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I'm late in writing this review but I drove by the other day. My mom spent a short fee months here when my dad had a heart attack. It was during covd which was annoying but place is great and very...
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.
This community, located in Annandale, VA, serves seniors and their families in and around the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. Brightview Woodburn features residential apartments and offers personalized care services for seniors who need help with the activities of daily living.Brightview...
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I can only speak for building one on the fourth floor. But here the staff is excellent. The aids are very very helpful and the nurses are really wonderful! I have no real complaints, but I do think the...
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.
With more than a century ofservice and sophistication, Ingleside at Rock Creek is the preferred address for Washington, D.C. retirement.There’s no setting quite like ours: 14 acres of wooded paths and flourishing gardens, bordering Rock Creek Park. In an elite Northwest Washington, D.C....
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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.
    At the Sylvestery, we believe that for those with dementia, every moment of the day is an opportunity to experience meaning and comfort. EVERY MOMENT COUNTS is the philosophy behind the specialized interactive programs to provide cognitive and physical engagement to the...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
In elegant, residential environments, we deliver the finest in senior care, and are recognized internationally for both quality and innovation. Guided by our Principles of Service, Sunrise affords families peace-of-mind by providing today's seniors with a range of personalized assisted living...
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The Kensington is very pricy. We moved mom in anyway for the activities. There was an adjustment period, and some care management changes that needed to be made. However, after one month we are on the right...
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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My 86 year old mother was at Chesterbrook Residences for 9 month before she died peacefully in her sleep from heart problems. She loved Chesterbrook Residences, her apartment, the people there who became...
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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.
Chesterbrook ResidencesChesterfield Residences is an assisted living community located in Falls Church, VA in Fairfax County and home to just over 12,000 people. Falls Church is a busy city close to D.C., with lots of great stores, shopping and activities. Residents will enjoy going out to...
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My father moved into the Hermitage in early Sept 2018. We couldn't be more happy. I was looking for a place for my Dad and after talking to [name removed] I basically stopped my search. She was so lovely and...
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.
Conveniently located in the heart of Northern Virginia, the Hermitage is a premier Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) offering various levels of care and services that promote an independent lifestyle regardless of needs. A not-for-profit community, owned and operated by Virginia United...
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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: 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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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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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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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.
At Layhill Center, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care for patients and residents....
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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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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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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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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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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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
At Woodside Center, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care for patients and residents....
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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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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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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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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: Nursing Homes
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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.

Cost of nursing homes in Glen Echo Heights, MD

The average cost of senior living in Glen Echo Heights is $7,079 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Leisure World, MD with an average of $6,870 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Glen Echo Heights, MD, vs. nearby cities

Glen Echo Heights, MD
$7,079/mo
$7,088/mo
$7,071/mo

Nursing homes costs in Glen Echo Heights, MD, vs. state and national averages

Glen Echo Heights, MD
$7,079/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Glen Echo Heights, MD, vs. other senior living options

$7,112/mo
Nursing Homes
$7,079/mo

Nursing homes costs in Glen Echo Heights, MD, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,299/mo
Studio
$7,357/mo
1 Bedroom
$8,482/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,646/mo

Senior living costs in Glen Echo Heights vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Glen Echo Heights, MD
Column state: Maryland
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGlen Echo Heights, MDMarylandU.S.
Nursing Homes$7,079/mo$6,221/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$5,857/mo$5,268/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$7,112/mo$6,221/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$4,771/mo$3,830/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Glen Echo Heights, MD:$7,079/mo
Maryland:$6,221/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Glen Echo Heights, MD:$5,857/mo
Maryland:$5,268/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Glen Echo Heights, MD:$7,112/mo
Maryland:$6,221/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Glen Echo Heights, MD:$4,771/mo
Maryland:$3,830/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Glen Echo Heights, MD, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Glen Echo Heights 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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Nursing homes cost trends in Glen Echo Heights, MD

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Glen Echo Heights 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
Glen Echo Heights, MD$7,545/mo$7,842/mo-3.8%
Maryland$6,604/mo$6,486/mo+1.8%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Glen Echo Heights, MD
2024 average cost:$7,545/mo
2023 average cost:$7,842/mo
Percent change:-3.8%
Maryland
2024 average cost:$6,604/mo
2023 average cost:$6,486/mo
Percent change:+1.8%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Glen Echo Heights

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Glen Echo Heights

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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English Meadows Prince William Campus in Manassas, VA

5.0
The community really helped my loved one improve his mobility and he was himself again. The community was clean and neat and the staff was very friendly. I would recommend this community to others.

Ingleside at Rock Creek, a CCRC in Washington, DC

4.4
One of the things a appreciate most at Ingleside is the cosmopolitan atmosphere: The majority of residents has lived overseas for an extended period of time, and usually in various countries all over the globe. Residents are well informed and take a keen interest in both domestic and ...
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Glen Echo Heights nursing homes services and amenities

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

Availability of select care services in Glen Echo Heights nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Glen Echo Heights that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
65.9%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
62.2%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
87.8%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
72%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
34.1%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
86.6%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
65.9%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
67.1%
19.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Glen Echo Heights nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Glen Echo Heights Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Glen Echo Heights, MDNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
67.1%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
45.1%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
54.9%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
22%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Glen Echo Heights nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Glen Echo Heights partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Glen Echo Heights, MDNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
45.1%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
54.9%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
54.9%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
52.4%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
31.7%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Glen Echo Heights nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Glen Echo Heights communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Glen Echo Heights, MDNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
51.2%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
53.7%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
50%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
37.8%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Glen Echo Heights nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Glen Echo Heights offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Glen Echo Heights, MDNational
Activity director
Activity director
58.5%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
42.7%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
40.2%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
58.5%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
59.8%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
67.1%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
50%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
48.8%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
53.7%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
56.1%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
59.8%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
40.2%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
37.8%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
58.5%
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Chevy Chase House, Arden Courts A ProMedica Memory Care Community in Kensington and Arden Courts A ProMedica Memory Care Community in Fair Oaks are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Glen Echo Heights, Maryland. See full list of communities.
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