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SERVICES PROVIDED BY
THE BUREAU 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 Bureau
of Aging & Disabilities and other service providers in
Carroll County.
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
Referrals are made to supporting services and
community agencies.
Information is available
concerning caregiving, housing options, medicine
costs, transportation and legal problems, as well as
other topics.
• Independent living skills training
Although the main o昀케ce is located at the Carroll
County Bureau 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 on a monthly basis, 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.
• Assistive Technology
As a MAP agency, the Bureau of Aging & Disabilities
can connect individuals with services about …
• Long Term Services and
Supports 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
• Nursing Home transition
• Employment Services under the
Ticket to Work program
• 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 trainings are o昀昀ered with
both programs.
SENIOR CARE PROGRAM
The purpose of the program is to help older adults
remain in their homes. Senior Care serves moderate
to severe physically impaired persons 65 years or
older, who are at risk of entering nursing homes.
Senior Care provides screening, assessment, case
management, and 昀椀nancial subsidies. The 昀椀nancial
subsidies can help purchase personal care, chore
services, home delivered meals, life emergency
response systems, medication and medical supplies.
• Referrals to Community Service Providers
• And More!
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2025 – 2026 Carroll County Bureau of Aging & Disabilities Resource Guide
