Reston for a Lifetime

  • My Aging in Place Housing Plan

    Remaining at Home Checklist

  • Many people hope to remain safely and comfortably in their homes as they age. This questionnaire is designed to help you think through your current situation, identify areas that may need planning, and connect you with helpful community resources.

    The questionnaire takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. Your responses may generate personalized recommendations and planning suggestions at the end.

    You can save your progress and pick up again at a later time. You can also print or email your answers, personalized recommendations, and your DIY plan for future reference or to discuss with family members, caregivers, or healthcare professionals.

    Download a copy of the My Aging in Place Housing Plan in its entirety or access multiple online questionnaires after completing this new tool.

     

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  • If you already need or expect long-term services but wish to stay in your home, consider these key questions.

  • Interest in Remaining at Home

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  • What makes you want to remain in your current home?

  • Housing and Safety

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  • Does your current home have a spare room for a family member or paid caregiver to stay should you need round the clock care or monitoring?

  • Assistive technology

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  • Are you aware of assistive technology that could help with alerting others should you fall or need help right away?

  • Managing Affairs and Health

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  • Have you spent some time getting your affairs in order so that your family knows what you want to do?
  • Have you read about or investigated nursing care or continuing care at home options?

  • Transportation

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  • If you no longer drive, have you investigated free local rides programs or do you have an Uber or Lyft app?

  • Caregiving, Connections, and Support Networks

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  • Strong support systems can make aging at home safer and more sustainable.

  • Do you have a circle of close friends who could help during a health crisis or after a hospitalization?
  • If you need to rely on someone else for help with activities of daily living, do you have a partner or spouse who’s willing to fulfill that role?
  • Are there neighbors nearby who might provide help around the house, a ride or a check-in if need be?
  • Do you belong to a faith-based or other organization that has a group that provides support during a short or long-term health crisis?

  • My Aging In Place Plan

    Remaining at Home Checklist

  • Your Personalized Recommendations

  • Based on your responses, we’ve gathered some suggested resources and planning ideas that may help support your goal of remaining safely at home.

    Please visit our website's My Housing Plan page, where you can find 10 fillable or downloadable questionnares.

  • 🏡Housing and Caregiver Resources🏡

    Given your response, we suggest you look at our information on our Housing and Caregiver pages to learn more about your housing options and caregiving resources.

    Housing Page (click link)

    Caregiver Page (click link)

    Some helpful links to find home renovation services:

    • Home Modification Information National Directory (click link)
    • Consumers Checkbook (click link)
    • Best Pick Reports (click link)
    • Better Business Bureau (click link)

    Some helpful links to find caregiver information:

    • National Alliance for Caregiving (click link)
    • AARP (click link)
    • Family Caregiver Alliance (click link)

  • 🚌Transportation🚌

    Given your response, we suggest you look at our information on our Transportation page to learn more about your options for convenient transportation.

    Transportation Page (click link)

    Some helpful links to find transportation resources and services:

    • Reston Community Center Rides - RCC RIDES free ride service (click link)
    • Shepherd's Center of NOVA (click link)
    • NV Rides (click link)
    • Endependence Center for Northern Virginia (click link)
    • MetroAccess for Disability/Paratransit Transportation (click link)
    • Fastran Transportation Services (click link)

  • 💻Assistive Technology💻

    Given your response, we suggest you look at our information on our Technology page to learn more about technology resources and services available to you.

    Technology Page (click link)

    Some helpful links to find assistive technology resources and services:

    • Reston Community Center Technology Training Program (click link)
    • Virginia Assistive Technology System's Information and Assistance Program (click link)
    • Tech Tips for Older Adults (click link)
    • AARP's Senior Planet Tech Assistance Hotline (click link)

  • 📜Affairs in Order and Managing Health🩺

    Given your response, we suggest you look at our information on our Legal Help and Managing Health pages to learn more about your health management options.

    Legal Help (click link)
    Managing Health Page (click link)

    Some helpful links to find heath management resources and services and resources for working on getting affairs in order:

    • Fairfax Bar Asociation Lawyer Referral Service (click link)
    • Legal Services of Northern Virginia (click link)
    • Elderlink Affordable Care Management Services (click link)
    • Positive Aging Sourcebook (click link)

  • 💃Connections and Social Activity🏌️

    Given your response, we suggest you look at our information on our Healthy Aging page on Social Activity to learn more about the options available to you.

    Events Calendar (click link)

    Healthy Aging - Social Activity Page (click link)

    Some helpful links to find resources and services for connections and social activities:

    • Reston Community Center (click link)
    • Reston Association (click link)
    • Reston Library (click link)
    • Encore Choral 55 and over Choral Group (click link)
    • Volunteer Match (click link)
    • Fairfax Master Gardeners (click link)

  • Create Your Remaining at Home Plan

  • Use this form as an outline or template to develop a more detailed Remaining at Home plan. You can fill it out here, or download and print this form and your answers by clicking "Submit" below and then "Print PDF" on the next page.
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  • To print your personalized results from the browser:


    1. Press Ctrl + P (Windows) or Command + P (Mac)
    2. Choose “Save as PDF” or Print
    3. Select “Background graphics” for best formatting

     

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