip code to find Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Home Care, Hospice and more:

Georgia Elder Care (State Approved Care)
Find elder care facilities approved by the Georgia Department of Human Resources. Their mission is to strengthen Georgia’s families – supporting their self-sufficiency and helping them protect their vulnerable children and adults by being a resource to their families, not a substitute.

Senior Housing Locator
Find senior housing and care including: Independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's care, skilled nursing care, continuous care.

AoA's Eldercare Locator
A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. The Eldercare Locator database is designed to link older adults and their caregivers to unbiased information and assistance resources at the state and community level. To accomplish this goal, the Administration on Aging (AoA) works in partnership with State and Area Agencies on Aging funded through the Older Americans Act (OAA).

Clearing House for Home Care and Hospice
Finding the right provider does not have to be difficult. The Home Care/Hospice Agency Locator contains the most comprehensive database of more than 20,000 home care and hospice agencies. Use this resource to find all the agencies in any particular area of the country.

Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association Website provides information on the latest Alzheimer care strategies, research findings and advocacy initiatives. We also provide updates on Alzheimer's Association programs, partners and events.

Long-Term Care: Choosing the Right Place
National Institute on Aging compiled t his resource list, which gives an overview of helpful books, brochures, and manuals about available services and resources that may assist family members through the decision-making process necessary when a loved one develops Alzheimer's disease (AD) or a related disorder. List includes finding home health and day care services, making decisions about placement in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities, and coping with financial and legal matters.

GAHHA.org
There is no place like home. When a loved one prefers to stay at home but needs care that cannot be effectively provided by family or friends.

The Georgia ElderCare Network
The Georgia ElderCare Network offers Georgia families access to Attorneys, CPAs, Financial Planners, Geriatric Care Managers, Investment Advisors, Long-Term Care Insurance Professionals, Physicians, Seniors Real Estate Specialists, and other elder care experts with long and successful careers. The Georgia ElderCare Network is also where families will find some of the state's finest Independent Living Communities, Home Care Agencies, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Assisted Living Communities, and Nursing Homes.