State Findings: Georgia, 2022, 2022 Senior Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
- Low percentage of low-care nursing home residents
- High percentage of older adults with a dedicated health care provider
Challenges
- High prevalence of full-mouth teeth extractions
- Low home health care worker rate
- High prevalence of physical inactivity
Highlights
- Drug deaths increased 61% from 4.4 to 7.1 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+ between 2009-2011 and 2018-2020
- Obesity increased 28% from 25.4% to 32.6% of adults ages 65+ between 2011 and 2020
- Flu vaccination increased 19% from 55.2% to 65.8% of adults ages 65+ between 2011 and 2020
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