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If you are looking for a new job, you should have the same chance as anyone else applying with similar qualifications. Employers are not allowed to use your advanced age against you. Read on to learn about applying for jobs as an older worker and the contours of age discrimination.

Georgia Medicaid works in partnership with the federal government to provide seniors and other Georgia residents with funding for nursing home care or in-home care. It also operates waiver programs that help cover the costs of assisted living or adult day care for those who need it.

The Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) streamlines access to long-term care by serving as a one-stop-shop for consumers' aging and disability-related information, counseling, referral, and planning needs.

Georgia Council on Aging Chair, Patti Lyons and Coalition of Advocates for Georgia's Elderly (CO-AGE) Chair, Eve Anthony, have both been announced as speakers for the upcoming Meals on Wheels Georgia Conference!

Thanks to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against applicants due to their age as well as other protected classifications. But unfortunately, that doesn't mean that finding a job in your 50s or 60s is as easy as it is for younger job seekers.

It's common for those over 60 years of age to continue to work, whether it's to earn more money, prevent stagnation in retirement or for another reason entirely. Looking for a new job can be a challenge at any stage in your career, but there are plenty of opportunities for the older job candidate.

This is usually because age 40+ candidates have a difficult time proving to hiring managers that they can do more of the things that are important to the employer.

But finding the right job isn't always easy. Many companies don't offer the flexibility that many older workers want later in life. Age discrimination is another factor, with 78% of older workers claiming to have seen or experienced workplace age discrimination, ing to 2021 data from AARP.