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Washington D.C. Senior Housing & Care
Search for District of Columbia Housing and Care
District of Columbia
Department of Health
825 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5999
www.dchealth.dc.gov
State Commission on Aging
www.dc.gov/agencies/detail.asp?id=68
| Types of Housing/Care |
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Definitions |
| Community Residence Facility |
Residential |
Community Residence Facility- provides a level of health care in a safe, hygienic protective sheltered living arrangement for one or more individuals who are not related by blood or marriage to the Residence Director. |
| Home Health Agencies |
Home Care |
Home Health Agencies are services that help individuals function as independently as possible in their own homes. Home Health Care involves medically-oriented care, ranging from dressing changes by a trained, supervised aide, to physical, occupational, and speech therapy, education and self-care provided by a licensed professional. |
| Hospice |
Hospice |
Hospice Care is primarily engaged in providing care to terminally ill patients and their families. The services provided may include physician care, nursing, pain therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, counseling, medical social services, medical supplies, and respite care. |
| Nursing Homes |
Nursing |
Nursing Homes are a 24 hour institution or distinct part of a 24 hour institution that is primarily engaged in providing nursing care and related services to residents who require medical or nursing care, or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of persons who are injured, elderly, disabled, or sick; and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases. |
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