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Seniors Resources Lawsuit: Fairfax Nursing Home Forced Elderly to Undergo Useless Treatments; Settlement is $700,000
"The complaint said FNC would allegedly threaten its therapists to find
a way to continue providing services even after a patient refused
treatment and wouldn't benefit from it. One such patient allegedly had
terminal cancer and couldn't benefit from therapy services yet
continued to receive them, despite the patient's complaints, until the
patient died." Department of Justice press release Housing Mature Living Choices Directory Assisted Living Facilities from Washingtonian Magazine
District of Columbia Comprehensive listings at Senior Mag
Ingleside at Rock Creek (formerly the Presbyterian Home of DC)
Maryland Comprehensive listings at Senior Mag Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission provides affordable housing for seniors Montgomery County Government has a great searchable database to help you find the perfect apartment (look for the link that says "Special Apartment Buildings for the Elderly and the Disabled").
Asbury Methodist Village Gaithersburg Brook Grove Retirement Village Silver Spring Charlestown Retirement Community, Inc. Catonsville Kensington Park Retirement Community Kensington Leisure World of Maryland Silver Spring The Lutheran Village at Harbor Pointe Salisbury The National Lutheran Home Rockville Summerville Assisted Living Potomac Victory Housing several locations in Maryland The Village at Robinwood Hagerstown Wakefield Overlook at Carroll Lutheran Village Westminster Willow Manor at Fair Hill Farm Silver Spring Woodside Village Ft. Washington
Virginia Comprehensive listings at Senior Mag Senior Housing Services in Fairfax County
Falcons Landing Sterling Goodwin House Falls Church Goodwin House West Falls Church Gum Springs Glen Alexandria Herndon Harbor House I & II (moderate income) Herndon Hermitage in Northern Virginia Alexandria Manchester Lakes Senior Apartment Community Alexandria Sunrise Senior Living (about 18 communities in Northern Virginia) The Virginian Fairfax Westminster at Lake Ridge Lake Ridge
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General Resources:
Highly recommended for hearing aids: (There's a surprising number of charletains out there.)
You may be able to get big discounts on hearing aids (up tp 65% savings), dental services and eyeglasses. Look for a program like this excellent one offered to Fairfax County residents. Washington Consumer Checkbook
is worth it's weight in gold. You can find out who the good (and bad)
audiologists, eye care providers, dentists, plumbers, etc. If you need
to look at an old issue, some libraries have print or electronic
versions of back issues.
DisabilityGuide.org - the ultimate disability resource Medicare's Nursing Home Comparisons American Association of Retired Persons Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Korean Central Senior Center, Vienna, VA Area Agencies on Aging (phone numbers) | ||
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