These Georgia senior living facilities are among the best in U.S. Did your area's make the list?

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The State Plan on Aging is a guide for investments in senior health and wellbeing.

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Nationally, the aging population is entering a phase of rapid growth with many of the first members of the Baby Boom generation entering their 80s, driving up demand for senior living and the need for a state aging plan.

"That 80-plus population is expected to grow by nearly 25% in the next five years, and to double by 2035," said Liz Pearce, director of Senior Living at U.S. News & World Report. 

Fortunately, dozens of Georgia senior living spots just made U.S. News & World Report's latest list. 

"So, if a community were to offer, say, independent living and assisted living, it might be recognized for independent living, best memory care, best assisted living or all three of those, just depending on how well it performs at each of those care levels," she said. "The goal there really is to provide seniors and their families with detailed and in-depth information to help them make choices that are gonna be right for them based on their needs." 

23 of those communities are in the Atlanta metro area.  

U.S. News & World Report based its ratings on a comprehensive national survey of residents and their family members, evaluating critical aspects of community life, including dining and activities, management and staff responsiveness, overall value, social engagement, and safety and caregiving.

The senior living report comes as Georgia's Department of Human Services begins its process of developing a new State Plan on Aging. 

The federal government requires states to have aging plans before accessing federal funds for local services. Current priorities include strengthening the dementia care network and expanding access to Medicaid-funded home and community-based services.  

To help inform the plan for the next three years, DHS is hosting community conversations from Rome to Savannah through the end of the summer the 12 local Area Agencies on Aging. 

Aging services receive only a fraction of the state’s Human Services budget, with a budget increase of 5% this year largely going toward filling gaps in foster care and child welfare.

Here's the list from U.S. News & World Report:

Best Senior Living for Memory Care

• Addington Place of Dublin, Dublin
• Barclay House of Carrollton, Carrollton
• Belmont Village Buckhead, Atlanta
• Belmont Village Johns Creek, Suwanee
• Benton House of Douglasville, Douglasville
• Benton House of Grayson, Grayson
• Benton House of Newnan, Newnan
• Benton House of Woodstock, Woodstock
• Brookdale Columbus, Columbus
• Gardens of Gainesville, Gainesville
• Historic Roswell Place, Roswell
• Manor Lake Dawsonville, Dawsonville
• Seven Hills Square, Rome
• Somerby Peachtree City, Peachtree City
• Sunrise at Webb Gin, Lawrenceville
• Vitality Living Milton, Milton

Best Senior Living for Independent Living

• Renaissance on Peachtree, Atlanta
• Smoky Springs by Barclay House, Gainesville
• Somerby Peachtree City, Peachtree City
• Sunrise of Huntcliff Summit I, Sandy Springs
• The Sheridan at Eastside, Snellville
• Vitality Living Madison, Madison
• Washington Commons by Barclay House, Evans

Best Senior Living for Assisted Living

• Addington Place of Brunswick, Brunswick
• Barclay House of Augusta, Augusta
• Belmont Village Buckhead, Atlanta
• Belmont Village Johns Creek, Suwanee
• Benton House of Douglasville, Douglasville
• Benton House of Grayson, Grayson
• Benton House of Newnan, Newnan
• Benton House of Woodstock, Woodstock
• Brookdale Augusta, Augusta
• Brookdale Carrollton, Carrollton
• Brookdale Hartwell, Hartwell
• Brookdale Rome, Rome
• Dalton Place, Dalton
• Manor Lake Cartersville, Cartersville
• Manor Lake Dawsonville, Dawsonville
• Manor Lake Gainesville, Gainesville
• Northstar Square, Kennesaw
• Sunrise at Webb Gin, Lawrenceville
• Sunrise of Decatur, Decatur
• Sunrise of Five Forks, Lilburn
• Vitality Living Milton, Milton