Chevy Chase At Home

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Stay at Home

Dear Residents of Rollingwood:
There is a new organization called Chevy Chase At Home. Part of a national aging-in-place “village” movement, CC@H is a non-profit organization providing services, assistance and friendship so older neighbors can continue their active lives while staying in their own homes.

After a successful year in five Chevy Chase municipalities (Chevy Chase Village, Town of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase Section 3, Chevy Chase Section 5 and the Village of Martin’s Additions), CC@H has extended its service area to include Rollingwood. We’ve already heard from some of your neighbors eager to join us.

CC@H offers memebers supportive personal services, by trained volunteers, that enhance independent living; cultural, educational and social opportunities; recommendations for help with household maintenance; and timely information about events and activities. See the Benefits List on the back for details. You may want to check out hte web site, www.chevychaseathome.org.

CC@H has two types of membership:

• Full Membership provices access to all CC&H personal services plus the Reource Bank, Help Desk and all our social and educational programs. The cost is $350 per household per year (well below the fees for other area “villages” that have hte same objectives as CC@H.)
• Associate Membership, for those not in need of personal service, provides access to the Resource Bank, Help Desk and all of CC@H’s social and educational programs. The cost if $250 per household per year, $200 of which is tax-deductible. As Associate Members, residents can help guarantee that CC@H will be here for them if and when they need Full Member services.

If you are not in a position to become a member, you can help by being a trained, insurance-protected volunteer – driving, teaching computer skills or helping with social events – or by making a tax-deductible donations. To be a volunteer, call 301-657-3115.

What are my benefits if I am a Full Member of Chevy Chase At Home?

• Transportation to medical appointments, grocery stores, social engagements and more.
• Personal contacts, including home visits, companionship on walks, and daily phone calls.
• Household assistance such as lugging recycle bins to the curb, installing smoke detectors, walking dogs, changing light bulbs and making minor home repairs.
• Help with computers, iPads, iPhones and other hi-tech devices.
• Educational and Social Program participation, including attendance at Meet & Mingle, which features informative presentations or hands-on art, music and exercise programs, and always provides good things to eat and good conversation; Brunch Bunch, which meets monthly at the Olympia Cafe for coffee and conversation; and Lecture Series, which brings in experts to the Chevy Chase Village Hall to talk on topics such as who does well in old age, Alzheimer’s, and sleep disorders.
• Support Group that brings those with aging parents together to discuss the challenges of care-giving facilitated by a geriatric psychiatrist.
• Use of the Resource Bank, which provides names of local tradespeople and home care agencies that charge resonable fees and have been used and recommended by your neighbors.
• Access to the Help Desk, which identifies government agencies, non-profit organizations and other local resources that offer needed assistance.
• CC@H Newsletter delivered to your door and e-mail announcements of upcoming events.

What are my benefits if I am an Associate Member?

• Educational and Social Program participation.
• Use of the Resource Bank and access to the Help Desk.
• CC@H Newsletter delivered to your door and e-mail announcements of upcoming events.
• Support for a vital community resource that will be there for you – and your neighbors.

How do I access my benefits?

• For transportation, personal contacts, household assistance, help with computers, use of the Resource Bank or access to the Information Connection, call 301-657-3115. You will receive a response within 24 hours.
• For requests for transportation, personal contact, house hould assistance, and help with computers, we ask that you call the CC@H office a week in advance. Transportation is usually limited to a 10-mile radius.
• After a volunteer is assigned to assist you, he or she will call you and confirm the assignment.
• To participate in a CC@H educational or social program, you do not need to make a reservation. Just show up. However, if you need transportation in order to attend, please call the office.