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3 Rivers Area Agency on Aging outlines services available to Spalding County seniors
Summary
Belinda Meadows of the 3 Rivers Area Agency on Aging described programs including Meals on Wheels, Medicare counseling, transportation, caregiver support and workforce training available across a 10-county region.
Belinda Meadows, representing 3 Rivers Area Agency on Aging, briefed the Spalding County Board of Commissioners on services the agency provides across a 10-county region, including Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, transportation, Medicare and Medicaid counseling, and workforce training.
"People we talk to usually around 180 seniors a month and provide Medicare counseling and assistance with them where they are," Meadows said, describing the agency’s state health insurance assistance program and outreach options that include phone, Zoom and in-person visits.
Why it matters: The agency serves older adults and people with disabilities in a multi-county region that includes Spalding County and provides navigation of benefits and services that residents frequently find difficult to access during times of crisis.
Details presented
- Service area: 10 counties, extending from Carroll County down to Butts County near the Alabama line (as described by the presenter). - Programs: Meals on Wheels; assisted living and caregiver support; grandparents raising grandchildren programs; Medicaid-waiver help to transition residents from nursing homes back to community living; transportation for seniors and people with disabilities; Medicare counseling as part of State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP); and workforce training and support for displaced workers. - Volume: Meadows said the team typically assists about 180 seniors per month with Medicare counseling and handles financial applications such as low-income subsidy and Medicaid assistance.
Commissioners and attendees praised the agency’s local work and asked the presenter to leave brochures for public distribution.
Speakers
- Belinda Meadows, 3 Rivers Area Agency on Aging (presenter) - Commissioners (expressed thanks and described local examples of assistance)
Ending: Meadows provided contact information and offered to help county residents navigate benefits and services; commissioners asked staff to make brochures available in public locations.
