NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMISSION AREA AGENCY ON AGING NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY AND QUESTIONNAIRE SFY 2027 Please insert your county name here: __________________________________________________ Please review all services listed below and check the five (5) services that you, your family or your community needs. REMEMBER TO ONLY CHECK FIVE (5) SERVICES or your survey will be disqualified. It is not necessary to sign your name to the survey; only write in the county name. THESE SURVEYS WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN DETERMINING THE SERVICES YOU FEEL ARE NEEDED IN YOUR COUNTY. Please return the completed survey to Michele Kelley, 305 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30605-2795. Thanks for your participation. Transportation (someone to drive you) Congregate Meals (meals served at Senior Center) Senior Employment (training and placement for senior jobs) Home Repair/Modifications (devices to assist you with daily living such as ramps, etc.) Homemaker (someone to do light housekeeping) Personal Care (someone to help with bathing, etc.) GeorgiaCares (someone to help you understand Medicaid/Medicare and get help with medications) Telephone Reassurance (someone to check on you by phone) Legal Assistance (help with legal issues, wills, benefits, etc.) Money Follows the Person / Nursing Home Transition (Transitioning persons that reside in nursing homes back into the community) Mental Health Services (Help / information / access related to mental illness, developmental disabilities) Long Term Care Ombudsman (someone to visit nursing homes/personal care homes to be an advocate for the residents) Respite Care (aide to sit with your family member while the caregiver rest or run errands) Housing Assistance (help locating housing resources) Home Delivered Meals (meals delivered to your home) Energy Assistance (help paying for heating and cooling bills) Elder Abuse Counseling (education on preventing abuse of the elderly) Caregiver Programs (support groups, education and training for those who are caring for someone) Information & Assistance (information on services that are available to you) Adult Day Care (a day care center for adults) Wellness Program (education on becoming healthier) Kinship Care (information on help in raising grandchildren) Assistive Technology (devices that enable seniors and individuals with disabilities to accomplish daily living tasks, achieve greater independence and enhance quality of life) Are there other services needed that we have not mentioned? What are the most pressing problems for people in your community who are older or disabled? Where or who would you call if you needed help obtaining services? Have you or a member of your household had a problem for which you were unable to find appropriate services? If so, please describe the issues briefly and tell us what type of service might have helped to solve the problem. FOR CURRENT CLIENTS ONLY What do you like about the services you're receiving? How can the Area Agency on Aging improve the services you are receiving? PUBLIC NOTICE #703511 1/18