Senior Villages
As Baby-Boomers begin to reach their Golden Years, Elderly Villages and Aging in Place have taken hold all over the country and especially the greater Washington, DC area. Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) started springing up 20 years ago in apartment buildings with aging populations. Gradually, the idea of neighbors helping neighbors spread through boroughs and towns.
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Although each “village” may vary slightly in its approach to helping seniors remain in their homes, they are addressing the need for universal design of community, not just universal design inside the home. Most have a combination of volunteer services and third party providers. Annual dues are charged by most villages, though not all, and many who charge dues offer a price break for low income seniors.
Following is a list of Senior Villages in the greater Washington, DC metro area with the same goal as Care for You, Inc. We all want to help the elderly remain living at home in the communities they have lived in for decades.
Washington, DC:
Cleveland Park Village
Pennsylvania Avenue Village East
West End & Foggy Bottom Village
Maryland:
At Home Chesapeake
Aging in Place – Hyattsville
Bannockburn Neighbors Assisting Neighbors
Cheverly Planners
Downtown Silver Spring Senior Village
Garrett Park
Takoma Metro Village
Virginia:
Aging in Reston
Glencarlyn Citizens Association Elder Village
Clifton-Fairfax Station – TIPS
Mosby Woods Village
Others may be coming soon in the McLean Gardens neighborhood of DC, Cabin John and Somerset, MD, and Northern Virginia. Montgomery County, MD has also launched a new page on their website to assist those looking for help for seniors.
