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TEAS: Taking

Elder Abuse

Seriously

The purposes of TEAS are to:

• Collaborate with designated representatives of each individual elder rights program
• Include other community partners to prevent and address threats to elder rights
• Discuss issues they are seeing that weaken, threaten or potentially eliminate elder
rights
• Identify potential cross cutting issues that teams choose to address
• Plan annual Elder Rights Conference
• Represent older people and people with disabilities on advisory boards, public
hearings, public policies and identified regional priorities
• Collaborate with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, elected officials, judicial staff
and mandatory reporters to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
• Provide on-going community education and awareness to prevent and address
threats to elder rights.

TEAS incudes representatives from many
organizations in our area, including: CSRA
Regional Commission Area Agency on
Aging, AARP, Ombudsman Program,
Senior Citizens Council, Caring Together,
Inc., Adult Protective Services, Georgia
Division of Aging Services Forensics Unit,
Safe Homes of Augusta, Law Enforcement,
CSRA Coalition of Advocates for the Aging,
Benton House of Augusta, Alzheimer’s
Association, ResCare, Jud C Hickety Center,
Shiloh Comprehensive Community Center
and Health Care Providers.

For more information or to become a partner, contact Jeanette
Cummings, jcummings@csrarc.ga.gov or 706-210-2013

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