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SERVICES PROVIDED BY
THE DIVISION OF AGING & DISABILITIES
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
Maryland Access Point (MAP)/Information & Assistance
is a resource for information and assistance about
long-term services and supports, particularly for
older adults and individuals with disabilities. If you
or someone you know needs community services
to avoid a nursing home stay or help with shopping,
chores or personal assistance because of a disability,
MAP is a gateway, guide and a single-entry point to
long term services and programs within the Division
of Aging & Disabilities and other service providers in
Carroll County.
Referrals are made to support services and community
agencies. Information is available concerning care
giving, housing options, medicine costs, transportation
and dementia care resources, as well as other topics.
Although the main o昀케ce is located at the Carroll
County Division of Aging & Disabilities, satellite o昀케ces
are located at each senior center. A MAP Information
& Assistance program sta昀昀 member visits the Senior
& Community Centers monthly, excluding July and
December. Scheduled appointments are appreciated,
but walk-ins are accepted. Please call our o昀케ce at
410-386-3800 for the schedule of Senior & Community
Center visits. Home visits can be made for those
considered homebound.
As a MAP agency, the Division of Aging & Disabilities
can connect individuals with services about …
• Long Term Services and Support Options
Counseling
• Housing Options
• Caregiver Resources
• Dementia Navigation / Screening Assessment
• Veterans Services
• Case Management Services for Veterans
• Medical Transportation for Veterans
• Maryland Energy Assistance
• Renters’ Tax Credit
• Homeowners’ Tax Credit
• Quali昀椀ed Medicare Bene昀椀ciary (QMB)
• Speci昀椀ed Low-Income Medicare Bene昀椀ciary (SLMB)
• Food Resources
• Medicare Prescription Drug
• Transportation
• Long Term Care Options
• Home & Community Based Services
• Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Referrals to Community Service Providers
• And More!
The Freedom Center
Serving Carroll and Frederick Counties
301-846-7811
The Freedom Center is a Center for Independent
Living that provides assistance and advocacy to
help individuals with disabilities lead independent
and productive lives. The Freedom Center provides
services to individuals residing in Carroll and Frederick
Counties.
Services provided:
• Individual and systems advocacy
• Information and referral
• Peer counseling
• Independent living skills training
• Nursing Home transition
• Employment Services under the Ticket to Work
program
• Assistive Technology
• Home & Vehicle Modi昀椀cation
• Support for youth transitioning from school to
adult life
• Bene昀椀ts planning
NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER
SUPPORT PROGRAM
The focus of this program is on individuals serving as
caregivers in our community. The program is designed
to assist caregivers caring for family members over
the age of 60 or a person at any age with Alzheimer’s
disease or a related disorder with neurological
and organic brain dysfunction. This can include an
individual’s parent, spouse, unmarried partner, friend
or neighbor. The program also assists grandparents
and other older relatives, over the age of 55 who live
with a child (under 18) or person with a disability to
whom they provide care. This can also include parents
of an adult disabled child. Assistance provided by the
program includes information/resources, referrals to
community programs for caregivers of older adults
and older relative caregivers, along with limited
昀椀nancial support for such uses as respite care and
supplemental services. Monthly support groups,
annual conferences and training are o昀昀ered with both
programs.
STATE HEALTH INSURANCE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SHIP)
Trained health insurance counselors are available
on an appointment basis to help older adult, age 60
and older and younger Medicare bene昀椀ciaries, with
questions and problems regarding:
• Medicare
• Medigap
• Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s)
• Long Term Care
• Quali昀椀ed Medicare Bene昀椀ciary
• Pharmacy Assistance
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2026 – 2027 Carroll County Division of Aging & Disabilities Resource Guide
