Kirk Hines

Kirk W. Hines, HTR, is a registered horticultural therapist and
Director of Horticultural Therapy at A.G. Rhodes, a nonprofit organization providing therapy and rehabilitation services, short-term recovery and long-term care at three metro Atlanta locations.

Kirk founded the Horticultural Therapy program at A.G. Rhodes when he began working there in 2013. Kirk also founded the Horticultural Therapy program at Wesley Woods Hospital, operated by Emory Healthcare, where he worked for 21 years prior to joining
A.G. Rhodes.

Kirk has been a member of the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA) since 1993. He graduated from Berry College with a BS in Ornamental Horticulture/Horticultural Therapy Concentration and completed his practicum and internship in Horticultural Therapy at Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital.

A frequent lecturer at colleges, universities, professional organizations and garden societies, Kirk also educates students and interns in allied healthcare professions. He is a past national Board of Directors member of the AHTA, a charter executive Board of Directors member of the Georgia-Alabama Chapter of the AHTA and its 1999-2002 President. Articles on horticultural therapy, Wesley Woods of Emory Healthcare and A.G.

Rhodes programs have appeared in numerous professional journals, theses, popular periodicals, online, and in print and broadcast media, including television segments that have appeared both locally and nationally.

 

to contact: khines@agrhodes.org

 

to learn more about A.G.Rhodes: 

A.G. Rhodes is Atlanta’s premier provider of therapy and rehabilitation services, short-term recovery and long-term care. As one of Atlanta’s oldest nonprofits, A.G. Rhodes has set the standard for serving an aging community since 1904. With a dedicated staff of 600, we accommodate more than 1,200 seniors a year at our three homes located in Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton counties.
Our mission is to provide expert and compassionate rehabilitation therapy and residential care to seniors in metro Atlanta. For more information, visit www.agrhodes.org