Area Agency on Aging seeks input on senior services in Walker County

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 American Community Survey, Walker County is home to more than 18,000 people over the age of 60, and Catoosa County is home to nearly as many in the same age range. The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (NWGRC) is hosting a public meeting at the LaFayette-Walker County Senior Center on Nov. 18 to gather the community’s input on what senior assistance is most needed. An online survey is available for those who can’t attend the meeting. kAmp>@?8 @E96C E9:?8D[ }(v#r 25>:?:DE6CD E96 pC62 p86?4J @? p8:?8[ H9:49 D6CG6D 2 `d\4@F?EJ C68:@?[ :?4=F5:?8 (2=<6C[ r2E@@D2[ 2?5 s256 4@F?E:6D]k^Am kAm~?6 (2=<6C r@F?EJ C6D:56?E H9@ 42C65 7@C 96C D6?:@C 9FD32?5 7@C 6:89E J62CD D2:5 E92E E96 DEC6DD H2D 2=>@DE 36J@?5 56D4C:AE:@?i “tG6CJ =:EE=6 3:E @7 96=A >2<6D E9:?8D 62D:6C] r2C:?8 7@C D@>6@?6 H9@ :D 4@>A=6E6=J 5:D23=65[ ?@ >2EE6C 9@H >F49 J@F =@G6 E96>[ AFED 2 A9JD:42=[ 6>@E:@?2= 2?5 >6?E2= DEC2:? @? J@F E92E 42? AFD9 J@F E@ E96 6586]”k^Am kAmu@C D6?:@CD H9@ 42? DE:== 42C6 7@C E96>D6=G6D[ 66E:?8D :? u@CE ~8=6E9@CA6 E@ 36 2 =:76=:?6 7@C DE2G:?8 @77 =@?6=:?6DD 2?5 56AC6DD:@?] (96? E96 8C@FA DE@AA65 >66E:?8[ t=2:?6 D2:5 D96 76=E =@DE]k^Am kAmq@E9 (2=<6C 2?5 r2E@@D2 4@F?E:6D 92G6 D6?:@C 8C@FAD E92E >66E 2?5 96=A 3@E9 @=56C C6D:56?ED 2?5 42C68:G6CD[ 3FE E96C6’D @?=J D@ >F49 2 D@4:2= 8C@FA 42? 5@]k^Am kAm}(v#p :D H@C<:?8 E@ 7:== :? H96C6 >@C6 96=A :D ?66565]k^Am k9amkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm|@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?k^DA2?mk^9am kAmkDEC@?8mkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm}@CE9H6DE v6@C8:2 #68:@?2= r@>>:DD:@? >66E:?8ik^DA2?mk^DEC@?8m kDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm(65?6D52J[ }@G] `g[ 2E `_ 2]>] 2E E96 (2=<6C r@F?EJ $6?:@C r6?E6C 2E ebe $] |2:? $E] :? {2u2J6EE6]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm%@ E2<6 2 DFCG6J @?=:?6ik^DA2?mk^DEC@?8m kDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^DFCG6J>@?<6J]4@>^C^%rf}*qfQmDFCG6J>@?<6J]4@>^C^%rf}*qfk^2mk^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? @? E96 pC62 p86?4J @? p8:?8ik^DA2?mk^DEC@?8m kDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^?H8C4]8@G^D6CG:46D^2C62\86?4J\@?\28:?8Qm?H8C4]8@G^D6CG:46D^2C62\86?4J\@?\28:?8k^2mk^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm%@ 6>2:= E9@F89EDik^DA2?mk^DEC@?8m kDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmk2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i=C66G6Do?H8C4]8@GQm=C66G6Do?H8C4]8@Gk^2mk^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm%@ DA62< E@ 2 A6CD@?ik^DA2?mk^DEC@?8m kDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm{J??6 #66G6D[ f_e\ahd\ecgdk^DA2?mk^Am