By Pete Skiba
Albany Herald
October 13, 2010
ALBANY, Ga. — If one thing came across at a meeting of older people in Albany Tuesday afternoon, it was the need for contact.
“Those who live alone and are disabled are more likely to be thrown into a nursing home,” said Bianca Stacey, an Albany resident. “I am glad for Meals on Wheels and the education and socialization of a senior center so we can protect ourselves in the community.”
Stacey was one of the more than 100 residents from the 14-county area covered by the SOWEGA Council on Aging who met with a representative from the state Division of Aging Services at the 309 Pine Ave. senior center.
Sharise Thurman from the state Division of Aging Services met to seek comments from the audience on what they liked about services for the elderly and what they would like to see in the future as the agency plans its future.
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