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Aging Services of Georgia (formerly Georgia Association of Homes and Services for the
Aging—GAHSA) is the statewide association that represents the key not-for-profit and other mission-driven organizations dedicated to providing quality housing, health care, and community-based services that people need, when they need them, in the places they call home. Our members offer the continuum of aging services in Georgia: adult day services, home & community-based services, senior retirement housing, assisted living communities, continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes and hospice care. These providers are committed to advancing the vision of healthy, affordable and ethical long-term care for older Georgians.
The Aging Services of Georgia philosophy, summarized by the phrase “Communities that Care”, is based on a commitment to care for the total person. Our members demonstrate a concern for the social, spiritual, environmental and health needs of the older person entrusted to their care. We recognize that long-term care housing and community services should be tailored to individual needs. Members are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for older adults by placing the needs of the individuals served above all else. Not-for-profit providers turn any surplus revenue back into improving facilities and expanding services, and exist for only one reason: to provide high quality services for their residents and clients.
Aging Services of Georgia is an affiliated partner of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), which represents over 5,500 not-for profit provider organizations, serving over two million older adults in the United States and maintains an impressive staff of 86 professionals at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Aging Services of Georgia and AAHSA involve their members in the Associations’ organizational structure to develop educational programming, provide membership services, and to represent and influence public policy.
“A Mission of Caring … A Commitment to Quality
Our membership represents over 150 housing and service providers, of which 65 percent are faith-based communities. They proudly embrace the continuum of aging services by serving over 126,800 residents and clients in Georgia! Approximately 4,700 compassionate, caring, and well trained staff serve these older Georgians.
Visit the web site home pages for the Georgia Institute on Aging, our education division, and The Center for Positive Aging, our consumer division, for additional information.
