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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.
Amid a tranquil, wooded setting, Forest Glen Senior Apartment Community offers a relaxing atmosphere for seniors 62+. Located in Centreville, Forest Glen is central to the numerous conveniences and attractions of the region, including Washington Dulles International Airport, Eleanor Lawrence Park...
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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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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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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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Needed a convenient place to commute to work in 2006. Family had moved south just when I got a significant promotion in the area. Planned on staying just 5 years and then move to family. Did that, but...
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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They are very good. The place is very clean, and the staff is friendly. They are willing to help. We pay our own electric though, and it's a lot more expensive than I was expecting. There is about an 85%...
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.
Covenant Village offers opportunities to meet new friends,share new adventures and stay physically fit. Covenant Village offers much more than exceptional apartments homes. Our relaxing,inviting community spaces are also perfect for socializing with family and friends. In so many ways, Covenant...
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.
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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.
Royal Haven Assisted Living of Woodstock specializes in intensive assisted living and is dedicated to Alzheimer's and other dementia patients.  Royal Haven's team of trained caregivers provides quality services for each resident’s special needs 24 hours a day.
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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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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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The property manager is awesome and attentive to her needs. He took care of everything she needed. The only thing that we had issues with was some things needed to be taken care of before she moved in. That...
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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.
Apartment Community for Independant Living for persons 62+. A highly desired location with an abundant of amenities combine to make this apartment community on of Montgomery County's most popular. The Gardens of Traville is close to shopping, medical care and places of worship. The Gardens of...
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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
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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: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
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.
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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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This is NOT a nursing home. It is an independent living senior residence with mostly 8-A subsidized apartments.
Provides: Nursing Homes, Senior Apartments
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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.
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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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...
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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...

Cost of independent living in Gaylord, VA

The average cost of senior living in Gaylord is $5,154 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lovettsville, VA with an average of $4,341 per month.

Independent living costs in Gaylord, VA, vs. nearby cities

Gaylord, VA
$5,154/mo

Independent living costs in Gaylord, VA, vs. state and national averages

Gaylord, VA
$5,154/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Gaylord, VA, vs. other senior living options

$6,426/mo
Independent Living
$5,154/mo

Independent living costs in Gaylord, VA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,402/mo
Studio
$6,517/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,086/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,451/mo

Senior living costs in Gaylord 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: Gaylord, VA
Column state: Virginia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGaylord, VAVirginiaU.S.
Independent Living$5,154/mo$4,385/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$6,094/mo$5,211/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$6,426/mo$5,216/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Gaylord, VA:$5,154/mo
Virginia:$4,385/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Gaylord, VA:$6,094/mo
Virginia:$5,211/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Gaylord, VA:$6,426/mo
Virginia:$5,216/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Gaylord, VA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Gaylord 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
Gaylord, VA$4,428/mo$3,650/mo+21.3%
Virginia$3,620/mo$3,358/mo+7.8%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Gaylord, VA
2024 average cost:$4,428/mo
2023 average cost:$3,650/mo
Percent change:+21.3%
Virginia
2024 average cost:$3,620/mo
2023 average cost:$3,358/mo
Percent change:+7.8%
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 Gaylord

Recent reviews for independent living in Gaylord

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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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.

Gaylord independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Gaylord independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Gaylord, 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 Gaylord 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 Gaylord partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Gaylord, VANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
34.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
47.1%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
46.3%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
45.4%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
22.9%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Gaylord 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 Gaylord communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Gaylord, VANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
41.4%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
47.1%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
44.1%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Gaylord 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 Gaylord offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Gaylord, VANational
Activity director
Activity director
52.9%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
38.8%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
37.4%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
58.1%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
57.7%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
64.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
46.3%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
43.2%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
46.3%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
52%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
53.7%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
33%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
35.7%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
52.9%
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Commonwealth Senior Living at Berryville, The Retreat at Berryville and Chevy Chase House are the top-rated independent living facilities near Gaylord, Virginia. See full list of communities.
There are 257 independent living facilities near Gaylord, Virginia. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Gaylord, Virginia are Chevy Chase House, Sunrise of Chevy Chase and Sunrise of Montgomery Village. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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