Welcome to Baltimore Style’s roundup of the top senior communities in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. This comprehensive survey of the best of the best was conducted among those with firsthand knowledge of the top senior services and living accommodations: our readers. Our extensive list also includes handpicked selections from the Baltimore Style staff.
From continuing care and independent living to home-care services and skilled nursing, our comprehensive listing will prove an excellent resource for all ages.
Independent living communities
Aberdeen Gardens (Catholic Charities)
- Aberdeen
- Affordable, Faith-Based
Abingdon Court
(Catholic Charities)
- Abingdon
- Affordable, Community-Based
Arundel Woods (Catholic Charities)
- Glen Burnie
- Affordable, Suburban
Basilica Place (Catholic Charities)
- Baltimore
- Urban, Historic Setting
- Charlestown
- Catonsville
- Large Campus, Amenity-Rich
Coursey Station (Catholic Charities)
- Lansdowne
- Affordable, Transit-Friendly
DePaul House (Catholic Charities)
- Baltimore
- Affordable, Urban
Everall Gardens (Catholic Charities)
- Overlea
- Garden-Style, Quiet Setting
Friendship Station (Catholic Charities)
- Odenton
- Modern, Transit-Oriented
Friendship Village (Catholic Charities)
- Odenton
- Established, Community-Oriented
- Independent Living with Additional Care Options
- Owings Mills
- Also: Assisted Living; Social, Active Lifestyle
Brightview (Multiple Locations)
- Also: Assisted Living, Memory Care; Upscale, Multiple Sites
- Timonium
- Also: Assisted Living; Faith-Based, Full Campus
- Towson
- Also: Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing; Historic, Boutique Feel
- Baltimore
- Also: Assisted Living, Physical Therapy, Continuing Care; Urban, Luxury Living
- Continuing Care Communities
Blakehurst (Life Care Services)
- Towson
- Also: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care; Luxury, Full-Service
- Westminster
- Also: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Memory Care; Faith-Based, Expansive Campus
Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant
- Ellicott City
- Also: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Rehabilitation; Modern, Green Design
- Cockeysville
- Also: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Rehabilitation; Historic, Full Campus
- Columbia
- Also: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Memory Care; Lakefront, Walkable
- Baltimore
- Also: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Rehabilitation; Urban, Care-Focused
- Assisted Living & Higher Care Communities
- Annapolis
- Also: Continuing Care; Waterfront, Resort-Style
- Cockeysville
- Also: Skilled Nursing; Quaker Heritage, Scenic Grounds
- Towson
- Also: Skilled Nursing; Elegant, Established
- Sykesville
- Also: Skilled Nursing; Spacious Campus, Suburban
- Annapolis
- Also: Memory Care, Skilled Nursing; Waterfront, Nautical Setting
- Retirement Living Communities
- Bel Air
- Affordable, Local Access
- Baltimore
- Affordable, Community Living
- Joppa
- Small Scale, Local
- 55+ Communities
Courtyards at Waverly Woods
- Marriottsville
- Golf Adjacent, Quiet
- Ellicott City
- Established, Community Living
Ellicott’s Retreat
- Ellicott City
- Newer Build, Upscale
- Owings Mills
- Affordable, Convenient
- Baltimore
- High-Rise, Accessible
- Columbia
- Active Adult, Amenity-Rich
- Ellicott City
- Upscale, Private Setting
- Ellicott City
- Popular, Active Lifestyle
- Baltimore
- Upscale, Gated Feel
- Pikesville
- Affordable, Community-Based
- Pikesville
- Affordable, Supportive
- Pikesville
- Affordable, Senior Housing
- Baltimore
- Affordable, Urban
- Eldersburg
- Quiet, Suburban
- Continuing Care (Single-Site / Specialty)
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Pikesville
- Pikesville
- Rehab-Focused, Clinical Care
Morningside House of Ellicott City
- Ellicott City
- Care-Focused, Local
