Assisted Living and Memory Care
Regency Kensington Bethesda
5485 Westbard Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20816 · Map
Licensed for 140 residents
Regency Kensington Bethesda is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Bethesda, Maryland. It is licensed for 140 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
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License
Active, 140 residents
Assisted Living Program Level 3 AL-00848.
Nearest emergency room
2.0 miles
Sibley Memorial Hospital, rated 5 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regency Kensington Bethesda this community | 140 | Not published | Active | |
| Oakland Assisted Living Home | 0.9 mi | 5 | Not published | Active |
| Brighton Gardens at Friendship Heights | 0.9 mi | 154 | $6,500/mo | Active |
| Lisner-Louise- Dickson Hurt Home | 1.3 mi | 45 | Not published | Active |
| Chevy Chase House | 1.8 mi | 145 | $5,880/mo | Active |
Kitchen inspections2 inspections by Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services since 2025; latest Pass (July 2026)
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services: Kensington Bethesda
- Nov 4, 2025 (comprehensive): Pass. No violations listed.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Out of Compliance: The inspector marked this item out of compliance. The listed items are the county's critical food safety items.
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services: Kensington Bethesda
- Jul 23, 2026 (monitoring): Pass.
1 violation
- Rodents and insects (Critical item). Not In Compliance
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Out of Compliance: The inspector marked this item out of compliance. The listed items are the county's critical food safety items.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Program Level 3
- License number
- AL-00848
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 140
- County
- Montgomery County
- Contact person
- Mary Mell
Source: Maryland state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Contact person name from the Maryland licensing record, as of Sep 3, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Maryland, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Maryland
- Community Options Waiver (also known as the Home and Community-Based Options Waiver). Medicaid can pay for assisted living services through the Community Options Waiver, but there is a waitlist. Call Maryland Access Point at 844-627-5465 to get on the waiver registry. (state page)
- Waitlist. There is a waitlist. People join the Community Options Waiver Registry through Maryland Access Point and are invited to apply in turn. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.0 mi, nursing home 1.3 mi, pharmacy 0.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lisner Louise Dickson Hurthome, Washington. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Washington. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 20816 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Bethesda Dialysis, Bethesda, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Georgetown Home Training, Washington, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bma - Bethesda, Bethesda, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 20816.
Capital Hospice, office in Washington, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice, office in Rockville, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Holy Cross Home Care And Hospice, office in Silver Spring, 7.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Privia Care Center LLC, Washington. 1.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk very low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland Medicaid provider list | Oct 15, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure and Regulatory Services kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Regency Kensington Bethesda provide?
Regency Kensington Bethesda is licensed by the state of Maryland for assisted living, memory care in Bethesda, Maryland. Its licensed capacity is 140 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Regency Kensington Bethesda?
No. We publish state licensing details for Regency Kensington Bethesda but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Regency Kensington Bethesda cost?
Assisted Living in Montgomery County typically starts at $3,200 to $6,050 a month. Based on 17 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Regency Kensington Bethesda does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Regency Kensington Bethesda?
Visit Regency Kensington Bethesda at 5485 Westbard Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20816.
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