Assisted Living in Bel Air, MD
Bel Air has 11 state-licensed assisted living communities: 5 larger communities and 6 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Maryland is $7,173 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Bel Air
Both are licensed by Maryland as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Maryland words these licenses as “Assisted Living Program Level 3” (11).
All 11 licensed assisted living communities in Bel Air
Every assisted living community Maryland licenses in Bel Air, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
11 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Lorien Bel Air1909 Emmorton Road | Large102 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Brightview Bel Airmemory care300 West Ring Factory Road | Large100 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Jacob's Well Assisted Living Home522 Thomas Run Road | Large51 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Brightview Avondell128 W. Ring Factory Road | Mid-size36 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Viva Senior Living at Bel Air (Assisted Living)1415 Saint Francis Road | Mid-size36 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Amazing Grace - Broadway52 E Broadway | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Bel Air Assisted Living144 North Hickory Avenue | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Viva Senior Living at Bel Air (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care1409 Saint Francis Road | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Amazing Grace Assisted Living304 Vale Avenue | Small home14 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Awakenings of Bel Air821 Red Pump Road | Small home10 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Green Ridge Assisted Living II309 Thomas Street | Small home7 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Bel Air?
The median cost of assisted living in Maryland is $7,173 a month ($86,076 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Maryland, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Bel Air tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Bel Air community’s license
Maryland publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: health.maryland.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Bel Air assisted living questions
Maryland licenses 11 assisted living communities in Bel Air as of November 2026: 5 larger communities and 6 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 404 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Maryland is $7,173 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Maryland's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Maryland publishes its licensing records at health.maryland.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.