Health and Wellness
Alcohol and Drug Use Services
Fairfax Detoxification Center
Short-term residential substance abuse program for adults to safely detoxify from the effects of drugs and/or alcohol. Services include medical detoxification, buprenorphine detoxification, outreach and social detoxification.
Alzheimer’s Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
Alzheimer’s Association information about diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
Memory Disorders Program, Georgetown Hospital Medical Center, Department of Neurology
Providing state-of-the-art clinical services for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and conducting research aimed at improving treatment options.
Cancer
American Cancer Society, Northern Virginia Area
American Cancer Society events are inspiring, uplifting, and great at bringing the fight against cancer directly into your community. Join the spirit of camaraderie and compassion as we work together to save lives from cancer.
Hearing Loss
Happy Hands Club/Deaf Senior Citizens
Happy Hands is a group of seniors who use Sign Language and meet monthly for potluck lunches, trips, workshops and other activities!
Northern Virginia Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NVRC)
The Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons serves a diverse range of people, including the deaf, deaf-blind, late-deafened, hard of hearing, parents with deaf and hard of hearing children, children of deaf and hard of hearing parents, educators, sign language teachers and students, hearing aid users, people with cochlear implants, people with tinnitus, and people with auditory processing disorders.
Health Care Advocacy
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
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ offers the latest evidence-based information for improving your health. Be more involved in your health care and learn what questions to ask your doctor.
Joint Commission
Institutes and inspect safety measures & procedures for patients in institutional settings.
Medicare Health Finder
Medicare: Dialysis Facility Compare
Medicare – See new Quality Incentive Program. Data that links quality to payment.
Medicare: Find a Doctor
Physician Compare has information about Medicare-enrolled Physicians and Healthcare Professionals.
Medicare: Home Health Compare
Find a Home Medical Health Care Agency.
Medicare: Hospital Compare
Medicare has new data that links Quality to Payment and Medicare’s Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program scores.
Medicare: Nursing Home Compare
Use this Home Health Agency Checklist.
Medicare Plan Finder
Complete general or personalized plan search. Personalized search may provide more accurate cost estimates and coverage information.
Mental Health Services
Community Services Board of Fairfax-Falls Church
The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board provides services for people of all ages who have mental illness, substance use disorders and/or developmental disabilities.
The Women’s Center
Provides counseling and workshops for families and relationships.
Wellness, Educational Senior and Geriatric Programs at Local Hospitals
George Washington Hospital
Senior Advantage Program:
Membership program for age 65+ for one-time fee of $10 per individual or $15 per couple. Free and discounted services. Members also receive invitations to health screenings and seminars.
Inova
Health & Well Classes & Joanne G. Grantz, MD, Geriatric Resource Center. Most comprehensive range of services for seniors.
Sibley Hospital/Johns Hopkins
Senior Association — Classes & Lectures, health screenings among other benefits, one-time fee of $40 for one person or $65 for a couple.
Virginia Hospital Center
Senior Associates: yearly fee of $45 (single person) or $65 (couple) — Classes & Lectures, blood screening, among other benefits. Exercise programs for additional fees.
Non-Profit Assistance
Shepherd’s Center of McLean-Arlington-Falls Church (SMAFC)
Transportation, Companion Shopping,Doctor, Pharmacy, Handy Helpers, Friendly Callers, In-Home Visitors & More.
Fairfax County Services for older Adults
– Adult Day Health Care Center
– Adult Protective Services
– Care Management/ Social Work
– In-Home Care
– Medicare Counseling/ VICAP
– Meals on Wheels
– Nursing & Assisted Living Facilities
– Senior Centers & Recreation
– Transportation & Much More
Fairfax County Health Department – Helping Hands Stroke Club
Weekly group meetings for stroke survivors and their caregivers.