Sometimes it's difficult to know where to turn. Obviously, if you need an advocate, then you need a lawyer. But sometimes you just need to know what resources are in the community. One of the best places to turn for that is the Area Agency on Aging. In Northwest Georgia the contact information for the AAA is as follows:

Northwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging (Region 1)

Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield

P.O. Box 1798
Rome, Georgia 30162-1798
1-800-759-2963
706-802-5506
Fax: 706-802-5508
Web: www.nwgrc.org