Emergency Preparedness 

• Storm Preparedness Kit - Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
• Prepare for Emergencies Now: Information for Older Americans - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Everybody Ready: Disaster Preparedness for Individuals and Families - Montgomery County, Maryland
• How Much Water Should You Have on Hand? - from Ready.gov (The answer is a gallon a day per person for 3 days!)
  
• Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Maryland's statutory living will form

Fraud and Scam Prevention

Scams: What You Need to Know - Descriptions of common scams compiled by the Maryland State Attorney General Office's Consumer Protection Division

Local Resources--Maryland and Montgomery County

• Senior Call Check Program sponsored by the Maryland Department of Aging. This is a first-in-the-nation pilot program. Call Check places a daily call to registered older Maryland residents. Learn more about the program on the website, or call 1-866-502-0560.
• Montgomery County Senior Site
• Web site with a wide variety of information and many useful links, including:
  • Safety for Seniors
  • Senior Transportation
  • Recreation and Libraries
    
• Montgomery County DHHS Senior Services Web Site
  • Dementia Friendly Montgomery County - Recognize the signs and symptoms of dementia. Learn how to help friends and family living with dementia to stay in their homes longer. Become a Dementia Friend.
• Wandering Prevention and Preparedness for caregivers of people with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities and Alzheimer's
  
• Archive of Montgomery County Seniors Today television programs
• Montgomery County Fire & Rescue File of Life Program - The File of Life is a red, magnetic packet that contains vitally important medical information about you. A File of Life packet enables first responders to get a quick and accurate medical history when a patient or family member is unable to offer one.
• Widowed Persons Outreach 
  • Bereavement support groups, educational seminars, one-on-one mentor volunteers, newsletter, and special events
• Iona Senior Services in Northwest DC
  • Iona's Loan Closet accepts and loans out lightly used durable medical equipment to help with aging and temporary disability (wheelchairs, canes, tub seats). Accepts and distributes new hygiene and nutrition items (incontinence products, nutrition supplements).
• Maryland Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Waiver for Seniors. If you are 70 or older, and drive less than 5,000 miles per year, you are eligible for the Maryland Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program's (VEIP) Senior Citizen Wavier, which is good for two years. The application asks for your Title number, your Tag number (license plate), vehicle Make and Model (all of this information is on your Maryland vehicle registration card). Renewal is simple - you simply attest to less than 5,000 miles per year (and any changes if you now drive a different car).

• Free shredding events for Montgomery County residents
• Free paper shredding Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clean Cut Shredding, 14820 Southlawn Ln, Rockville, MD 20850
• Iona's Loan Closet - Gratefully accepts lightly used durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, canes, walkers, tub seats, etc.) and new hygiene items and nutritional supplements. 
  

Other Organizations - Links to Organizations and Reports

• From the CDC, Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adults
• AARP HomeFit Guide - The AARP HomeFit Guide was created to help people stay in the homes they love by turning them into a "lifelong home." Additional AARP resources can be found here.     
• National Aging in Place Council (NAIPC) - The mission of the NAIPC is to make Aging in Place a universally known and widely utilized lifestyle option for older American adults via education, collaboration, advocacy and accessibility to services.
• Partners for Livable Communities' Aging in Place Initiative
  
• Beacon Hill Village - a U.S. prototype        
• Jewish Council for the Aging - Serves the Jewish community and people of all faiths and ethnicities, regardless of ability to pay.
• How to Spot and Stop Elder Abuse
• Aging In Place Technology Watch - A for-profit market research firm that provides analysis and guidance on technologies and services designed to enable boomers and seniors to remain longer in their home of choice.

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Aging-in-Place Villages

Use this interactive map to search for a Village in your neighborhood of Montgomery County, Maryland: Interactive Map 

For a full listing of Washington, DC Area Villages, including those in development, visit the Washington Area Villages Exchange (WAVE) website.


For information on the Village movement, including a national Villages map and instructions on how to start a Village in your area, visit the Village To Village Network web site: VtV Network
 

• Beacon Hill Village - a U.S. prototype, the Village that sparked the movement 

 

 

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Updated: 09/21/2022 fp