Aging & Community Centers
The Charles County Department of Community Services serves as the designated Area Agency on Aging for Charles County and provides a wide range of programs and services to promote independence and improve the quality of life for older persons.
The following services and programs, as well as information concerning benefits, services, and programs from other community resources, may be accessed through the Department of Community Services Aging & Community Centers Division:
- Adult Day Care
- Benefits Outreach and Coordination
- Congregate/Senior Center Meals
- Energy Assistance
- Emergency Assistance: food, fuel, and prescriptions
- Family Caregiver Support
- Health Insurance Assistance and Consulation
- Health Scope/Visit the Nurse
- Home-Delivered Meals/Meals-on-Wheels
- Housing and Assisted Living
- Information Referral and Assistance
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- Income Tax Assistance and Consulation
- In-Home Services
- Influenza/Pneumococcal Inoculations
- Legal Services
- Loan Closet
- Nursing Homes
- Nutrition Services, education and evaluation
- Protective Services
- Resident Advocacy for Long Term Care
- Senior Centers
- Senior Center Plus
- Senior Citizen Clubs
- Special Events
- Social Security
- Telephone REassurance/Friendly Visiting
- Veterans' Benefits
- Volunteer Opportunitites
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To obtain these services, or for additional information, call 301-609-5712, or you may contact the Department of Community Services at 301-934-9305 or 301-870-3388, ext. 5118