Daily Living Solutions
Alzheimer’s Resources for Caregivers and Patients
Human Services Resource Guide (HSRG)
The Human Services Resource Guide (HSRG) is an online database that contains information about services available to Fairfax County residents ranging from:
- Food
- Clothing
- Housing
- Transportation
- Recreation
- Support Services
- And much more
Alzheimer’s Care
The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
Alz Connected Forum
ALZConnected® (alzconnected.org), powered by the Alzheimer’s Association®, is a free online community for everyone affected by Alzheimer’s or another dementia, including:
- People with the disease
- Caregivers
- Family members
- Friends
- Individuals who have lost someone to Alzheimer’s
Adult Day Health Care
Fairfax County Health Department’s professional staff care for older adults and adults with disabilities. Service allows those who need supervision during the day to continue living at home and primary caregivers to be at work.
Lewinsville Adult Day Health Care Center
McLean location of Adult Day Health Care: 1609 Great Falls Street, McLean, VA 22101
Alzheimer’s Navigator
Local resource finder for Alzheimer’s patients.
Alzheimer’s Reading Room
Information source about Alzheimer’s disease, dementia care, health, caregiving, memory testing, and memory loss. The knowledgebase contains more than 4,000 articles.
Insight Memory Care Center (IMCC
A non-profit adult day health and resource center providing specialized care, support, and education for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairments, their families, caregivers, and the community. Serving Northern Virginia since 1984, IMCC offers a spectrum of holistic care, with a vision of a community where those affected by memory impairments can achieve the highest quality of life.
Memory Cafe
Setting in which persons with memory loss can share fun and laughter with their care partners and friends in a setting free from awkwardness and stigma.
The Long and Winding Road
Resources and Reading Lists, latest news, recommended blogs by Ann Napoletan, daughter of late mother with Alzheimer’s.
Blindness, Vision Impairment
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Fairfax Location
Provides adjustment counseling and instruction in basic orientation, mobility training, daily living skills, braille, keyboarding, and other adaptive skills to individuals who are visually disabled. Also assists adults who are severely visually disabled explore means to achieve self-sufficiency.
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Research that will provide preventions, treatments, and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Since 1900, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind has been dedicated to helping the blind or visually impaired population of the greater Washington region overcome the challenges of vision loss. Our work enables people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired to remain independent, active and productive in society.
Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
National Helpline, toll-free HelpLine and email service, staffed by information specialists with info on the disease, identify support groups, Parkinson’s specialists, financial, legal, and other resources, access to an interpreter.
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today.
Caregiver Support
Fairfax County Family Caregiver Support Program
Listings of family caregiver support resources. Offers free caregiver webinars, support groups, and other local connections.
AARP Caregiving Resource Center
Comprehensive list of resources for caregivers.
Shepherd’s Center of Oakton/Vienna, Caregiver Support Group
Unitarian Universalist Church. Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday, each month, 10 am to 12 noon. Weekly Caregiver Support Group newsletter.
Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
Independent Living Project
Assists older adults and adults with disabilities to stay in their homes and remain independent through consultation and workshops.
Patients Like Me
PatientsLikeMe is a for-profit organization providing a way for patients to share their real-world health experiences in order to help themselves, other patients like them, and organizations that focus on their conditions.
Casting for Recovery (cancer survivors)
The mission of Casting for Recovery is to enhance the quality of life of women with breast cancer through a unique program that combines breast cancer education and peer support with the therapeutic sport of fly fishing.
Guides, Resources for Disability Services: State & County
VA State Guide
VA State Govt list of government service agencies and non-profits helping those living with disabilities.
Fairfax County Complete Guide to Services
Comprehensive alphabetical list of Fairfax County gov’t services for people with disabilities.
Disability Servies Planning and Development: Fairfax County
General information on Disability Services & Resources.
Special Needs Registry, Fairfax County
Special Needs Registry allows residents with medical needs and organizations assisting those with social needs, to provide information to Fairfax County so that agencies can communicate emergency preparedness, response and recovery resources to our vulnerable, at-risk, and hard-to-reach residents.
Non-Profit Resources for People Living with Disabilities
ARC of Northern Virginia
The Arc of Northern Virginia is a local chapter of the largest non-profit organization supporting thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) and their families. Our service area includes the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church; and Arlington and Fairfax Counties.
Langley Residential Support Services
Langley Residential Support Services (Langley) serves adults with developmental disabilities, their families and our communities by providing quality, comprehensive residential and community support services. We believe everyone deserves the chance to live a rich, full life.
SPARC McLean, Specially Adapted Resource Clubs
SPARC is where adults with disabilities thrive.
It’s a day program at four locations in Northern Virginia. Every participant takes part in ways that are adapted to their abilities. Club members compete in news quizzes, play word games and use their imaginations to express themselves. They cook, paint, build and create in their own way.
Commercial Resources for People Living with Disabilities
Spectronics Catalog
Wide range of Assistive Technologies for those with Disabilities and Cognitive Impairments.
Assistive Technology for Computers and Printed Materials
Ken Pope’s Accessibility & Disability web site to help people find assistive software and hardware for working with computers or printed materials.
Parkinson Cruises
Travel Consolidator for a wide range of cruises for Parkinson’s patients.
Non-Profit Resources for People Living with Disabilities
ARC of Northern Virginia
The Arc of Northern Virginia is a local chapter of the largest non-profit organization supporting thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) and their families. Our service area includes the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church; and Arlington and Fairfax Counties.
Langley Residential Support Services
Langley Residential Support Services (Langley) serves adults with developmental disabilities, their families and our communities by providing quality, comprehensive residential and community support services. We believe everyone deserves the chance to live a rich, full life.
SPARC McLean, Specially Adapted Resource Clubs
SPARC is where adults with disabilities thrive.
It’s a day program at four locations in Northern Virginia. Every participant takes part in ways that are adapted to their abilities. Club members compete in news quizzes, play word games and use their imaginations to express themselves. They cook, paint, build and create in their own way.
Commercial Resources for People Living with Disabilities
Spectronics Catalog
Wide range of Assistive Technologies for those with Disabilities and Cognitive Impairments.
Assistive Technology for Computers and Printed Materials
Ken Pope’s Accessibility & Disability web site to help people find assistive software and hardware for working with computers or printed materials.
Parkinson Cruises
Travel Consolidator for a wide range of cruises for Parkinson’s patients.
In-Home Care
Non-Medical Home Care Agencies
Caring.com provides a directory of providers with verified consumer reviews.
Medical Home Health Care Agencies
Home Health Compare has information about the quality of care provided by “Medicare-certified” home health agencies throughout the nation. “Medicare-certified” means the home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements.
Meals on Wheels
The Fairfax Area Meals on Wheels Program provides meals to older adults who live in Fairfax County and the cities of Falls Church and Fairfax.
Meals on Wheels five days a week – this includes:
- Two nutritious meals are delivered daily or three times a week, depending on where you live in the county.
- Vegetarian meals are now available. These meals include soy-based proteins and may include fish and eggs in the menu.
- Ethnic Vietnamese meals that are culturally familiar are available, depending on where you live in the county.
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living
Fairfax County Resource Page
Helps people who need a nursing home or assisted living facility.
Nursing Home Compare – medicare.gov. Find a Nursing Home
Nursing Home Compare has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country.
Senior Employment
Employment and Training Services
Fairfax County Employment and Training Services:
Find free employment and training resources and the locations of the county’s Virginia Career Works Centers that offer job seekers phones, fax machines, copiers, computers and professional staff assistance.
Virginia Career Works
Virginia Career Works – Northern is a team of private and public sector partners who share a common goal-to promote Northern Virginia economic prosperity and long-term growth. The board receives and administers annual Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) dollars that help fund comprehensive employment and training services to area employers, job seekers and youth.
Career Counseling at The Women’s Center, Vienna
Provides resources for career counseling and workshops.
Non-Profit Help with Clothes, Food, Computer Equipment, etc.
Share of McLean
Food Pantry, Clothing & Linen, Family Assistance, Furniture, Gardener’s Share, Refurbished Computers.
Non-Profit Help with Services
Shepherd’s Center of McLean-Arlington-Falls Church (SMAFC)
Transportation, Companion Shopping, Handy Helpers, Friendly Callers, In-Home Visitors & More.
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department – Fire Safety Tips for Older Adults
Every year home fires kill or injure thousands of people and cause hundreds of millions of dollars of property loss. Adults over age 65 are at a greater risk of being killed in a fire than any other age group.