Elder Care
Below you will find a listing of Elder Care Agencies
in the Athens-Clarke County area, along with relevant and
helpful statistics, resources, and service-learning reflection
questions.
Adult Day Care
This agency is
looking for musicians, artists, storytellers, pet owners and people
that would like to spend time with their clients.
Contact: Erin
Beasley or Annie Lumpkin at 706-548-6476
Arbor Terrace
Assisted Living Home
Contact: Laura
Ellen Mcavoy 706-353-0400 located at 3736 Atlanta Hwy – near Georgia Square Mall
Area Agency on
Aging
This is through the Northeast Georgia
Regional Development Center. The Area Agency on Aging (AAA)
contracts with counties, private organizations, senior centers,
attorneys at law, and non-profit organizations to provide services
to the elderly. Services include: Alzheimer's Adult Day and Respite
Care, Community Care Service Program,
Congregate Meals, Elder Abuse Prevention Program, Elderly Legal
Assistance Program, Escort, GeorgiaCares Program, Home-Delivered
Meals, Homemaker, Information and Referral, Leisure Time and
Recreation, Ombudsman Program, Outreach, Senior Community Service,
and Shopping Assistance.
Contact: Peggy Jenkins at 706-369-5650 or pajenkins@dhr.state.ga.us
Athens Community Council on Aging
There are volunteer
opportunities in these areas: administrative support, fundraising,
and assisting with services.
Contact: Kisha
Ryals at 706-549-4850 or volunteers@accaging.org
Athens Heritage Nursing Home
Contact: Lucy
Davis at 706-549-1613
located at 960 Hawthorne Ave
Meals on Wheels
Volunteers are
needed to help deliver midday meals to over 170 people in the
Athens-Clarke County area.
Contact: Trishanne
Lankford at 706-549-4850 or meals@accaging.org
Morningside of Athens
Assisted living
facility on the Eastside of Athens – 1291 Cedar Shoals Dr.
Contact: Theresa
Burrows at 706-227-0919
Athens-Clarke
Demographic Information (data from 2000 Census & Family Connection
Partnership)
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Total
population – 101,489
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64.9% White;
27.3% African-American; 6.3% Hispanic or Latino; 3.1% Asian
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8,208 people in Athens are over the age of 65
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1,026 people
over the age of 65 live below the poverty level in Athens
Resources
Pre-Service
Activities: Enhance your service experience.
If you would like
to get the most out of your service experience, please consider the
following questions:
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Why are you
interested in working with elderly issues?
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What have your
experiences been so far with these issues?
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What do you
think your service experience will be like?
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Are you
interested in learning about these facts at the service site? If
so, what are some ways that you might be able to do that?
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What are your
goals in participating in service?
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What issues do
you think will be present as you begin volunteering?
Post-Service
Reflection Questions: To understand your service experience
In order to
understand your experiences please reflect on the following
questions:
WHAT:
SO WHAT:
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What did your
experience(s) mean to you?
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What did you
learn from your experience(s)?
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What do you
feel is your main contribution to the agency or the people you
worked with?
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What did you
learn about yourself?
NOW WHAT:
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In what ways
can you apply what you are learning to other areas of your life?
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The most
important thing you will take with you from this experience is…
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Has your
community service sparked an interest in service or in the issue
that you worked with?
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If so, how do
you plan to continue pursuing that interest?
(Reference: Florida State University’s
Environment Sheets)
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