Assisted Living in Westminster, MD
Westminster has 15 state-licensed assisted living communities: 5 larger communities and 10 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 Westminster
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” (15).
All 15 licensed assisted living communities in Westminster
Every assisted living community Maryland licenses in Westminster, 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.
15 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Diven House of Carrollmemory care250 Saint Luke Circle | Large83 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Brightview Westminster Ridgememory care505 High Acre Drive | Large78 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| The Terraces at Westminstermemory care45 Washington Road | Large75 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Sun Valley Assisted Living4115 Ridge Road | Mid-size23 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Sun Valley at the Meadows4113 Ridge Road | Mid-size22 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Bethania Home Care at Bell Care Road80 Bell Road | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Country Acres Assisted Living2470 Collison Drive | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Golden Crest Assisted Living, 1777 Nelson Road1777 Nelson Road | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Golden Crest Assisted Living, 1779 Nelson Road1779 Nelson Road | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Inspirations Memory Care of Westminster2550 Bird View Road | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Ridge Overlook3816 Ridge Road | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| The Woods of Bestcare3830 Baker Road | Small home16 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Bethania Home Care1305 Uniontown Road | Small home14 residents | $4,450 to $7,200/moLilisity estimate |
| Centered Care1246 Deer Park Road | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunflower Hill Assisted Living416 Uniontown Road | Small home8 residents | $4,950 to $7,950/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Westminster?
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 Westminster 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 Westminster 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.
Westminster assisted living questions
Maryland licenses 15 assisted living communities in Westminster as of November 2026: 5 larger communities and 10 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 423 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.