South Metro Village

Georgia’s churches, synagogues, masjids, temples and other faith-based organizations are aging as the state’s population grows older. Tell us how the Georgia De...partment of Human Services and your local Area Agency on Aging can help you meet the needs of your older members. Take our survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8DZCGPB See more

Friends who are 60 and older... Dr. Emerson is running an important COVID 19 survey. Please consider responding.

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Equality in Caregiving Intervention to Facilitate Caregiver Mastery among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Caregivers of People Living with Dementia. What is Equality... in Caregiving? This is a clinical study to develop a caregiver training program to address the unique challenges faced by lesbian, gay, and bisexual informal caregivers of people living with dementia. Our goal is to improve caregiver mastery and mood, and reduce stress in LGB caregivers of loved ones and friends with dementia. What is involved in participating? Medical History and Health Questionnaires Two blood tests for stress and inflammation Six-week caregiver course (2 hours, once a week) One 90 minute focus group The study involves approximately 9 visits over the course of 6 months. You will be compensated $150 for your time. You may be eligible to participate if you are: Lesbian, gay, or bisexual 18 or older Consider yourself to be a primary caregiver for a person living with dementia Have normal memory and thinking abilities Are available to attend a six-week course at Emory University in the evenings (after 6 pm), two half-hour clinic visits, and a focus group Contact us to learn more: 404-712-2654 Morgan Hecker | Study Coordinator | [email protected] Danielle Verble | Project Manager | [email protected] Whitney Wharton | Principal Investigator | [email protected]

Metro Atlantans may provide input to Area Agency on Aging on what matters most to them:

Approximately 22% of those over 65 in the US are or are at-risk of becoming orphan elders/solo agers. What can we do to make sure this group is not left behin...d? Here are 4 initial steps to understand how to support solo agers in your community from The Conversation Project. http://ow.ly/E60N30q3IUS See more

Consumer Voice Executive Director Lori Smetanka spoke to Next Avenue about knowing your rights if you're evicted from a nursing home. "The facility has a respon...sibility to meet the needs of the individual. If they accept a person, essentially, they are saying they are able to meet those needs. They cannot ask a resident to waive their rights. They can’t say, ‘because of your dementia, if you become combative, we’ll discharge you.’ If they can’t provide a specific type of service, such as a ventilator, they can’t accept (the prospective resident), and they have to tell you that. Dementia is not one of those special diagnoses. It’s one that nursing homes should be prepared to care for. https://www.nextavenue.org/nursing-home-eviction/

Will Georgia legislators step up and address documented needs and issues of older Georgians, during the General Assembly session which began today? Please contact your State Representative and State Senator if you too are concerned; legislators need to know what their constituents want them to do.

"Elders Face Increased Financial Threat from Domestic and Foreign Actors" - U. S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network "Depository institution and securities and futures reporting identified family members and caregivers as most often responsible for theft from elders."

HMA, Head of Creative Aging and Lifelong Learning (Regular/Full-time) | | The Woodruff Arts Center

LGBT Aging: Understanding and Supporting Us by Walter O. Coffey, MPA, MA I’m excited to share my latest article published in the Certified Senior Advisors Journ...al. I deeply appreciate the board allowing me to share some of my personal experience. Thanks to my spouse, David, for his support in the development of this article. https://www.csa.us//re/docs/journals/journal_75/Coffey.pdf See more