Expert guides about caregiving in District of Columbia from Brevy Care.
Dementia care in Washington DC starts at one office: the DC Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL) serves as the District's State and Area Agency on Aging.
Senior transportation in DC comes from four different public agencies, and the right ride depends on who your parent is and where they need to go.
In the District of Columbia, Medicaid can pay an adult child or another relative, though not a spouse, to give hands-on care at home.
In Washington, DC, Medicaid can pay a family member to give hands-on care, and the District's aging agency offers respite, training, and dementia help for unpaid caregivers.
If you care for an aging parent or spouse in Washington, DC and you're running out of strength, DC Medicaid and the District's aging office both help pay for respite care.
DC Medicaid does not pay a husband or wife to be their spouse's caregiver.