Home Care in Arlington, Virginia

Aging and Disability Services
Department of Human Services
2100 Washington Blvd., 4th Floor
Arlington, VA 22204 | Map
Tel: 703-228-1700 (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
TTY: 703-228-1788  (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
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The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is your starting point for services and support.

We’ll help you or your loved one maintain independence and enhance quality of life by increasing your awareness and access to services and benefits. Contact the ADRC today to meet our friendly and knowledgeable staff who will ensure you get connected to the right services to meet your needs.

Our Services

• Affordable housing counseling
• Emergency crisis counseling
• Information and referral to other ADSD services such as adult day program, in-home nursing, nutrition programs, mental health support and personal advocate programs.
• In-home assessments and short-term case management
• Medicare and affordable healthcare counseling
• Transportation counseling
• Links to community resources

Who We Serve

The ADRC serves the following individuals: 

• Age 60 and over
• Under 60 with a permanent disability and one of the following: 
  • Inability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as personal care: bathing, dressing, transferring from the bed or a chair, walking, toileting and eating. 
  • Homebound: Someone unable to leave home or must do so with great difficulty. The individual may be able to go to medical appointments, but needs escort assistance to do so safely.
• Caregivers, family members or friends

Arlington, Virginia was once part of the nation’s capital when it was founded in 1790. You can still see some of the 200-year-old “boundary stone” markers showing Arlington was once part of the original Federal City designed by Pierre L’Enfant. This connection to the nation’s capital remains today in our history, attractions and everyday life. You can find Civil War artifacts throughout the county.

Get a glimpse of how the middle class used to live during Virginia’s Colonial era at the Ball-Sellers House Museum. Built in the 1740s, the house is the oldest structure in Arlington and portrays the lives of its historic residents like farmer John Ball and his family. You will also hear about William Carlin, a tailor for President George Washington, who also lived in the house back then.

Learn how Union soldiers protected Washington, D.C. during the Civil War at Fort C.F. Smith, which was constructed by Union Troops in early 1863. You can see the ruins of fort in the 19-acre park, which also includes a restored 20th century mansion (available for weddings and meetings), a forest, meadow, and gardens.

Arlington’s most famous historical site is arguably Arlington National Cemetery. The grounds of Arlington National Cemetery honor U.S. service members. Visitors can see the time-honored ceremonies, take in the scenic landscapes, and wander through the monuments.

Check out the Arlington Historical Museum where you will find model of a local Native American village, local Civil War artifacts, Arlington’s first television (a Dumont!), and artifacts from the Pentagon.

https://www.stayarlington.com/things-to-do/history/

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia.^[1] The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part, under the name Alexandria County. The county is coextensive with the U.S. Census Bureau‘s census-designated place of Arlington. Arlington County is considered to be the second-largest “principal city” of the Washington metropolitan area, although Arlington County does not have the legal designation of independent city or incorporated town under Virginia state law.

In 2020, the county’s population was estimated at 238,643,^[2] making Arlington the sixth-largest county in Virginia by population; if it were incorporated as a city, Arlington would be the third most populous city in the state. With a land area of 26 square miles (67 km²), Arlington is the geographically smallest self-governing county in the U.S., and by reason of state law regarding population density, it has no incorporated towns within its borders. It is the 5th highest-income county in the U.S. by median family income,^[3] and is the 11th most densely populated county in the United States.

Arlington is home to the Pentagon, Reagan National Airport, and Arlington National Cemetery. In academia, the county contains Marymount University, George Mason University‘s Antonin Scalia Law School, the administrative offices buildings and graduate programs for the Schar School of Policy and Government and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, as well as satellite campuses of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. It will soon house Amazon HQ2, the co-headquarters of Amazon.

• Aurora Highlands
• Ballston
• Barcroft
• Bluemont
• Broyhill Heights
• Claremont
• Clarendon
• Courthouse
• Crystal City
• Glencarlyn
• Greenbrier
• High View Park (formerly Halls Hill)
• Lyon Village
• Palisades
• Pentagon City
• Penrose
• Radnor – Fort Myer Heights
• Rosslyn
• Shirlington
• Virginia Square
• Waycroft-Woodlawn (formerly Woodlawn Park)
• Westover
• Williamsburg Circle

Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Arlington include The Doors frontman Jim Morrison; former vice president Al Gore; Confederate general Robert E. Lee; U.S. Army general George S. Patton, Jr.; astronaut John Glenn; actors Warren Beatty, Sandra Bullock, and Shirley MacLaine; journalist Katie Couric; musicians Roberta Flack and Zac Hanson; American-Australian footy player Bruce Djite; social commentary YouTuber and activist Natalie Wynn;[135] physician and social activist Patch Adams; Soviet double agent Aldrich Hazen Ames; and scientist Grace Hopper.[136]