Seabury Resources for Aging

The Home First® Residences, three family-style homes in Northeast DC—Pleasant Hill (a Community Residential Facility, licensed by the Department of Health), House of Togetherness, and Andrus House, a Universally-Designed home incorporating adaptable design features for the aged—offer permanent housing for 20 primarily low-income seniors. Over 90 percent of these seniors are formerly homeless. The Residences help them age in a supportive and safe environment with dignity and respect.

Since 1981, the Residences have provided housing to 135 formerly homeless seniors. The average length of stay is 12 years, and the average age is 75 years old. The program currently serves two residents who have resided in the houses for over 28 years. The primary outcome for the residential homes program is to sustain and provide quality permanent housing for 20 residents and further connect them with in-house or community services that address their health and psycho-social needs. To this end, staff and volunteers engage residents in a holistic program of regularly-scheduled physical, social, and inter-generational activities to enhance their health and quality of life. The importance of proper nutrition in the lives of our elderly has also played a vital role in the functioning of the residences in recent years.

The Community Residential Facility (CRF) is licensed by the DC Department of Health to serve eight vulnerable seniors with disabilities. We provide 24 hour staff coverage, food, house cleaning, laundry services, assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), and medication management, and medical transportation.

Ward 5 and Ward 6 Lead Agencies: The Ward 5 and Ward 6 Lead Agencies offer free weekday congregate lunches at community dining sites throughout Wards 5 and 6. They also provide weekend and weekday lunch delivery to the homebound elderly, nutrition counseling and education, health promotion, and recreational activities through the nutrition sites. The Ward 5 Lead Agency also administers the Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. This is also a free citywide service that provides weekday lunch, life skills training for the blind and visually impaired, braille training, arts and crafts, and other social and recreational events. Free transportation is offered to and from the Center. Ward 5 has engaged in active outreach in the past year to increase the Center participant numbers.

Seabury's Care Management program provides private geriatric care management while offering subsidies to low- and moderate-income seniors and their families who otherwise might not have access to services. Care Management provides guidance to older adults and their family caregivers as they face the financial, health, and emotional challenges that often accompany aging. Seabury has a dedicated, experienced team of care managers who customize their services to the needs of each individual client. Seabury's Care Management service offers a below-market rate in an area where the vast majority of care management companies are for-profit. Care Management also offers a consultation service to provide one-time, individualized counseling and resources as well as a free helpline. Services are provided throughout the District of Columbia, Montgomery, and Prince George's County in Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

ConnectorCard is a ground transportation fare discount program in the form of a debit card, subsidized by the DC Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL) according to income.

Congregational Resources conducts outreach with congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and the United Church of Christ Potomac Association to partner with them to serve and honor older adults and caregivers. Congregational Resources continues to nurture relationships with congregations through clergy and lay outreach, speaking engagements, exhibits, and events. Seabury’s largest annual event, Seabury Celebration of Service, is a celebration of older adults’ service to congregations held at Washington National Cathedral. Congregational Resources also created Sightlines, which is now expanding with the support of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Sightlines is a six-week program that encourages discussion among older adults about the spirituality of aging and finding meaning in new or old passions as one ages.

Situated in the cozy neighborhood village of Tenleytown, the District of Columbia, Friendship Terrace Retirement Community offers comfortable and secure apartments, an evening meal, and a lively social and cultural lifestyle. The Senior Living facility features 180 housing units.

Springvale Terrace offers the affordable alternative to assisted living. Located in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, residents who require assistance are able to benefit from three different levels of tailored personal care provided by caring nursing staff.

Out & About connects DC LGBTQ older adults through wellness programs, cultural events and conversations designed to address the concerns within the community. It is our mission to better understand the growing needs of LGBTQ older adults through listening, creating, and delivering programming with sensitivity, knowledge, and pride.

Model Cities Senior Wellness Center offers a variety of comprehensive programs, classes and activities designed to educate and promote active and healthy aging for older adults in DC. Free for DC residents 60 years of age and older.