What care looks like in Brookhaven.
A caregiver comes to her home in Brookhaven and helps with the part of the day that has become hard: bathing and dressing, meals, medication reminders, laundry and the errands she would rather not do alone. Some families start with a few hours a week for company or respite, some need overnight or 24-hour cover, and some need help the week a parent comes home from hospital. We will tell you plainly what we can staff for her address and when we could start, before you agree to anything.
Brookhaven sits in DeKalb County.
Coming home from hospital.
Brookhaven has no hospital of its own, and it sits between three of the busiest in the state.
- Emory University Hospital — 1364 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta · (404) 686-8500
- Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital — 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta 30342 · (678) 843-7001
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital — 1968 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta · (404) 605-5000
We are not affiliated with any of them. We list them because the discharge week is when most families call us, and because knowing which building she is coming home from changes what the first three days need to look like.
Local help worth knowing about.
The county’s nearest senior centres are in Chamblee and Decatur rather than in Brookhaven, though the city runs its own community centre at Lynwood Park. The Area Agency on Aging for metro Atlanta is empowerline, on (404) 463-3333 — it is also the front door for Georgia’s Medicaid waiver assessments, and it is free to call whether or not you ever use us.
- DeKalb County Office of Aging, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur · 770-322-2950
- Central DeKalb Senior Center, 1346 McConnell Drive, Decatur · 770-492-5461
- Lynwood Community Center, 3360 Osborne Road NE, Brookhaven
What makes Brookhaven different to plan for.
Brookhaven is split almost evenly between houses and apartment buildings, with 28% of homes in buildings of 20 or more units, so the first visit starts with building access as often as with a front door key.
Who lives here.
6,185 residents of Brookhaven are 65 or older, 10.8% of the city. Figures are the American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates.