The federal HRSA subsidizes health centers nationwide.  Care at these centers is provided on a pay-as-you-can basis.

• Find a federally subsidized health center.

Learn about Hill-Burton facilities

Hill-Burton hospitals and nursing homes are facilities–located in most states–which received federal funding under the Hill-Burton program.  As part of their agreement to accept federal funds, these facilities also must offer free or low-cost care to patients unable to pay.

• Learn about the program and the application process at HRSA’s website.
• Find a Hill-Burton facility.

Find low-cost DC metro health clinics

• Find clinics through DC Health Care for You website.
• Montgomery county MD residents can find sliding scale clinics through Montgomery County Cares website.

Find low-cost health clinics nationwide

• Find clinics through the National Association of Free Clinics.

• Learn about bed bugs and how to eliminate them from this one page fact sheet by the Maryland Dept. Of Health & Mental Hygiene.

Learn how to identify bed bugs

• Learn how to identify bed bugs from this two-page section of a 40 page publication by New York state and Cornell University.
• Learn how where to look for bed bugs from this section of the same publication.
• Download the entire 40 page publication.

Learn how to eliminate bed bugs

• One page fact sheet by the Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene.
• DC Department of Health brochure.
• New York State and Cornell University publication.

Learn how to prevent bed bug infestations

• Learn how to prevent infestations from this four-page section of a 40-page publication by New York State and Cornell University.
• Learn how to avoid bringing bed bugs home from this one page section of the same publication.
• Download the entire 40-page publication.

Find a pest control professional

• Search for pest control professionals at the website of the National Pest Management Association.

Villages are grass-roots, neighborhood focused organizations that provide various services for senior members

• Learn about the Village model from the Village to Village Network.
• Learn about local DC Villages from AARP.

Learn how to start a Village

• 43 page (2011) Bethesda/Chevy Chase Regional Service Center publication entitled, “Village Blue Print: Building a Community for All Ages.”
• Free and member resources from the Village to Village Network.

Find a Village

• Find an existing Village through the Village to Village Network.

• Learn about the type of dental care covered by Medicare.

Learn about federally subsidized health centers

The federal HRSA subsidizes health centers nationwide that provide dental and medical care on a pay-as-you-can basis.

• Find a federally subsidized health center.

Learn about l0w-cost dental care from dental and hygienist schools

Many dental and hygienist schools offer low-cost dental care from professionally supervised students

• Find a dental school from the American Dental Association.
• Find a hygienist school from the American Dental Hygienist Association.

Learn about other DC Metro resources

• (DC) – Find a local dental clinic that charges sliding-scale fees.
• VA) – The Northern Virginia Dental Clinic provides dental assistance to l0w-income Alexandria residents.

Learn about national resources

• The Dental Lifeline Network engages private dentists to provide pro-bono services for seniors and people with disabilities.

• 6 page National Institute on Aging fact sheet on alcohol abuse and older adults.  Fact sheet also is available in Spanish.
• 24 page National Institute on Aging booklet on alcohol abuse and older adults.

Learn about screening tools

• Federal website explains ho to use the CAGE, T-ACE, and AUDIT screens.
• Online alcohol screening tool from Boston University’s School of Public Health.
• Online alcohol screening tool from Screening for Mental Health.

Learn about health insurance coverage for treatment

• AARP article entitled, “7 Steps to Get Your Insurer to Pay for Rehab.”

Find treatment

• Find a substance abuse treatment facility.
• Find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
• Find an Al-anon meeting for family and friends of people with alcoholism.

• Durable medical equipment typically refers to items such as canes, walkers, wheelchairs, shower benches, portable commodes, and hospital beds.
• See Medicare’s definition of “durable medical equipment.”

Learn when Medicare pays for durable medical equipment

• Medicare web page summarizes when Medicare covers durable medical equipment.
• Medicare web page summarizes types of equipment typically covered.
• 16 page Medicare booklet gives detailed information on Medicare’s coverage of durable medical equipment.  The booklet also is available in Spanish.

Find a Medicare certified medical equipment supplier

• Find a certified supplier at Medicare’s website.

Learn about DC metro financial aid for medical equipment

• Maryland’s Assistive Technology Loan Program provides low-interest loans to Maryland residents for the purchase of certain types of medical equipment.
• The Newell Fund provides low-interest loans to Virginia residents for the purchase of certain medical equipment.

Find free loans of medical equipment in the DC metro area

• Iona’s Medical Equipment Loan Closet provides free loans of donated durable medical equipment to anyone in need.  For more information, call 202-895-9448 (option 4) or email info@Iona.org.
• The Washington Area Wheelchair Society provides free loans of donated durable medical equipment to low-income residents of DC, MD, and VA.  For more information, call 301-495-0277.
• DC Shares provides free loans of donated durable medical equipment to low-income DC residents.  For more information, call 202-332-2595.

• DC Senior Resource Group meets monthly in NW DC.
• Grass Roots Organization for the Well Being of Seniors meets monthly at locations throughout suburban MD.
• National Association of Retirement Counselors‘ DC chapter meets monthly at locations throughout DC.
• National Association of Retirement Counselors‘ MD chapter meets monthly at locations throughout suburban MD.
• National Association of Retirement Counselors‘ VA chapter meets monthly at locations throughout suburban VA.
• Prince George’s Senior Provider Network meets monthly at locations in Prince George’s county, MD.

Learn more about the Representative Payee program

• from Social Security’s website.

Find a third-part Representative Payee

• (DC) – Family Matters provides volunteer representative payees through a program of AARP.  For more information, phone 202-289-1510.
• (MD) – Learn about the state of Maryland’s volunteer representative payee program.
• (VA) – Learn about the city of Alexandria’s Daily Money Management program.
• (national) – Find other volunteer representative payee programs in other states.

DC Parking Permits

• Learn about DC’s program.
• Learn how to apply for a permit.

Maryland Parking Permits

• Learn about Maryland’s program.
• Learn how to apply for a permit.

Virginia Parking Permits

• Learn about Virginia’s program.
• Learn how to apply for a permit.

• Fact sheet from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
• 16 page brochure from Geriatric Mental Health Foundation.

Learn about Anxiety Treatments

• Information from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America on medication, talk therapy, and other treatments.
• Information on treatments for older adults.

Find a Treatment Provider

• Iona’s licensed clinical social workers provide psychotherapy for a variety of conditions, including anxiety.  For more information, call 202-895-9448 or email info@Iona.org.
• Find a treatment provider at the website of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
• Find subsidized counseling services in the DC metro area in Iona’s free senior Resource Guide.
• Find subsidized counseling services from a federal mental health facility.