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Senior Living in Baltimore, MD: Every Licensed Community & 2026 Costs

Senior living in Baltimore, Maryland spans 927 state-licensed assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities and 107 Medicare-certified nursing homes across Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Harford, Carroll, and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. 27 area nursing homes hold a 5-star CMS rating. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for any community that has not earned an award; the licensing and CMS data below are public records.

All senior living in Baltimore: 927 licensed communities by county

Every assisted living, memory care, and independent living community licensed by the state in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Harford, Carroll, and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland, from state licensing records. Listing here is not a rating: Lilisity publishes no score for any community that has not earned an award. Communities marked verified reviews have phone-verified resident and family interviews on file.

Baltimore County, MD 419 communities

Anne Arundel County, MD 168 communities

Baltimore County, MD 162 communities

Howard County, MD 98 communities

Harford County, MD 46 communities

Carroll County, MD 30 communities

Queen Anne's County, MD 4 communities

How much does senior living cost in Baltimore?

Assisted living in the Baltimore area typically runs $4,500–$6,500 per month, with memory care $1,000–$1,500 above that and independent living below it; skilled nursing is billed through Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay rather than monthly rent. Rates vary widely by apartment size and care level, so ask for the community’s current rate sheet.

Care typeTypical Baltimore rangeWhat it covers
Independent living$3,000 – $4,500Private apartment or cottage, meals and services optional
Assisted living$4,500 – $6,500Daily personal care, meals, medication management
Memory care$5,500 – $8,000Secured neighborhood, dementia-trained staff
Skilled nursingPayer-based24/7 medical care; Medicare/Medicaid/private pay

Ranges reflect operator-published market rates for the region, September 2026. Maryland’s Medicaid waiver programs and VA Aid & Attendance can offset costs — see the FAQ below.

What are the highest-rated nursing homes in Baltimore?

27 of the 107 Medicare-certified nursing homes in the Baltimore metro hold the highest possible 5-star overall rating from CMS — including Autumn Lake Healthcare At Riverview in Essex. Every facility below links to its full inspection history, staffing hours, and deficiency record.

Facility ↕Location ↕CMS rating ↕Beds ↕Operator ↕
Autumn Lake Healthcare At RiverviewEssex, MD★★★★★ 5/5238Autumn Lake Healthcare
Lochearn Nursing Home, LlcBaltimore, MD★★★★★ 5/5200Future Care/Lifebridge Health
Citizens Care CenterHavre De Grace, MD★★★★★ 5/5184Independent
Future Care NorthpointBaltimore, MD★★★★★ 5/5180Future Care/Lifebridge Health
Future Care Canton HarborBaltimore, MD★★★★★ 5/5160Future Care/Lifebridge Health
Sterling Care Forest HillForest Hill, MD★★★★★ 5/5156Sterling Care
Future Care ChesapeakeArnold, MD★★★★★ 5/5152Future Care/Lifebridge Health
Towson Rehabilitation And Healthcare CenterTowson, MD★★★★★ 5/5132Atlas Healthcare
Sterling Care RiversideBelcamp, MD★★★★★ 5/5129Sterling Care
Roland Park Rehabilitation And Healthcare CenterBaltimore, MD★★★★★ 5/5120Atlas Healthcare
Complete Care At Multi Medical Center LlcTowson, MD★★★★★ 5/5118Complete Care
Advanced Rehab At Autumn Lake HealthcareLutherville, MD★★★★★ 5/5110Autumn Lake Healthcare
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Waugh ChapelGambrills, MD★★★★★ 5/5110Autumn Lake Healthcare
Carroll Lutheran VillageWestminster, MD★★★★★ 5/5103Independent
Charlestown Community IncCatonsville, MD★★★★★ 5/5103Independent

Source: CMS Care Compare, federal five-star quality rating system, retrieved September 2026. Lilisity republishes this government data unmodified; no facility can pay to change its rating.

Which Baltimore areas have senior living?

Senior living in the Baltimore metro is spread across Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Harford, Carroll, and Queen Anne's counties in Maryland. The cities with the most licensed communities and nursing homes are listed below; most sit within a short drive of the region’s hospital systems, which matters for families coordinating specialist care or hospital discharge.

Maryland

  • Baltimore (508)
  • Glen Burnie (46)
  • Columbia (37)
  • Ellicott City (33)
  • Pasadena (27)
  • Randallstown (26)
  • Annapolis (23)
  • Catonsville (19)
  • Westminster (18)

How these reviews were collected — and how we’re paid

  1. We interview residents and family members by phone, voice to voice — never web forms, never scraped from other sites.
  2. Every review is named and dated, and verified against the community’s current resident or family list before publishing.
  3. Reviews are published as given — including critical ones. The only scores or rankings we publish are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards.

How Lilisity makes money: some communities pay us a referral fee when a family we’ve helped moves in. That fee never changes a review, a rating, or who appears on this page — CMS ratings come from the federal government, and reviews come from residents. Read the full methodology → · How we are paid →

Assisted living and memory care by city

Baltimore senior living questions, answered

Most states, including Maryland, offer a Medicaid waiver that covers care costs (not room and board) at participating assisted living communities for people who qualify financially and medically. Not every community accepts the waiver, so ask early. Veterans and surviving spouses may also qualify for VA Aid & Attendance, worth up to roughly $2,300 per month toward care.

Assisted living provides housing, meals, and help with daily tasks like bathing and medications in an apartment setting, state-licensed and mostly private pay. Nursing homes (skilled nursing) provide 24/7 medical care, are federally certified and CMS-rated, and are typically paid through Medicare, Medicaid, or long-term-care insurance.

Every facility in the table above links to its full record — CMS star ratings, health-inspection findings, staffing hours per resident, and any fines or penalties, sourced from Medicare's Care Compare data. 27 Baltimore-area facilities currently hold a 5-star overall rating.

Assisted living moves can happen in days when a community has availability — after a nurse assessment and paperwork. Memory care placements after a crisis often complete within one to two weeks. Calling an advisor who knows current availability is the fastest path: (833) 612-4732.

Lilisity publishes scores and rankings only for the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified interviews. The 927 communities listed by county come from state licensing records; CMS ratings apply only to Medicare-certified nursing homes.

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