Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging

06/02/2026

The Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging held it's quarterly Aging Advisory Council Meeting at the Nashville, GA Community Center on Wednesday, May 27th. Attendees were able to learning about the legislative results of this year’s advocacy efforts. Aging services had some wins, but unfortunately, the Governor line-item vetoed additional funding. Learn more about the Coalition of Advocates for Georgia's Elderly (CO-AGE) at the link below and become a member today to receive advocacy news and alerts throughout the legislative session. Georgia Council on Aging https://www.gcoa.org/joincoage

06/02/2026

Congratulations on 25 years with Southern Georgia Regional Commission's Area Agency on Aging, Angie Swinford!

05/21/2026

Happy Birthday, Scott Courson, from the Aging Division!!

05/21/2026

Bacon County Senior Center

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05/19/2026

Leroy Rogers Senior Center Tifton

05/19/2026

Bacon County Senior Center

05/19/2026

Brantley County

05/18/2026

Christy Joyner, Dementia Care Specialist, presented a Dementia Overview to the Brantley County Retired Educators Association on May 15th. She also read the book Grandma's Living with Dementia by Teepa Snow. Aging services available by the Southern Georgia Regional Commission's Area Agency on Aging (SGRC-AAA) were reviewed with the group.

In the picture below is Mrs. Joyner, Tim Sawyer, President of the Brantley County Retired Educators Association, and Kristi Hames, SGRC-AAA Resource Specialist. The pets included in the picture are robotic pets and can bring comfort to someone living with dementia. Contact Christy Joyner at 912-285-6097 or [email protected] for more information.

The SGRC-AAA develops, provides, coordinates, and advocates for services that assist older individuals, at-risk adults, persons with disabilities, their families, and caregivers in the eighteen counties of Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, and Ware.

Contact the AAA’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) at 912-287-5888 or 1-888-732-4464 (1-888-73-AGING). Visit the AAA Website www.sgrc.us/aaa.html .

05/15/2026

Christy Joyner, Dementia Care Specialist, presented a Dementia Friends Informational Session to Coastal Pines Technical College's medical instructors on May 7th. Kristi Hames, Resource Specialist, assisted Mrs. Joyner.

Thanks to Coastal Pines Technical College and Amanda Foreman, Executive VP and Vice President for Academic Affairs, for the invitation.

If you are interested in a Dementia Friends Informational Session or another Dementia Presentation, reach out to Christy Joyner at 912-285-6097 or [email protected].