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Some of the most common aging-in-place services we provide include:

 In-Home Support Union City, GA

If someone you care about is unable or unwilling to stay alone either during the day or overnight, our in-home caregiver services can provide the assistance they need. We understand that loneliness can have a significant impact on an individual's mental and physical health, and we are here to offer the necessary support to ensure their well-being.

 Personal Care Union City, GA

Opa caregivers provide much-needed help with maintaining personal hygiene, dressing and eating, and aiding with mobility. We also provide transportation assistance, help facilitate communication, assist with medication management, offer support with home maintenance, and provide assistance with shopping and meal preparation.

 Home Health Aides Union City, GA

Long-term spouses and partners rely on one another for companionship and love. That's why, at Opa, we can develop specialized care plans for aging couples who need home care in Union City, GA.

 Senior Companionship Union City, GA

Opa caregivers are here to help you or your elderly family member with running errands like getting to and from medical appointments, picking up prescriptions or groceries, and attending community activities to stay engaged and active.

 Medical Care At Home Union City, GA

Sometimes, seniors need around-the-clock in-home care. Our experienced caregivers are available to stay with your loved ones for an extended period to ensure they stay happy and healthy at home.

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Short-Term Companion Care Services

Loneliness can greatly affect someone's mental and physical well-being. That's especially true after having a major surgery or illness. If your loved one cannot or does not want to be left alone after being discharged from a hospital or care facility, our short-term caregivers are ready to help.

Personal

Short-Term Personal Care Services

Short-term caregivers from Opa can provide essential support with daily personal care, including grooming, getting dressed, eating, and getting around. Our services also include transportation, communication assistance, medication management, household upkeep, and help with shopping and meal preparation.

Assistance

Stand-By Assistance

We offer stand-by assistance while your senior loved one takes a shower, goes to the bathroom, moves from room to room, and walks outdoors. We can also provide stand-by assistance while your senior completes exercises and activities prescribed by Physical and Occupational Therapists.

Here are three of the most difficult challenges that family caregivers may encounter when looking after their elderly parents or loved ones.

Home Care Services Union City, GA

Poor Sleep

As people age, their sleep patterns can be disrupted, causing them to wake up multiple times during the night. This can be due to a shift in their internal body clock, stress, or worry. If dementia is a factor, you may need to be vigilant, as sundowning and wandering could occur. Caring for your parents or a loved one requires a clear and rested mind, which is why getting enough sleep is essential for both your well-being and your ability to provide the best care. After all, you don't want to get so burnt out and tired that you take a trip to the hospital. Avoid getting burnt out and exhausted, as it could lead to a trip to the hospital.

 Elderly Care Union City, GA

Lack of Support

Taking care of aging parents can feel overwhelming and like you're shouldering the entire brunt of responsibility. Moreover, thinking that you're the sole caregiver can be stressful and put unneeded strain on other relationships in your life. It's crucial to understand that caregiving is not a one-person task. Trying to handle it alone can lead to burnout, depression, and other serious health issues. It can also negatively impact the quality of care your parents receive.

 Senior Assistance Union City, GA

No Privacy

Living with your parents can affect both your physical and emotional privacy, especially if one or both need significant amounts of attention. This can lead to feelings of fear and disorientation when you're not around. Similarly, it can be challenging for your parents to maintain their own privacy while you're taking care of them.

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Latest News in Union City, GA

New details revealed about Microsoft’s $1.8B data center near Atlanta

State paperwork sheds some new light on a future Microsoft data center campus — one of the largest projects on Atlanta’s Southside.The campus at 4810 Stonewall Tell Road in Union City will span some 2.1 million square feet — larger than the Mall of Georgia, planning documents made public Tuesday show. It will also rank among the largest data center projects in the Southeast as measured by energy use, a news release from the project’s development team said.Details of the sprawling server farm campus were ...

State paperwork sheds some new light on a future Microsoft data center campus — one of the largest projects on Atlanta’s Southside.

The campus at 4810 Stonewall Tell Road in Union City will span some 2.1 million square feet — larger than the Mall of Georgia, planning documents made public Tuesday show. It will also rank among the largest data center projects in the Southeast as measured by energy use, a news release from the project’s development team said.

Details of the sprawling server farm campus were revealed in a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) filing on Tuesday.

Data centers are effectively giant warehouses filled with computer servers to store online data and power technologies like artificial intelligence. They’ve become one of the hottest uses for undeveloped land in metro Atlanta, raising concerns about their power consumption, water usage and prevalence.

Since 2023, data center construction in metro Atlanta has increased 211%, which is the fastest among major data center markets across the country, according to real estate services firm CBRE. Microsoft has targeted Atlanta’s Southside for data center development, paying at least $171 million so far this year to acquire more than 480 acres, including the Union City site.

The Union City project is being built by other companies, but the end user will be technology giant Microsoft, the company previously confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

ExploreFulton board approves controversial $10M tax break for Elon Musk’s X

The project first came into the public eye last month when one of the project’s developers, EdgeConneX, received a $75 million tax break over 10 years from the Development Authority of Fulton County. The controversial abatement will help cover topography challenges and electricity usage taxes for the site. An EdgeConneX adviser also told the DAFC board it would level the playing field against three other sites under consideration.

Credit: Microsoft

Texas-based engineering firm Burr Computer Environments was listed in the DRI as the developer, and it will partner with EdgeConneX and Boston-based real estate investment management firm TA Realty to deliver the project for Microsoft.

The companies in a Tuesday news release said the capacity for the data center will be 324 megawatts, which would rank among the largest such projects in the Southeast. At the end of June 2022, the entire Atlanta data center market had an inventory of 271 megawatts, according to CBRE.

The release said the campus is “set to support the growing demand for high-performance computing required by AI, cloud services, and other emerging technologies in the Atlanta market.”

ExploreAtlanta considers data center ban along Beltline, near transit stops

Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft reported $212 billion in sales revenue and a net income of $72.4 billion during fiscal year 2023, ranking 13th on the most recent Fortune 500 list. The company operates hundreds of data centers across the globe, including several in Fulton. In 2020, DAFC voted to approve tax breaks totaling about $32 million for Microsoft for a pair of data centers in the county.

DAFC estimates local governments will collect $198 million in taxes from the Union City project over the next decade despite the tax abatement. DAFC earns fees off of the tax break deals it approves that fund its budget.

The project’s first phase is expected to open in 2026, with additional phases coming online through 2032.

Union City Unveils Week-Long Festivities for Georgia Cities Week Celebration

Union City is gearing up for a week-long celebration of community pride and local spirit with the announcement of Georgia Cities Week, taking place from April 21 to April 26. As reported by the city's official website, the festivities will include a range of events for all ages, aiming to foster community engagement and celebrate the unique charm of Union City. The details of the upcoming events set to paint the town with activities ha...

Union City is gearing up for a week-long celebration of community pride and local spirit with the announcement of Georgia Cities Week, taking place from April 21 to April 26. As reported by the city's official website, the festivities will include a range of events for all ages, aiming to foster community engagement and celebrate the unique charm of Union City. The details of the upcoming events set to paint the town with activities have residents eagerly awaiting the start.

One of the key activities to kick off the week is a Public Service Community Clean-Up across the weekend of April 20 and 21; Union City officials are calling on residents to bring unwanted household goods to a central drop-off point and help make their neighborhoods shine according to the city's announcement. The community initiative also limits participants to two truckloads each—an effort to manage the volume and support environmental sustainability as households play their part in the clean-up.

In alignment with Earth Day on April 22, Union City is encouraging locals to show off their green thumbs by engaging in the planting of greenery and sharing their efforts on social media with dedicated hashtags. The city's initiative reflects a broader commitment to ecological awareness, with the invitation to tag their Earth-friendly gestures on platforms such as Instagram using #UCEarthDay2024 and #GACitiesWeek, as the city's website outlines.

Midweek, on April 24, the city will be ablaze not with autumnal foliage but with the vivacious hues of the coloring pages designed for a special Coloring Extravaganza, as shared on Union City's official website, which offers these pages for download, thus allowing both young and adults alike to indulge their artistic inclinations. This creative endeavor is not only expected to serve as a stress-buster but also as a way to connect family members in a technicolored reverie during the bustle of Georgia Cities Week.

To round off the celebrations, the UC Block Party is set to take over City Hall on April 26 with a family-friendly vibe packed with eats, arts, and an infectious community atmosphere. As sunset approaches, the streets around 5047 Union Street will transform into a festival scene complete with food trucks and chalk art, a true reflection of the city's commitment to fellowship and merriment; this according to the city's news release which promises a night "filled with laughter and good vibes". Union City's invitation to its residents is clear: let's make this Georgia Cities Week one for the books, with memories that will cling to our collective story as long as its streets bend and its trains bellow.

Grady plans to open ER in Union City to fill gap in emergency care

Grady Health plans new emergency room south of AtlantaGrady Health Services announced plans to build a freestanding emergency department in Union City, nearly two years after WellStar closed its Atlanta Medical Center South and Atlanta Medical Center.ATLANTA - Grady Health System will be opening a freestanding emergency department in south Fulton County. The move is to increase emergency medical services in metro Atlanta following ...

Grady Health plans new emergency room south of Atlanta

Grady Health Services announced plans to build a freestanding emergency department in Union City, nearly two years after WellStar closed its Atlanta Medical Center South and Atlanta Medical Center.

ATLANTA - Grady Health System will be opening a freestanding emergency department in south Fulton County. The move is to increase emergency medical services in metro Atlanta following the closure of Wellstar’s Atlanta Medical Center South and Atlanta Medical Center in 2023.

"After Wellstar closed the two Atlanta Medical Center hospitals, there was this big healthcare desert south of I-20 for most of south Fulton County," John Haupert, president and CEO of Grady, told FOX5.

Grady Health System, which saw nearly 138,000 emergency visits last year at its main Atlanta campus, aims to address the service gap with this new 20,000-square-foot facility featuring 16 bays for adult and pediatric care, comprehensive diagnostic services, and an on-site helipad for critical patient transfers staffed by board-certified medical professionals.

John Haupert, president and CEO of Grady, emphasized the importance of accessible emergency care in the region. "As metro Atlanta’s population grows, so does the need for medical care," Haupert said. "This facility will bring top-tier emergency services directly to the residents of South Fulton, ensuring they receive the same quality of care found elsewhere in the city."

The project is part of Grady’s broader initiative to enhance healthcare accessibility in southern Fulton County, following the openings of new outpatient centers earlier this year. The development of the 24/7 emergency department is supported by both county funding and federal grants aimed at expanding healthcare access.

"We need to be able to make sure people have access to care. We need to make sure people who are not currently receiving equitable care, that that gets corrected," Haupert said.

Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts highlighted the urgency of the project. "No one should die early because of their ZIP code. We are committed to eliminating the healthcare desert in South Fulton," Pitts stated, expressing optimism about the project's impact on community health.

Pitts is also optimistic about what may follow the emergency department. "The dream is, and the need is, for a freestanding hospital in south Fulton County, but this is a major step in the right direction," he said.

Grady has purchased an extra 40 acres adjacent to the emergency department to add services complimenting the community's future needs.

The construction of the freestanding emergency department is slated to begin in fall 2024, pending regulatory approvals, with doors expected to open in 2026.

We tracked 5 packages with AirTags through priority USPS mail to test out delays. Here’s what happened.

The packages originated from post offices in five different metro Atlanta zip codes, each headed to a different destination. We tracked them all with Bluetooth.ATLANTA — With delays continuing at the USPS Palmetto Post Office, 11Alive looked to test the systems ourselves by sending out packages with Apple AirTags to track them t...

The packages originated from post offices in five different metro Atlanta zip codes, each headed to a different destination. We tracked them all with Bluetooth.

ATLANTA — With delays continuing at the USPS Palmetto Post Office, 11Alive looked to test the systems ourselves by sending out packages with Apple AirTags to track them to viewers in the area.

Our method

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The journey through USPS

Origin: USPS Post Office, 35 Patterson Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30044

Destination: Fayetteville, GA 30215

Time sent: 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27

Delivered: 3 days late, Monday, April 1

Journey:

When we mailed out the package, the worker at the counter said the mail delays were getting better but that it might be delivered on Saturday instead of Friday.

Our Bluetooth tracker showed this package had the worst delay. It stayed at the Palmetto Regional Processing and Distribution Center four days before it pinged the address of a USPS Dispatch Facility in Fayette County on Sunday, March 31.

It stayed there overnight before the viewer we sent it to confirmed its delivery on Monday afternoon, April 1.

Origin: USPS Post Office outside the South DeKalb Mall, 2853 Candler Rd, Decatur, GA 30034

Destination: Marietta, GA 30067

Time sent: 10:12 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27

Delivered: On time

Journey:

The worker at the counter admitted there had been some delays and would not guarantee a two-day delivery on Friday, March 22.

The tracking number on the USPS receipt never shows the package went through the Palmetto Regional Processing and Distribution Center. Instead, it said it moved through an “Atlanta GA Distribution Center.” Still, our Bluetooth tracker showed this package arrived at the Palmetto location by Thursday and left the facility sometime Friday morning.

It pinged a location on Lower Roswell Road in Marietta around 11 a.m. The viewer we sent it to confirmed it arrived at the destination in Marietta by 8 p.m. Friday.

Origin: USPS Post Office 5050 Union St, Union City, GA 30291

Destination: Duluth, GA 30096

Time sent: 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27

Delivered: On time

Journey:

The worker at the counter said they were experiencing such bad delays that we’d be better off driving the package to Duluth. However, the Bluetooth tracker showed the package left Union City by 3 p.m. on Wednesday and arrived at the Palmetto facility by Thursday.

By 11:20 a.m. on Friday morning, the package was in Duluth, and delivery was confirmed that afternoon.

Origin: USPS Post Office 3000 Windy Hill Rd SE, Marietta, GA 30067

Destination: Conyers, GA 30094

Time sent: 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27

Delivered: 1 day late, Saturday, March 30

Journey:

The worker at the counter was unsure if the package would arrive in two days but said it would eventually. The Bluetooth tracker showed that this package went to the Palmetto processing facility and stayed there through Friday night, the date it was supposed to be delivered.

It pinged a location on SR-138 in Conyers around 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning and was delivered to its destination later that day.

Origin: USPS Post Office in Lindbergh neighborhood, 780 Morosgo Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

Destination: Atlanta, GA 30342

Time sent: 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27

Delivered: On-Time

Journey:

This package was intended to be sent from the post office on Pharr Road in Atlanta, but it was closed when we showed up at 12:20 p.m. to send it. The kiosk was still working, but no worker was at the counter, and the doors were locked.

A couple of miles down the road at the Lindbergh location, signs warning patrons about the mail delays were posted. Our Bluetooth tracker showed this package never went to the Palmetto processing center, the only one of the five that bypassed it. Instead, it showed a location on Fair Road in Atlanta on Thursday before it was out for delivery on Friday.

What we found

Three of the five packages sent on Wednesday arrived on time, including the ones sent to Atlanta, Marietta, and Duluth.

The package to Conyers was one day late, arriving on Saturday afternoon.

According to our Bluetooth tracker, the first package we sent bound for Fayetteville stayed at the Palmetto Processing Center for four days before being pinged at the local distribution facility in Fayette County.

The viewer we sent it to confirmed it was finally delivered Monday afternoon, three days late. The only package that did not go through the Palmetto facility was the one that stayed within the city of Atlanta.

If you are still tracking a package and the tracking number says it hasn’t left the local post office, a source told us it’s likely at the Palmetto Regional Processing & Distribution Center (RP&DC) and hasn’t been scanned in yet because all mail and packages left the local post offices at the end of each day. We also noticed this when comparing tracking numbers with our Bluetooth trackers.

11Alive News is hearing from customers who are experiencing issues submitting a ‘missing mail search request.’ We’re aware of these problems and requested more information from USPS on next steps.

Those experiencing delays or who have not received mail can contact the newsroom with your concerns as we continue to cover this story. Fill out our online form below, and someone from our news team will follow up with you.

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FedEx to lay off hundreds of workers, close down Union City facility, records show

UNION CITY, Ga. — FedEx Supply Chain, Inc. announced via a public notice that they would be laying off 326 workers from their Union City, Ga. facility and closing the site down permanently.The announcement was filed with Georgia’s Worker Adjustment Training and Notification Act (WARN) public database.WARN notices are required by f...

UNION CITY, Ga. — FedEx Supply Chain, Inc. announced via a public notice that they would be laying off 326 workers from their Union City, Ga. facility and closing the site down permanently.

The announcement was filed with Georgia’s Worker Adjustment Training and Notification Act (WARN) public database.

WARN notices are required by federal law for layoffs of more than 100 staff to give employees and state officials at least 60 days notice before separations occur.

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According to the filing, submitted by the company in February and updated on March 19, the employee layoffs will be happening in two phases as the shipping company permanently closes the facility.

In a letter to state officials, FedEx said the notice was to inform the state that there would be a “discontinuance of operations” at the Union City site.

The layoffs will begin on April 8 and finish on June 23, according to the WARN filing.

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“This letter is to inform you that FedEx Supply Chain, Inc. will be discontinuing the operations it currently manages for its customer at its facility located at 6720 Oakley Industrial Blvd,, Union City, Ga. 30291 (the “Facility”) due to its customer’s decision to transition its business to another location in Jackson, GA (the “Jackson Facility”),” the company said. “As a result, approximately 326 employees working at the Facility will be displaced from their employment at the Facility.”

According to FedEx, there may be some opportunities for the impacted employees to be rehired at the Jackson Facility in the near future, but the closure of the Union City site is expected to be permanent. All of the employees who will be laid off due to the closure were said to have been informed via written notice and will be paid all wages and benefits through their last day of employment.

Additionally, any retirement or group insurance benefits will be provided per the terms of the relevant employee benefit plans, according to FedEx.

The company said none of the affected employees are members of a collective bargaining unit represented by a union. They said they also provided their employees with information about other FedEx openings, both at the Jackson Facility and other locations nearby.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to FedEx for more information about the closure. The company provided the following response:

“The customer that occupied space at 6720 Oakley Industrial Blvd in Union City will be moving its operations to a new location in Jackson that will continue to be operated by FedEx. We expect this building to cease operations this spring. Affected team members were notified in advance of any changes taking place, and we are actively working to transition positions to the new location, as well as assisting with finding other employment opportunities within the company, including at other nearby FedEx facilities in the area.”

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