Title 10. Department of Aging — Subtitle 8. Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. § 10-801 (2026)
Title 10. Department of Aging
Subtitle 8. Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program
§ 10–801LinkCopy Citation
The purpose of this subtitle is to:
(1)
establish a comprehensive, strategic State plan to address the aging–in–place preference of current and future seniors;
(2)
provide available resources to local communities to enhance aging–in–place services and facilitate the independence of older adults; and
(3)
promote a State aging–in–place program that overcomes barriers in housing, transportation, health care, employment, and social and civic engagement.
Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. § 10-802 (2026)
Title 10. Department of Aging
Subtitle 8. Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program
§ 10–802LinkCopy Citation
There is a Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program in the Department.
Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. § 10-803 (2026)
Title 10. Department of Aging
Subtitle 8. Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program
§ 10–803LinkCopy Citation
The Department shall collect and make available best practices on policies to encourage aging–in–place.
Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. § 10-804 (2026)
Title 10. Department of Aging
Subtitle 8. Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program
§ 10–804LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A county or municipal corporation may establish a process to certify communities as Communities for a Lifetime under the Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Program.
(b)
The Department shall recommend criteria that local jurisdictions may use to certify Communities for a Lifetime, including:
(1)
the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand public health, prevention, and wellness programs that serve older adults;
(2)
the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand affordable transportation options;
(3)
the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand affordable rental housing and the ability to own affordable homes;
(4)
the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand employment, civic engagement, recreation, and leisure options for older adults; and
(5)
the extent to which a community has sought and plans to expand other initiatives that boost the abilities of older adults to age in place.
(c)
A Community for a Lifetime shall submit to the Department on or before September 1 each year a progress report on the community’s efforts to enable aging in place and a report on the community’s plans to enable aging in place in the future.