The Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Anne Arundel County, MD

"My mom is going to go to Charlestown by Erickson Senior Living. We chose this community because once she is in there, she stays in there. They will take care of her until she dies. They have a step-down care. The atmosphere is very convivial, and the living spaces are very generous. One meal a day is included. Everything is on campus. They have a hairdresser, a gym, a pool, and a chapel. They have multiple chapels, and they have about 6 or 7 restaurants. They have health care onsite. They have a CVS on site. So it's complete. I tried their food, and it was restaurant quality."

"I'm on a waiting list at Collington A Kendal Affiliate. It has a 125-acre campus and I especially liked the floor plans of the apartments. It seemed much larger than other communities whose floor plans I had looked at. Each apartment has either a patio or an enclosed area. You don't feel like you're living in a hotel room. I was there twice for a meal and the food was excellent. It is a place which is transitional. Should I need assisted living, then that would be available. There was a swimming pool, all kinds of walking trails, and a chapel. There's a doctor who's available, and there's a doctor's office there should you need someone. You could just make an appointment. Parking was very good, too. The whole place was just lovely."

"Vantage House has independent living, assisted living, and a nursing home facility. My mom will have a bracelet on at all times, so if there's an emergency, the staff will be able to assist her immediately. The facility also has an in-house doctor and nurses as well as an in-house audiologist for hearing loss and hearing aids. My mom is going into the independent living section, so right now, she'll only have dinner served to her. She will make her own breakfast and lunch, but the residents do have three meals. "

"I love the diverse community of Riderwood. It was large and multicultural, and coming from New York, I'm used to that. It's the type of environment that I'm looking for. It certainly has many options for socialization. The sales staff was beyond belief. They were amazing. They certainly were very responsive to the questions that I had and kept in touch with me. Any clarification that I asked for, they willingly provided. The only reason why I'm not going with it at this time is because you are required to put down a significant amount of money for the admission fee, hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's a continuing care community. I was scheduled to go back for an overnight stay, but I had to cancel it because of a family emergency. Certainly, they were a more longstanding community. They were not that old, but it was certainly very comfortable. They had extensive grounds for walking and for you being outside. It was extremely large and I loved that."

"My husband and I have recently reserved an apartment in the new expansion at Roland Park Place. We have had nothing but incredible attention to our needs and desires. The staff bends over backwards to accommodate in every possible way! They are even not only making it possible to have our unit reconfigured, but they are actively working with the architectural and engineering staff to do the best they can to fulfill our requests. Roland Park Place’s activities, programs and events are a dizzying array of intellectual, cultural, health-building, recreational and travel opportunities par excellence. Once an apartment is reserved, the future residents are welcome to take advantage of all activities, programs, and trips. Already, we feel like we are joining a very close-knit family. We recently attended a posh reception that RPP sponsored to introduce us to many other future residents. While many current resident have aged beautifully in place having, however, slowed down quite a bit, we met lots of future residents who are vibrant, colorful, bright, interesting very active folks, many of whom bonded very quickly, discovering that we had many, many things in common. I can NOT imagine another place in which I’d like to spend my remaining years!!! A-AND I can NOT wait to move in. If you have any interest at all in a vibrant, fully alive, stimulating, convivial and beautiful retirement community, I urge you to visit Roland Park Place. They are currently having many functions to which you could be invited to get an introduction to an amazing place to live."

Peace and Prosperity Living is the preferred family-oriented provider offering value, choice, independence and dignity while promoting health and social interactions. Our services include: Delivering high-quality healthcare. Three healthy balanced meals daily and nutritious snacks. Fully qualified team members trained to meet the needs of each resident. Fully furnished private and semi-private rooms. Daily activities to encourage engagement and stimulate the mind. Our amenities include transportation to medical appts, housekeeping, laundry services, cable tv, internet and landline telephone.To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Maryland Office of Health Care Quality Licensee Directories

"We went to Oak Crest. They only have apartments. There's no housing whatsoever, but they do have facilities where they take care of you if anything happens. We took the tour, and I said to my husband, "There is no way I can live in a teeny tiny room like that. No way." If we're going to go there, we want a place on the main floor so we can walk out because we have a dog. I don't want to run up and down an elevator with my dog. Also, they didn't have anything available, and what they did have, I didn't like, and neither did my husband. We went to lunch with my daughter's in-laws that live there. They have a one-bedroom with a den apartment. The den is off the kitchen. It's open, and there are no walls. There is just a half-wall between the kitchen and the den, so if somebody is watching TV or in the kitchen, you don't have anywhere to go except in the bedroom, and who wants to do that? Not me. The lady that gave us the tour was fine. She knew what she was doing. She was informed. The place was immaculate, too."

"They have three meals a day. They have two fishing ponds located out back. They have a doctor on the premises. They have a van that take you around shopping and things. The rooms are a little small. But since they cook three meals a day they don't have kitchen facilities in the apartment. "

"My mom was a resident of Presbyterian Home of Maryland for several years. They took exceptional care of her. I know many other folks that lived at there during her stay and they all said it was wonderful. Personally I was always treated well and was impressed by the caring staff. We looked for a long time before selecting Presbyterian Home of Maryland for mom. It proved to be worth all the effort. A+. "

"Most people don’t do their homework. They don’t even know what questions to ask. We chose Edenwald after researching CCRC’s for 5 years. We had a matrix of our wants and needs and rated them on our visits. We learned what questions to ask. We visited about 12 CCRC’s, then narrowed them down to the top 3 and then went back for 5 more visits to each one. We spent the night (highly recommended), visited apartments of the residents, ate the food, went to their concerts/programs, and swam in the pools. With each visit or open house we learned another new piece of information. Edenwald became the perfect fit for us. This is not a decision to be made likely. And we made the decision ourselves so that our children did not choose for us. It was a daunting task, emptying a house we loved after 38 years. So much stuff! But Edenwald provided a move manager who came to the house and helped with the downsizing. We also used their moving and packing service. Our emotions and physical fortitude weren’t up to doing it ourselves. Our children have professional lives and couldn’t help either. When we visited each CCRC, we asked the residents what they regretted about moving there. Most replied that they waited too late. And wished they had moved in 10 years earlier. So we did. I moved in at 70 and my husband at 74. We have the vitality and the enthusiasm to enjoy all they have to offer. And to contribute our honed skills to benefit other residents, who mirror our friends from our old neighborhood. Our friends have said they “aren’t ready. Next year, they are not getting younger. After 70, your ability to deal with this kind of change wanes. I didn’t think I would like a high rise. I was wrong. During our overnight stay, I discovered how easy it is to get around. How much more active we are. How everything is so much easier!!! Easier lifestyle: Bus transportation to shopping and grocery stores with items delivered to your door, maintenance personnel to help with any house hold repairs, cleaning service in our apartment, medical personnel onsite, so many venues and styles to choose for dining, a bank and ATM, a small convenience store. You can be as sociable as you want. So many new friends! No isolation. And a financial package that was very doable for us. We still like to travel, and the discount on our monthly fee paid for our trips. If I’m gone for a long weekend, my husband has many invitations for dinner. And our kids were surprised that we can still have our holiday dinners in our apartment. Our health care fees are included in our monthly fee. We don’t have adequate long term care insurance. Most people say they have it but when they analyze what they do have, they realize it won’t last and won’t cover much. We can visit each other in the same building if either of us moves to another level of care. I won’t be in one facility and my husband in another. What I nightmare! Our children are especially happy we have moved in. Could you image spending your life going between two different facilities to take care of Mom and Dad? They know we are cared for so they don’t have to worry or interrupt their work/lives. And they won’t have to empty our apartment when we die. Such a relief to them. BTW- 70% of the monthly fee goes to staff salaries. They stay. "

"I was immediately impressed with North Oaks Retirement Community. They offer many options for residents from almost independent to constant supervision. The community provides a number of "apartments" where couples can live that offer the conveniences of apartment living with the full care of North Oaks and amenities attached. The grounds were clean and staff was friendly. The community has private dining facilities where residents can invite their families to have a large meal with cooking done by the dining staff. When my grandmother had a stroke she was moved into the area where residents are under almost constant supervision by nurses and staff. I was impressed by the level of care available to my family members. Her rehabilitation was progressing very well until the time of her death. My grandfather who still lives there has found comfort in the number of other residents with which he has become friends. He enjoys the activities and trips available to residents and has even met a girlfriend of sorts. Overall I am impressed with North Oaks and I am glad my grandfather has found a community that suits his needs. "

"Blakehurst Retirement Community was absolutely gorgeous. It was warm and fuzzy feeling with top-notch food and phenomenal staff. They were so warm and inviting, cordial, and delightful. The apartments were spectacular, and the grounds were gorgeous. Better than any other retirement community we visited in the area. "

"Brooke Grove was nice. It is a beautiful campus but it is very expensive. I only talked to one person but it was just really expensive so I didn't bother to go any further. It looks beautiful and has a very good reputation; it came highly recommended. I had no idea about the staff except for one person and she was very nice. I didn't have a tour at all. It is a big huge campus. It is a beautiful location; I didn't go into any of the residences or any of the buildings or anything. I just picked up a brochure and left. "

"I looked at Knollwood Life Plan Community. They used to be strictly military, now if you were either in government or the military, that's the only time you could go into this place. It's in a very nice location because it looks right at Rock Creek Park. However, it was very quiet because it was a Saturday when we toured. They had very spacious living quarters there, their rooms were very big. Whoever I would meet, they were very friendly and very nice. The only thing they don't have, which is not going to be the biggest factor if I move in, is they only have outdoor parking so they don't have a garage there. Then again, they're mostly senior residents, and a lot of them don't have cars anymore, so I don't think that's the biggest issue at all. What's interesting is they don't have a meal plan. They have three meals a day but you choose when you want to go, so they're very open about that, and that is a good factor. The only thing is, I thought the food was mediocre, it wasn't great though it wasn't bad. You go to them and order what you want but they bring it to your table. All the levels of care are in the same building, just on different floors. Overall, the place was very nice, it's not fancy at all but they have very nice living quarters."