Enter victim’s ZIP code to return contact information for local senior services, including:
- Adult Protective Services
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- Other agencies addressing senior citizen welfare
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Southern Georgia Regional Commission's Area Agency on Aging
Address
1725 South Georgia Parkway West
Waycross, GA 31503
Website
http://www.sgrc.us/aaa.html
Email
tscourson@sgrc.us
Hours
8:30 am - 5:00 pm, EST Monday to Friday.
Director
Scott Courson
Phone
912-287-5888
Special Notes
Language Line to accommodate all languages
Description
Call center for elderly and disabled consumers for programs and services to assist them in the home or community. Options Counseling.
Georgia DHS Division of Aging Services
Address
47 Trinity Avenue SW
33rd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30334
Website
https://aging.georgia.gov/
Email
David.Hay@dhs.ga.gov
Hours
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST Monday to Friday.
Director
MaryLea Boatwright Quinn
Special Notes
Assistance and referral for all services for seniors and disabled persons.
Georgia Adult Protective Services
Website
http://aging.dhs.georgia.gov/adult-protective-services
Hours
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, ET Monday to Friday.
Special Notes
To connect to APS, select Option 3. To report abuse neglect or exploitation of person living in nursing homes or longer terms care facilities reports should be made to the Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation, 1-800-878-6442.
Description
APS provides protection from exploitation abuse or neglect for individuals, 18 years and older with a disability and 65 and older regardless of a disability, living in the community who, because of physical or mental limitations, are unable to act in their best interest.
Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation
Website
http://dch.georgia.gov
Description
To report abuse neglect or exploitation of person living in nursing homes or longer terms care facilities.
Georgia Legal Services Program - Albany Office
Address
2533 Lafayette Plaza Drive
Albany, GA 31721
Website
http://www.glsp.org/
Email
lmdaniel@glsp.org
Hours
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST Monday to Friday
Director
Susan Coppedge
Phone
229-430-4261
Special Notes
All other languages served through Voiance (language translator).
The Albany/Valdosta office has a special focus on domestic violence cases, expanding services to underserved rural counties. It also houses part of the Elder Law Unit and a Spanish-speaking Division which is called the Farmworker Rights Division
Georgia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Address
47 Trinity Avenue Southwest
1st Floor
Atlanta, GA 30334
Website
https://aging.georgia.gov/georgia-ship
Email
Christine.Williams@dhs.ga.gov
Hours
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST Monday to Friday.
Director
Christine Williams
Phone
866-552-4464, Option 4
Description
The program helps beneficiaries sort through the complexities of Medicare and related-health insurance issues.
Georgia Senior Legal Aid
Website
http://atlantalegalaid.org
Email
hsleland@atlantalegalaid.org
Hours
9:00 AM- 2:00 PM ET Monday to Thursday.
Director
Steven Gottlieb
Special Notes
We can talk to clients in all languages with a contracted translation agency.
Description
Statewide legal services program for seniors sixty and over. Attorneys provide advice, brief services and referrals.
Georgia Legal Services Program
Special Notes
Multiple locations.
Description
Free legal help for civil non-criminal cases for those who qualify.
Southwest Georgia Council on Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Address
335 West Society Avenue
Albany, GA 31701
Director
Izzie Sadler
Phone
(229) 432-1124
Special Notes
A principal function of the Ombudsman Program is to investigate and work to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of long-term care residents.
Description
Contact Southwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging's Long Term Care Ombudsman Program for information on institutional abuse or neglect. Contact your county's Department of Family and Children Services for private home abuse or neglect.
