Senior & Elder Care in Atlanta

Senior care resources in Atlanta go beyond ordinary assisted living — a federally funded Alzheimer's research center, a geriatrics program ranked among the nation's top 50, and a Buckhead retirement community holding an accreditation shared by only a small number of U.S. communities.

Every item on this page clears one bar: not commonplace, not everywhere. These are real, named resources with their actual verified designation or certification — not a generic "has a hospital" or "has a gym" list. We left out anything we couldn't independently verify or that didn't clearly clear that bar, the same honesty rule used throughout this site — a shorter, accurate list beats a padded one.

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NIH/National Institute on Aging-designated Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (Emory University)

Founded in 2005 and based at the Emory Brain Health Center, the Goizueta ADRC is one of a select national network of Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers designated and funded by the National Institute on Aging, most recently renewed with a five-year, $21.9 million federal grant in 2025.

Source: National Institute on Aging — Find an ADRC

Georgia's only dedicated geriatric hospital; U.S. News-ranked

Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods

This 100-bed Druid Hills hospital, founded in 1987, is Georgia's only dedicated geriatric specialty hospital and is ranked among the nation's top hospitals for geriatrics by U.S. News & World Report.

Source: Emory Spiritual Health — Wesley Woods

CARF-CCAC internationally accredited Life Plan Community

Lenbrook

This Buckhead continuing care retirement community is Atlanta's first and only not-for-profit Life Plan Community internationally accredited by CARF and its Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC), a voluntary accreditation held by a small fraction of U.S. senior living communities.

Source: CARF International — Aging Services