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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Garfield, MD

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From the perspective of the caregiver, Country Meadows South was a God send. I moved my 93 year old mother to PA from CA. Needless to say the move was highly stressful. It took the moving company three...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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5 to all of them. Except Food. The residents make their own food. The apartment was well maintained, newly updated, and the perfect size. The staff is friendly and helpful. The activities are wide ranging...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Wingler House is a senior housing community located in Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA. A small city that is situated just 30 miles northwest of the nation's capital, Ashburn is known for its beautiful parks and recreational opportunities. Avid golfers will enjoy the Brambleton Golf Course, which is...
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5 for all. What we like the most about the community is that the residents are all super friendly and welcoming, the staff is amazing and they have amazing facilities. Yes, we would recommend The Carnegie at...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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I chose Coppermine apartments because of the value for the money. The apartment sizes are a nice size, they are not too big and not too small. I was able to fit my king sized bed in the bedroom. The office...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Coppermine Place II Come home to affordable comfort
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I think it's a great community as far as residents services and planned activities. I want them to continue to upkeep and beautify the environment such as painting, fixing broken or malfunctioning...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nestled in the heart of downtown Silver Spring, Charter House offers the perfect home for persons 55 years of age and older. Now under new management, Charter House is a vibrant community with unparalleled amenities, plus great new improvements coming soon. Our spacious apartment homes offer a...
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My mom has been a resident at Country Meadows for 3 months. She came here following several hospitalizations and 2 stays in a rehab center. Her illness left her weak and no longer able to perform her own...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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I would recommend VibraLife to those who are searching for an assisted living place for a family member. They were very accommodating and very caring. They listened to our needs for our family member. Our...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Vibralife Vibralife is located in historic Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and offers a wide variety of care services. We have senior living community that can provide seniors with memory care issues such as dementia and Alzheimer's. Our trained staff can assist residents with daily care and...
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My mother is at Fahrney Keedy right now. She loves everything about the community even though we are in a pandemic. She has had wonderful experience with the staff members, and getting situated. The...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village is nestled among the foothills of the picturesque Catoctin Mountains of Northern Washington County.  This 90 acre Maryland retirement community offers breathtaking vistas in all directions.  We are located just minutes from Interstates 70 or 81. As a...
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after losing my wife to dementia , i was looking to scale down, fortunately in my search i found Creekside Village i couldn't be more happy with my selection . They have been extremely helpful and available...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Robinwood is a tranquil, relaxing assisted living community located in Hagerstown, Maryland, within minutes of most of the area's entertainment and shopping. As an assisted living community, we strive to provide our residents with customized care to meet their needs. Our community offers spacious...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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The experience we have had with The Leland of Laurel Run has been very positive. I certainly recommend them. They did a really good job working with my sister to get her acclimated to the new place and...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Leland of Laurel Run strives to give our residents all the care, security and comforts of home. Newly renovated and opened in December, 2012, our unique setting downtown Waynesboro offers a step back in history. Once the Leland Hotel, the building has been purchased and re-purposed into a...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Odyssey Assisted Living at Montevue is an assisted living community located in a quiet, unique and upscale neighborhood in Frederick, MD. It is a world-class memory care community living designed to assist residents to remain social, while enjoying the things that they loved doing before their...
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My mom and I are very happy with her apartment here, she has a nice kitchen and she has started to meet some of the other residents as well. They do hold socials where all the residents can get together and...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Experience a lifestyle where you can share great times with friends, participate in exercise and wellness programs and benefit from educational events. All this and more awaits you at Creekside at Tasker's Chance, an affordable apartment community for Frederick seniors 62 years and older....
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My loved one has been enjoying her stay at this complex. The property manager is very kind and very quick to have someone repair anything needed. Based on my friends experience i would recommend this place...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Weinberg House is a senior community located in sunny Pikesville, Baltimore County, MD. The relatively decent sized city is pleasantly quiet and laid back, yet it still offers a big city feel thanks to plenty of local entertainment venues, coffee shops, eateries, and more. There is even a local...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of independent living in Garfield, MD

The average cost of senior living in Garfield is $4,344 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Union Bridge, MD with an average of $3,693 per month.

Independent living costs in Garfield, MD, vs. nearby cities

Garfield, MD
$4,344/mo
$4,539/mo

Independent living costs in Garfield, MD, vs. state and national averages

Garfield, MD
$4,344/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Garfield, MD, vs. other senior living options

$6,064/mo
Independent Living
$4,344/mo

Independent living costs in Garfield, MD, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,898/mo
Studio
$6,106/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,446/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,945/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,525/mo

Senior living costs in Garfield vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Garfield, MD
Column state: Maryland
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGarfield, MDMarylandU.S.
Independent Living$4,344/mo$3,830/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$4,888/mo$5,268/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$6,064/mo$6,221/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Garfield, MD:$4,344/mo
Maryland:$3,830/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Garfield, MD:$4,888/mo
Maryland:$5,268/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Garfield, MD:$6,064/mo
Maryland:$6,221/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Garfield, MD, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Garfield and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in Garfield, MD

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Garfield have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Garfield, MD$4,213/mo$4,232/mo-0.4%
Maryland$4,066/mo$4,045/mo+0.5%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Garfield, MD
2024 average cost:$4,213/mo
2023 average cost:$4,232/mo
Percent change:-0.4%
Maryland
2024 average cost:$4,066/mo
2023 average cost:$4,045/mo
Percent change:+0.5%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Garfield

Recent reviews for independent living in Garfield

Victory Terrace in Potomac, MD

5.0
Victory Terrace Senior Apartments have been a wonderful experience so far for my mom. The staff is friendly and helpful. It is a beautiful community with well-kept landscaping in a breathtaking neighborhood. My mom is an active 84 and this lifestyle suits her well. She still enjoys making her ...
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Comfort Care in Fairfield, PA

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Having to find placement for a loved one was a "Daunting" task. We looked at many options elsewhere and were mortified by what we saw! There entire staff have been exceptional! Kind, caring, and professional! we can clearly see their excellence..... They go above and beyond. Food, fantastic! ...
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Ingleside at King Farm, a CCRC in Rockville, MD

4.6
Overall my mothers happy. Communication was tough at the beginning but has gotten better. They set up covid shots for the residence and made that really easy. The community is neat and clean and the staff is very friendly. I would recommend this community to others.

Garfield independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Garfield independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Garfield, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Garfield independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Garfield partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23.5%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
37.4%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
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31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Garfield independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Garfield communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
28.6%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
36.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
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36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Garfield independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Garfield offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
40.5%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
28.2%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
30.3%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
48.3%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
48.3%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
52.7%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
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43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
31%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
34.4%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
42.5%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
41.5%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
24.8%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Magnolias of Chambersburg, Regency Crest and Spring Arbor of Winchester are the top-rated independent living facilities near Garfield, Maryland. See full list of communities.
There are 335 independent living facilities near Garfield, Maryland. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Garfield, Maryland are Magnolias of Chambersburg, Senior Commons at Powder Mill and Sunrise of Chevy Chase. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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