Center for Positive Aging:
Mission Statement and Vision

Mission:

The purposes of this Center are to educate consumers about the types of services to assist in successful, positive aging; refer consumers to quality providers; and to assist these providers in connecting with consumers in local congregations and communities.  These purposes shall support the ideal of maintaining dignity, independence, and usefulness of aging persons; promoting the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of aging persons; and to educate people in preparing for an expanded and healthy long life.

 

 

Vision:

The Center envisions each of the 150 Aging Services of Georgia member providers as local "centers for positive again" in the communities they serve. Each center will offer the comminity its expertise on aging issues hosting educational programs and opportunities for consumers. With the support of information on the website, Aging Services of Georgia members can strengthen their position as the key to resources for aging issues and concerns for those in need.

We drafted criteria for providers in order to be listed as one of the Quality Providers in Georgia. The criteria included having a good repuatation in the community, being licensed, having stable ownership, agreeing to refer to other Quality providers if you can not meet the need, and agreeing to a Quality pledge, as well as other factors that insure consumer trust.

The Center will support "Quality Providers" by providing them tools and materials to connect with congregations and other organizations in their local communities. We want to be able to refer consumers directly to the Quality Providers in the area of the state in which they are seeking housing and/or in-home services, etc.