Assisted Living

Assisted Living is a residential or facility-based program for people with physical or cognitive disabilities who need help with one or more activities of daily living. It provides older adults with housing and supportive services, enabling them to remain in a home-like setting within their communities while maintaining independence and dignity. Assisted Living is not paid by Medicare. Costs are usually  private pay, long term care insurance, community options Medicaid waiver, veterans’ benefits. 

Find Your Assisted Living Community

The Maryland Health Care Commission's Quality Reporting resource can help you find Assisted Living communities filtered by location, viewing the capacity, daily rate, inspection reports, patient characteristics, and services available. You can filter by the characteristics that are important to you and compare details for up to five facilities at a time.

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Senior Assisted Living Subsidy Program

The Senior Assisted Living Subsidy Program helps low- to moderate-income adults age 62 years and older pay for assisted living programs they would otherwise ​be unable to affor​d. The subsidy can cover the cost of services provided in assisted living—including meals, personal care, and 24-hour supervision for residents who need help living independently.

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Project Home

Project Home, also known as the C.A.R.E. (Certified Adult Residential Environment) Program is a supportive housing program for persons with mental illness or other disabilities offering an adult foster family model of care that provides a stable, family-like living arrangement in the community.

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Other Resources

Nursing Homes: Nursing homes offer 24-hour support for those with more complex medical needs who cannot live independently.

Long-Term Care: Resources are available to help with evaluating different long-term support options, calculating costs, and preparing for the future.

Senior Care: In-home supports can help eligible adults remain independent longer, and delay dependency.

Community Housing: Supportive apartment dwelling programs can help eligible older adults who need some on-site care to live as independently as possible.

Veteran Housing Programs: Veterans may qualify for supports to help them live as independently as possible.

Learn More About Assisted Living

A Guide to Assisted Living in Maryland can help you learn more about available senior living options, cost and payment information, top cities in Maryland for senior living, and other frequently asked questions.