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The cost of independent living in Lander is about $4,783 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 488 options. Read 7170 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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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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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 nursing staff team are terrific, they have an enormous amount of staff members there, and our experience so far has been wonderful. They are giving our loved one the best care that he could need. The...
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.
The Hebrew Home of Washington has provided quality nursing care and rehabilitation for Washington area families since 1910. Honoring Jewish values and respect for resident's dignity, the Hebrew Home welcomes everyone to experience it's beautiful campus and dedicated staff. The Home accepts...
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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.
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.
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, Memory Care, Independent Living
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.
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, 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
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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.
Elternhaus, IncElternhaus, provides a caring assisted living community to those adults who are looking to be a part of Dayton, MD. This community is located in a quiet area that is a great place to call home. Dayton is a part of Howard County and it offers much natural beauty in a peaceful area...
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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
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.
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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
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.
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.
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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.
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: 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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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.
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.
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, Memory Care, Independent Living
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.
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.
Carroll Lutheran Village is a not-for-profit life plan community. For over 40 years, we have helped individuals achieve their personal best in our full-service continuing care retirement community, which is why we’ve been recognized as Carroll’s Best for retirement living, assisted living and...
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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.
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: 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.
FREE RENT! Move in during the month of December to receive the remainder of December and January FREE! Please contact our office for more details. Apartments Available Now! Waverly House is a newly renovated senior community, located in the heart of downtown Bethesda, Maryland. We are located...
Provides: Assisted Living
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.
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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Cost of independent living in Lander, MD

The average cost of senior living in Lander is $4,783 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Walkersville, MD with an average of $4,191 per month.

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

Lander, MD
$4,787/mo
$4,644/mo
$4,714/mo

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

Lander, MD
$4,787/mo
U.S. national average
$4,164/mo

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

$6,597/mo
Independent Living
$4,787/mo

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

Semi-Private
$5,628/mo
Studio
$6,836/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,384/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,284/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,297/mo

Senior living costs in Lander 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: Lander, MD
Column state: Maryland
Column national: U.S.
Community typeLander, MDMarylandU.S.
Independent Living$4,787/mo$3,981/mo$4,164/mo
Assisted Living$6,028/mo$5,369/mo$4,707/mo
Memory Care$6,597/mo$6,295/mo$4,958/mo
Independent Living
Lander, MD:$4,787/mo
Maryland:$3,981/mo
U.S.:$4,164/mo
Assisted Living
Lander, MD:$6,028/mo
Maryland:$5,369/mo
U.S.:$4,707/mo
Memory Care
Lander, MD:$6,597/mo
Maryland:$6,295/mo
U.S.:$4,958/mo
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Independent living costs in Lander, MD, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Lander 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
Lander, MD$4,132/mo$4,212/mo-1.9%
Maryland$4,066/mo$4,045/mo+0.5%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Lander, MD
2024 average cost:$4,132/mo
2023 average cost:$4,212/mo
Percent change:-1.9%
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 Lander

Recent reviews for independent living in Lander

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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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Dedicated and responsive staff. Several reviews praise the attentiveness and friendliness of the staff at various communities. For example, at Harmony at Chantilly, the staff were quick to respond to concerns and ensure resident needs were met. At The Jefferson, the team's kindness and professionalism have made a significa ...
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Variety of engaging activities. Recreational opportunities are a major draw for many residents, with several reviews mentioning the diverse range of activities offered. At Capitol Ridge Gracious Retirement Living, residents enjoy a strong sense of community through regular events, while The Fairmont by Barclay House offers ...
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Comfortable and spacious apartments. Residents appreciate the thoughtfully designed living spaces, with many reviews highlighting the cleanliness, size, and comfort of the apartments. For instance, at Hessler Heights, the ample storage and privacy create a homey atmosphere for seniors.
Nutritious and flavorful meals. Quality dining experiences are a priority for many senior living communities. At Bedford Court, a CCRC, the chef takes residents' dietary needs into account, ensuring everyone enjoys delicious and healthy meals. At Discovery Village Chevy Chase, the dining room is a hub of social interaction ...
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Thoughtful and supportive environment. Many reviews express appreciation for the inclusive and caring atmosphere at different communities. For example, at Arbor Terrace of Herndon, the staff create a warm and welcoming environment, making it easier for new residents to settle in. At Paul Spring Community, the community is designe ...
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Access to essential services. Convenient access to crucial services is crucial for seniors, and several reviews mention the ease and availability of health care, transportation, and other amenities. For instance, at The Wellington at Lake Manassas Community, the on-site clinic and pharmacy make health care more accessible ...
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Lander independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Lander independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Lander, 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 Lander 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 Lander 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
28.2%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
40.1%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
39%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
37.2%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
23.6%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Lander 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 Lander communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
33.9%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
39.2%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
36.7%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.6%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Lander 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 Lander offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Lander, MDNational
Activity director
Activity director
42.7%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
31.4%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32.8%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
53.7%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
52.3%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
56.9%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
38.3%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
38.5%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
44.3%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
44.5%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
30%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
33.7%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
43.6%
46.5%
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