Local Resources
Local Resources
For your convenience, we have assembled a list of helpful sites.
Benefits
Organizations
Eagle Ranch
Eagle Ranch is a Christ-centered home for boys and girls in crisis and in need of hope and healing. Partnering with their families, we pursue family restoration and reunification. We seek to influence and equip others who share a similar calling to impact children, families, and future generations. Please call (770) 967-8500 or visit our website at www.eagleranch.org for more information. Eagle Ranch P.O. Box 7200 Chestnut Mountain, Georgia 30502
Hospice Care
Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center
The focus of hospice care is on life-helping patients and their loved ones make the most of the days they have left. The hospice team works with the patient's physician to address the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the patient, the family and the caregivers. Hospice believes the quality of life to be as important as the length of life. For more information about Hospice Of Northeast Georgia Medical Center simply click on the link above or call (770)533-8888 or (888)572-9300. Services provided regardless of ability to pay. Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center 2150 Limestone Parkway Gainesville, Georgia 30501
United Hospice
Compassionate Care For Those With Life-Limiting Illnesses United Hospice team provides: Comfort, care, and support Emotional care, support, and closure Personal and spiritual peace Self-respect The fullness of, and respect, for life Hospice service benefits are provided by most insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid. They provide service regardless of the patient's ability to pay. No matter what the living setting may be, an interdisciplinary team of professionals oversees the care of the patient. The patient's physician is an integral part to the hospice plan. All medical care is prescribed by the patient's physician. For more information about United Hospice of Georgia please click on the following link. http://www.united-hospice.com United Hospice 700 South Enota Street Suite 202 Gainesville, Georgia 30501 (770)297-1970 or (800)844-9641
Local Interest
Access North Georgia
Access North Georgia is an online source of daily news and a look at what's happening in your area. It also provides a listing of local obituaries for the surrounding area counties.
Personal Interest
Lifeline Medical Alarms
Lifeline is the leading personal response service that ensures that prompt, caring help is available at the press of a button 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information on Lifeline services call (800)543-3546, EXT. 3050 or visit the website at www.lifelinesystems.com Lifeline Systems 111 Lawrence Street Framingham, MA. 01702-8156
Funeral Related
Memorials/ Charities
American Diabetes Association
The Loss of a Loved One We've all searched for a thoughful way to express our sympathy to the family of a deceased friend or relative. One way to communicate such feelings is by making a memorial gift in the name of the loved one to the American Diabetes Association. To make an immediate gift in honor or in memory of a friend or family member, visit our website at www.diabetes.org/honor or call our toll-free Always & Forever Memorial and Honor Program at (800)342-2383. American Diabetes Association Atlanta/North Georgia Office Three Corporate Square Suite 120 Atlanta, Georgia 30329
American Heart Association
Since 1949, the American Heart Association has funded over $2 billion in research, contributing to such advances as CPR, bypass surgery, artificial heart valves and other treatments and medications. If you would like to receive information about the American Heart Association or its programs, please call (800)242-8721 or online at www.americanheart.org American Heart Association P.O. Box 409410 Atlanta, Georgia 30384-9410
American Stroke Association
The American Stroke Association is dedicated to reducing disability and death from stroke by 25 percent by 2010. If you would like to receive information about the American Stroke Association or its programs, please call (888)478-7653 or online at www.strokeassociation.org American Stroke Association P.O. Box 409410 Atlanta, Georgia 30384-9410
