Rights and Advocacy

Web Links

General Resources

• Georgia Department of Aging Services

  Ensures that services are properly and effectively administered to meet the needs of older adults and people with disabilities.

• AARP Georgia

  Local chapter of non-profit advocacy group for seniors.

Insurance

• Medicare Rights Center

  National, nonprofit consumer service organization working to ensure affordable healthcare for older adults and people with disabilities.

• Can my employer cut my retiree health benefits?

  Document written by the U.S. Department of Labor addressing retirement benefits .

Legal Aid

• Georgia Legal Aid for Seniors

  Answers to legal questions, sample forms, and information about the courts, lawyers and social service organizations that provide services related to Seniors.

Resources for Grandparents

• Georgia Department of Human Resources - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

  Provides list of resources and services that are available statewide or countywide; including financial, health, and social services available for grandparents rearing grandchildren provided by the Department of Human Services Divisions and Offices.

• AARP - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

  Guide to assist grandparents who are rearing grandchildren.

• Project Healthy Grandparents

  Research project of Georgia State University that seeks to improve the quality of life for families in which grandparents are rearing grandchildren.