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10 Best Nursing Homes in Potomac, MD

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Potomac is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 78 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Potomac, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Potomac is about $7,357, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 1307 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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It is a beautiful community inside. The staff are very friendly. I believe the staff are hired very well. This is the best community my loved ones have been in so far. I'm very happy with Brightview's...
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.
Experience a spectacular urban lifestyle at Brightview West End! Located in the heart of Rockville Town Center, Brightview West End is unlike any senior living community you’ve seen. Enjoy a snack at our Mingle cafe, a drink during happy hour in the pub, or a movie in our movie theater. Plus...
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Choosing Brightview as a place for my mother has shown to be a good choice. While she has only been there a few weeks, it is clear that the quality of her life is much better and engaging than before....
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.
The design-build community will feature residential apartments and personalized assistance and care services for seniors who need help with the activities of daily living. Brightview communities are known for offering a holistic approach to care and life enrichment. Each resident is esteemed for...
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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
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.
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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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.
Centrally located in the city of Rockville, Shady Grove Center offers a wide range of senior living services on the Campus of Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Rockville is the largest city in Montgomery Country with several upscale shopping centers and fine dining restaurants. Our open and bright...
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5 for all. What we like the most about the community is that the residents are all super friendly and welcoming, the staff is amazing and they have amazing facilities. Yes, we would recommend The Carnegie at...
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: Memory Care
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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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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...
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.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
At Carriage Hill of Bethesda, we emphasize assisting each resident in achieving the most independent lifestyle possible. We work with each individual to develop a specific care plan to help them reach their rehabilitative goals under the direction of the resident’s physician. Our rehabilitative...
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: 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: 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.
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.
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, 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.
Set along the Potomac River and minutes from Georgetown, The Fitzgerald of Palisades offers a best-of-both-worlds lifestyle that’s easily accessible to Palisades’ charming main street corridor and all that Washington D.C. has to offer. Come tour with us today!
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Cost of nursing homes in Potomac, MD

The average cost of senior living in Potomac is $7,357 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Brookeville, MD with an average of $6,924 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Potomac, MD, vs. nearby cities

Potomac, MD
$7,357/mo
$7,354/mo
$7,329/mo

Nursing homes costs in Potomac, MD, vs. state and national averages

Potomac, MD
$7,357/mo
U.S. national average
$5,013/mo

Nursing homes costs in Potomac, MD, vs. other senior living options

$7,399/mo
Nursing Homes
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Nursing homes costs in Potomac, MD, by floor plan type

Senior living costs in Potomac 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: Potomac, MD
Column state: Maryland
Column national: U.S.
Community typePotomac, MDMarylandU.S.
Nursing Homes$7,357/mo$6,402/mo$5,013/mo
Assisted Living$6,199/mo$5,433/mo$4,752/mo
Memory Care$7,399/mo$6,402/mo$5,013/mo
Independent Living$5,301/mo$4,025/mo$4,211/mo
Nursing Homes
Potomac, MD:$7,357/mo
Maryland:$6,402/mo
U.S.:$5,013/mo
Assisted Living
Potomac, MD:$6,199/mo
Maryland:$5,433/mo
U.S.:$4,752/mo
Memory Care
Potomac, MD:$7,399/mo
Maryland:$6,402/mo
U.S.:$5,013/mo
Independent Living
Potomac, MD:$5,301/mo
Maryland:$4,025/mo
U.S.:$4,211/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Potomac, MD, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Potomac 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 Potomac, MD

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Potomac 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
Potomac, MD$7,856/mo$7,788/mo+0.9%
Maryland$6,605/mo$6,488/mo+1.8%
National$5,665/mo$5,378/mo+5.3%
Potomac, MD
2024 average cost:$7,856/mo
2023 average cost:$7,788/mo
Percent change:+0.9%
Maryland
2024 average cost:$6,605/mo
2023 average cost:$6,488/mo
Percent change:+1.8%
National
2024 average cost:$5,665/mo
2023 average cost:$5,378/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Potomac

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Potomac

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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Lavender Hills 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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Potomac nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Potomac nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Potomac, 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 Potomac 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 Potomac 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
79.7%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
76.8%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
88.4%
23.6%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
89.9%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
84.1%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
39.1%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
88.4%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
71%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
78.3%
17.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Potomac 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 Potomac Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
78.3%
3.9%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
52.2%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
65.2%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
24.6%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Potomac 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 Potomac 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
50.7%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
68.1%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
65.2%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
66.7%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Potomac 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 Potomac communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Potomac, MDNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
65.2%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
65.2%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
59.4%
0.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
47.8%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Potomac 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 Potomac offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
71%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
53.6%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
53.6%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
69.6%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
71%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
81.2%
6.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
63.8%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
58%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
65.2%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
68.1%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
72.5%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
44.9%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
43.5%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
71%
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Fox Hill, Potomac Courts and Artis Senior Living of Potomac are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Potomac, Maryland. See full list of communities.
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