• ​Press Release: Updated Dementia Tool Simplifies Brain-Related Health Care Screenings (12/19/2024)​
  
• Maryland Matters: More people aged 65+ face homelessness, state housing officials report (11/10/24)​
  
• Press Release: Governor Moore Proclaims October 9th as Ageism Awareness Day in Maryland (10/04/24)​
  
• Governor Moore Proclaims Ageism Awareness Day in Maryland (10/03/24)​
  
• Press Release: Maryland Department of Aging Receives $490,000 Grant to Support Family Caregivers (10/03/2024) 
  
• Podcast: DME Program Director, Ian Edwards joins The Indisp​osable Podcast (09/27/2024) 
  
• Governor Moore Proclaims October 2024 National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month (10/01/2024) ​​​
  
• Press Release: Maryland Department of Aging Launches Longevity Ready Maryland Work Groups (09/10/2024)​
  
• ​WYPR News: Maryland Issues Grant to Help People with A​LS Communicate Better (08/27/2024)​
• MDOA & Bridging Voice Partner to Help People with ALS Remain Independent  (08/27/2024)​
  
• WYPR On the Record news segment: Maryland Equips distributes free medical equipment, assistive technology ​(08/16/2024)​
  
• The Greenhouse Project Podcast with Susan Ryan and MDOA Sec. Roques, Building a Longevity-Ready Eldercare System (08/07/24)
  
• ​ Maryland Department of Aging Funds Aging in Place Programs in Marginalized Communities (07/15/24)​​ 
  
• ​Maryland Department of Aging Announces $750,000 in Funding for Senior Centers and Innovative Programming (07/09/24)​ ​
  
• Maryland Durable Medical Equipment Provides Free Medical Equipment to Families - NBC Washington Article (06/20/24)​
  
• WMAR News segment State seeks to raise awareness about free medical equipment program​ (06/15/24)​
  
• Maryland Department of Aging partners with Maryland Department of Disabilities to Equip Marylanders with Supportive Equipment and Technology​ (06/14/24)​
  
• Maryland Chosen to Participate in ADvancing States Cross-State Caregiving Collaborative​ (06/04/24)​
  
• WJZ News segment "How a Maryland Program is Getting Medical Equipment to People in Need" (05/30/24)​
  
• Maryland Department of Aging Announces FY25 Community Housing/Healthy Aging Grants​ (05/20/24)​
  
• Maryland Launches Electronic Farmers Market Nutrition Program (05/17/24)​​​
• Aging-in-Place Grant Applications Now Being Accepted (05/02/24)​
• Governor Moore Declares May 2024 as Older Marylanders Month (05/01/24)​
  
• Governor Moore Older Marylanders Month Proclamation (May 2024)
  
• Maryland Departme​nt of Aging Teams up with The National Center to Reframe Aging as part of Longevity Ready Maryland​ (04/25/24)
  
• ​Maryland Department of Aging Receives National Environmental Award for Durable Medical Equipment Re-Use Program (04/22/24)​​
• The Baltimore Sun guest commentary, "Living to 100: Making Maryland a 'Blue Zone,'" by Dr. Raya Elfadel Kheirbek (04/05/24)​
  
• The Daily Record, "Howard County unveils new state-of-the-art East Columbia 50+ Center," by Daily Record staff (03/25/24)
  
• The Baltimore Sun reader commentary, "More support needed for affordable senior housing in Maryland," by Allison Ciborowski, Sykesville (03/14/24) 
  
• ​​ Morning Star article, "A better life for older Americans? These states are trying to make it happen, from elder-abuse and hunger prevention to better housing," by Jessica Hall (03/12/24)
  
• Baltimore Sun article, "Newly renovated East Columbia 50+ Center opens, seven times larger than previous center​," by Allana Haynes (03/12/24)​​
  
• The Patch article, "Newly Renovated East Columbia 50+ Center Celebrated by Howard County​," by Kristin Danley-Greiner (03/11/24)​
  
• The Daily Record article, "A Blueprint for Aging," by Katie Turner (02/28/24) 
  
• Baltimore SunPrime Time Living article, "Longevity Ready Maryland: Preparing for the State's Future Population," by Margit B. Weisgal (2/21/24) ​
  
• MDOA collaborates with the Maryland Departments of Health, Disabilities, and Housing and Community Development to Assist At-Risk Seniors and People with Disabilities Through Federal Housing Support Services​ (2/9/24)​
  
• Washington Beacon article, "Leaving No One Behind Including Older Adults" (February 2024, pg. 26)​
  
• Maryland Selected to Receive Technical Assistance to Improve Access to Long Term Services and Supports (1/22/24)
  
• The Longevity-Ready Maryland Initiative: A Multisector Plan for Longevity Executive Order (1/3/24)​
  
• Governor Moore Signs Executive Order Establishing Longevity Ready Maryland Initiative (1/3/24)
  

MDOA in the News - 2022

• ​American Society on Aging, Generations Now article, "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Or How to Save DME from Ending Up in the Landfill," by Barbara Sigler (12/08/22)
• Falls Prevention Awareness Week Governor's Proclamation (September 19-23, 2022) ​
  
• Lt. Governor Rutherford Visits DME Headquarters (08/31/22)
  
• Flickr Photos of Lt. Gov. Visit to DME by Joe Andrucyk (08/31/22)​
  
• World Elder Abuse Awa​reness Day Governor's Proclamation (6/15/22)    
  
• Older Marylan​ders Month Governor's Proclamation (May 2022) ​​
  
• Goodwin House In​c. and Maryland Department of Aging Partner to Launch Innovative Brain Health Program for Older Adults in Maryland (4/13/22)​
  
• 50th Anniversary Senior Nutrition Program Governor's Proclamation (March 2022)
  

MDOA in the News - 2021

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