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The cost of independent living in Palmers is about $4,097 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 179 options. Read 2419 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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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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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
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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: 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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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.
Having provided senior care for many years, we, understand the emotions that families face when making care decisions for their loved ones. Providing for a parent, spouse, or relative can be physically, emotionally, and financially challenging. Making the decision to get help is often difficult. ...
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: 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.
Fort Washington Manor offers affordability, convenience, serenity, and independent living solutions for those 62 or better. With a wonderful location just outside the metropolitan Washington, DC area your home will be only minutes to shopping, the metro transit system, a marina and parks. Or...
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The community provides activities such as entertainment musicians, exercise classes, they take the residents outside frequently. Food is very good. I would rate the room sizes a 4. The staff really stood out...
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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.
At Greenfield of Fredericksburg, we provide care for your loved ones and, at the same time, help them maintain their independence. Our beautiful, clean neighborhood-style assisted living community looks and feels like home, ensuring our residents' comfort while we provide the care they need. In...
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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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I would highly recommend this community to others based on my experience. The community is kept neat and clean, and the staff is very nice and helpful. The food looks good, and they have activities...
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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.
Hughes Home is located in Fredericksburg, VA, an area that is rich in history and beauty. Those who choose to make this assisted living community their home will find that its location offers much to do and see. Those who are guests of the residents of this community will find that they have much...
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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 Oaks Apartments offer senior housing to people 55 and older in scenic Triangle, Prince William County, Virginia. We are located in a quiet and wooded part of Northern Virginia near the Quantico Marine Corps base, offering residents beautiful views of nature from the windows of each apartment....
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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.
Gum Springs Glen, located in the historic Gum Springs area of Fairfax County, offers an exciting concept in affordable retirement living to seniors with moderate incomes. Designed for the active lifestyles of residents, each building features attractively appointed and spacious common areas for...
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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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I'am satisfied with my move to this community. So far everything has worked out very well for me since my move here. It is a nice community, and they do a great job with keeping the grounds, and 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.
Madonna House is a serene home for the active 55 + in the historic district of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, VA. As a safe senior housing and supportive moral atmosphere, the Madonna House provides crucial life skills, counseling and motivation to the seniors wishing to enjoy a lifestyle...
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.
Take a look at the latest in senior apartment living in Fredericksburg. English Oaks offers cottage style apartments for seniors 55+. One and two-bedroom options are available accompanied by kitchens with the newest appliances, roomy closets and a patio. The one-story, residential design with...
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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: 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.
With its desirable proximity to Prince William Parkway, River Run Senior Apartment Community affords adults 55+ and 62+ convenient, carefree retirement living. River Run is just minutes from the Occoquan River and regional parks, Occoquan Mill House Museum, Chinn Recreation Center and Woodbridge...

Cost of independent living in Palmers, MD

The average cost of senior living in Palmers is $4,097 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Eagle Harbor, MD with an average of $2,932 per month.

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

Palmers, MD
$4,097/mo

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

Palmers, MD
$4,097/mo
U.S. national average
$4,162/mo

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

$4,268/mo
Independent Living
$4,097/mo

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

Semi-Private
$5,292/mo
Studio
$6,087/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,138/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,902/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$6,966/mo

Senior living costs in Palmers 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: Palmers, MD
Column state: Maryland
Column national: U.S.
Community typePalmers, MDMarylandU.S.
Independent Living$4,097/mo$3,930/mo$4,162/mo
Assisted Living$5,153/mo$5,327/mo$4,705/mo
Memory Care$4,268/mo$6,223/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Palmers, MD:$4,097/mo
Maryland:$3,930/mo
U.S.:$4,162/mo
Assisted Living
Palmers, MD:$5,153/mo
Maryland:$5,327/mo
U.S.:$4,705/mo
Memory Care
Palmers, MD:$4,268/mo
Maryland:$6,223/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
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Independent living costs in Palmers, MD, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Palmers 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
Palmers, MD$3,478/mo$3,145/mo+10.6%
Maryland$3,791/mo$3,511/mo+8.0%
National$2,804/mo$2,769/mo+1.3%
Palmers, MD
2024 average cost:$3,478/mo
2023 average cost:$3,145/mo
Percent change:+10.6%
Maryland
2024 average cost:$3,791/mo
2023 average cost:$3,511/mo
Percent change:+8.0%
National
2024 average cost:$2,804/mo
2023 average cost:$2,769/mo
Percent change:+1.3%
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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 Palmers

Recent reviews for independent living in Palmers

Victoria Park in Woodbridge, VA

3.8
Management Staff is very professional and patient...much experience in senior needs and challenges. Maintenance request and response have been on point. Although, desire that the maintenance department be more focused in repairs so as to avoid repetition of the same job. Desire that parking be ...
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Essex House in Tappahannock, VA

5.0
I moved my mother to Essex house in the beginning of October 2016 and have been very pleased with the service provided my mother. They have done everything in their power to make her stay comfortable. Due to the location, it has been easier for family to visit.

Morris Glen in Alexandria, VA

5.0
I have lived at Morris Glen for 13 years and love it here. The property manager is very helpful. Location is great. Love my apt. Grounds are kept nice. Friendly neighbors. Lot's of activities. Just the right place for me. Also, affordable rent.

Palmers independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Palmers independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Palmers, 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 Palmers 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 Palmers 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
26.2%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
32.2%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
30.2%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
31.5%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
21.5%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Palmers 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 Palmers communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
28.2%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
31.5%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
28.9%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18.1%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Palmers 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 Palmers offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
31.5%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
26.8%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21.5%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
49%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.7%
48.9%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.7%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
29.5%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
28.9%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
30.9%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34.9%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
34.9%
46.8%
Dances
Dances
28.2%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
32.2%
39.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
33.6%
46.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Acclaim at Belmont Bay, The Skybridge at Town Center and Jubilation are the top-rated independent living facilities near Palmers, Maryland. See full list of communities.
There are 179 independent living facilities near Palmers, Maryland. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Palmers, Maryland are Acclaim at Belmont Bay, Morningside House of St Charles and Potomac Place. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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