A list of services providing light housework, errands, and yardwork to help individuals living with dementia remain in their homes, published by the District of Columbia. The data is available in multiple geospatial formats including KML, GeoJSON, and CSV. It was last updated on March 25, 2026.
Use Cases
- Map service provider locations for older adults based on the geospatial file formats available.
- Analyze the distribution of dementia-specific support services across Washington, D.C. based on the description of included providers.
- Identify potential gaps in community-based care by cross-referencing service types (e.g., light housework, errands) with demographic data.
Strengths
- Data is explicitly inclusive of services for individuals with memory loss or dementia.
- Available in multiple geospatial formats (KML, GeoJSON, CSV, OGC WMS) for interoperability.
- Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The description notes the list does not include many private companies, indicating the scope is limited to specific provider types.
Provenance
- Source
- District of Columbia
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 08:32:27.719029; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Washington, D.C., United States