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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: 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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
Currently under construction, this beautiful community is a blend of one-story cottage apartments and a four-story mid-rise apartment building. Park Place, designed for adults 55+, is expected to open in late summer 2003. Conveniently located near shopping in Manassas Park, Park Place will offer...
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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.
Since 1995, Kenwood Care has managed four Howard County assisted living homes with two in Fulton, one in Dayton, and one in Laurel. Each location is in a beautiful residential setting and features:UNPARALLELED ROUND THE CLOCK CARE -2.5-to-1 resident-to-caregiver ratio (3x higher than state...
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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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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.
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.
Photo of Harvard Towers Senior Ctr
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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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.
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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.
Welcome to the Lifestyle you deserve! Selborne House of Dorsey Hall is Ellicott City’s premier building, blending in and complimenting the charming surroundings.We offer Superb care-free living for seniors 62 years of age or better with qualifying income, a diverse selection of...
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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.
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My mother really enjoys this Senior Community. Everything looks nice and clean, they do a very good job of keeping the apartments well maintained. The staff is good and very friendly. We had few tiny hiccups...
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.
New in popular Baltimore County, The Meadows of Reisterstown offers an exceptional affordable lifestyle for seniors 62+. In addition to one and two-bedroom apartments, residents may take advantage of on-site banking, an arts and crafts room, a wellness center, media center and many other...
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My mother has dementia and requires a lot of attention, but she is still very functional. We have moved her there a few months ago and we are extremely please with the entire environment. The staff is...
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: 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.
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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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Although I have lived here for several years, and I love it for its friendliness, activities, and walking distance to many stores, there has recently been a change in administration which has not been good. ...
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.
Park View at Columbia is the area’s most exciting apartment community for seniors 62+, where you will find luxury living at an affordable price. Nestled in a quiet area near trees and walking paths, Park View Columbia is only steps from a grocery store, banks, restaurants, and specialty...
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.
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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.
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Emerson is a beautiful community with a serene and beautiful atmosphere. It's lobby and public space are welcoming. The public areas are beautifully decorated and warm. The apartments are more of a...
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.
WELCOME HOME! And welcome to easy living with the luxuries you deserve at a price you can afford. Park View at Emerson is proud to offer high quality one-bedroom apartment homes designed with seniors in mind. Every detail of our modern architecture makes life easier while providing...

Cost of independent living in Petersville, MD

The average cost of senior living in Petersville is $4,627 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Walkersville, MD with an average of $4,186 per month.

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

Petersville, MD
$4,627/mo
$4,547/mo
$4,483/mo

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

Petersville, MD
$4,627/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

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

$6,398/mo
Independent Living
$4,627/mo

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

Semi-Private
$5,269/mo
Studio
$6,348/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,755/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,233/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,525/mo

Senior living costs in Petersville 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: Petersville, MD
Column state: Maryland
Column national: U.S.
Community typePetersville, MDMarylandU.S.
Independent Living$4,627/mo$3,830/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$5,376/mo$5,268/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$6,398/mo$6,221/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Petersville, MD:$4,627/mo
Maryland:$3,830/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Petersville, MD:$5,376/mo
Maryland:$5,268/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Petersville, MD:$6,398/mo
Maryland:$6,221/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Petersville, MD, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Petersville 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 Petersville, MD

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Petersville 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
Petersville, 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%
Petersville, 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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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Petersville

Recent reviews for independent living in Petersville

Forest Hills of DC in Washington, DC

4.6
My sister has lived at Forest Hills in the Health Care Center for a while. Before the pandemic, they had wonderful activities as well as great nursing care. In the pandemic they have done an incredible job to keep everyone safe, to figure out ways to have safe activities and/or virtual or safe ...
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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

5.0
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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Petersville independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Petersville independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Petersville, 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 Petersville 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 Petersville partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Petersville, MDNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
28.4%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
40%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
38.7%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
36.6%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
18.7%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Petersville 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 Petersville communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Petersville, MDNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
32.6%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
38.9%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
36.1%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.8%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Petersville 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 Petersville offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Petersville, MDNational
Activity director
Activity director
43.2%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
31.6%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
31.1%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51.8%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
51.8%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
56.3%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
37.6%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.2%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
37.9%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
44.5%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
44.5%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
28.2%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
32.1%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
43.4%
47%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Magnolias of Chambersburg, Regency Crest and Chevy Chase House are the top-rated independent living facilities near Petersville, Maryland. See full list of communities.
There are 443 independent living facilities near Petersville, Maryland. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Petersville, Maryland are Magnolias of Chambersburg, Chevy Chase House and Sunrise of Chevy Chase. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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