Assisted Living in Columbia, MD
Columbia has 35 state-licensed assisted living communities: 6 larger communities and 29 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 Columbia
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” (34), “Assisted Living Program Level 2” (1).
All 35 licensed assisted living communities in Columbia
Every assisted living community Maryland licenses in Columbia, 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.
35 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hall Retirement Communitymemory care6336 Cedar Lane | Large200 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunrise of Columbia6500 Freetown Road | Large106 residents | from $6,100/mo |
| Brighton Gardens of Columbiamemory care7110 Minstrel Way | Large102 residents | from $5,400/mo |
| Brightview Columbiamemory care6670 Martin Road | Large96 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Charter Senior Living of Columbiamemory care8220 Snowden River Parkway | Large64 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Residences at Vantage Point (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Continuing Care)5400 Vantage Point Road | Large50 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Winter Growth - Ruth Keeton House5466 Ruth Keeton Way | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Winter Growth - Maryland Memoriesmemory care5460 Ruth Keeton Way | Small home15 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Aastoria Home II6636 Cedar Lane | Small home12 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Pearls of Wisdom Assisted Living Centers9359 Guilford Road | Small home9 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Agape Senior Home I9420 Ridgeview Drive | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Allview Retreat6344 Amherst Avenue | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Always Caring9534 Angelina Circle | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| April Bloom Assisted Living5037 Durham East | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Bryant Woods Manor10461 Water Fowl Terrace | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Columbia Care Home10610 Hickory Point Lane | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Family First Haven4914 Canvasback Court | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Friendship Place6217 Satinwood Drive | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Golden Time10705 Vista Road | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| KTB Assisted Living6332 Amherst Avenue | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Panda Family Home10463 Owen Brown Road | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Sah-Rang-Bong Care I10717 Hunting Lane | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Sah-Rang-Bong Care II10804 Hunting Lane | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Selah Senior Living6438 Amherst Avenue | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Sequoia Senior Care10110 Wesleigh Drive | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Sequoia Senior Care II9316 Pilar Court | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Your Home8518 Wind Dance Way | Small home8 residents | from $4,000/mo |
| Bethel Oaks Assisted Living6322 Gray Sea Way | Small home5 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Blooming Hearts Assisted Living8107 Tide Rock Square | Small home5 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Bredd Health Services5984 Grands Banks Road | Small home5 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Doasis Care9341 Ourtime Lane | Small home5 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Everyone's Welcome Assisted Living10975 Clarksville Pike | Small home5 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| SaRoys Heart and Home, ALF9224 Creekbed Court | Small home5 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| We Care Too6257 Tamar Drive | Small home5 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| ReMed of Maryland10818 Hunting Lane | Small home4 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Columbia?
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. 3 Columbia communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,000 to $6,100 a month. 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 Columbia 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 Columbia 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.
Columbia assisted living questions
Maryland licenses 35 assisted living communities in Columbia as of November 2026: 6 larger communities and 29 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 845 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.