Nicest Assisted Living/Memory care in the DC metro area?

[Anonymous]

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All the food arrives pre-prepared on trucks.

One main company services the majority of assisted living places. The marketing talks about chefs but it is just a person who can heat up pre-made food.

I have visited six places. Activities are all the same:

Chair yoga
Movies
Maybe something w weights
“Walking club”
Happy hours
Events w music
Monthly brunch
Lunches out 1x a month

Sorry. Most or all of these places are not that special but some have nicer fake art on the walls or newer furniture.


OK...imagining the kind of programming the older people might enjoy this isn't that surprising that there's a lot of overlap. I've seen all this at Brightview, plus these things:
Book Club
Shuttles to shopping, doctor appointments, church
Cookouts ~monthly during warmer months - BBQ, Crab Feast, etc
Lectures by local historians
Variety of daily exercise classes
Show and Tell
Bingo
Reiki/Guided Meditation
Carving Pumpkins with Midshipmen from the US Naval Academy
Live music at least 2x per week
Movie Theater where residents can choose movies or streaming TV shows
Arts & Crafts
Flower Arranging
Monthly Supper Club with meals on different themes
Pride Parade
Talks by local art historians

I mean it's an impressive variety and it seems very locally cultivated. They come up with custom programs all the time - it's not just rinse and repeat. My mom is elderly and in her late 80s but her brain is very sharp and she isn't bored. Seems like a win.

I have given lectures at a very established CCRC in Richmond ‘that has a full, beautiful auditorium. They have chamber music concerts, dance peformances, lectures, plays, all kinds of events etc. groups go on world travel. It’s where old rich people in Richmond go. But there’s a very long wait list and buy in and it’s not corporate/PE owned. My mom went to one of those typical assisted living places that changed directors (and owners) every few months and ultimately when I had to move her to memory care, the non profit was far better;and more expensive) than the PE owned establishments.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Kensington in Falls Church

Kensington Reston sales team is horrible. Truly horrible. Dishonest and unethical. It's a shame as it's a nice place. Hopefully corporate takes a look at it, but probably not.

Kensington Bethesda sales team also sucks. They would not give me a price. Seemed very shifty.

[Anonymous]

The Villages at Rockville is a nice facility with graduated care

[Anonymous]

In Montgomery County, the “nicest” memory cares are at The Preston or The Carnegie. Beautiful floors and amenities. Not sure about how great the care is though.

[Anonymous]

For sheer number of activities and luxury, check out The Fitzgerald of Palisades in DC. That's where I want to go, if I inherit several million dollars. https://www.kiscoseniorliving.com/signature/fitzgerald/?gclid=CjwKCAjw5s_QBhAdEiwADD_gBg0VwcVQkfW5LTvwRWoe9h0jBxZrAjC1TAqks83km2zAn5lyuMs6RxoC_QgQAvD_BwE&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=22937171516&utm_content=&utm_term=&hsa_acc=9884709045&hsa_cam=22937171516&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23389209027&gbraid=0AAAAACmiv1DgMJWSDzyhN76xfI-nmt1j4&gclid=CjwKCAjw5s_QBhAdEiwADD_gBg0VwcVQkfW5LTvwRWoe9h0jBxZrAjC1TAqks83km2zAn5lyuMs6RxoC_QgQAvD_BwE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For sheer number of activities and luxury, check out The Fitzgerald of Palisades in DC. That's where I want to go, if I inherit several million dollars. https://www.kiscoseniorliving.com/signature/fitzgerald/?gclid=CjwKCAjw5s_QBhAdEiwADD_gBg0VwcVQkfW5LTvwRWoe9h0jBxZrAjC1TAqks83km2zAn5lyuMs6RxoC_QgQAvD_BwE&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=22937171516&utm_content=&utm_term=&hsa_acc=9884709045&hsa_cam=22937171516&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23389209027&gbraid=0AAAAACmiv1DgMJWSDzyhN76xfI-nmt1j4&gclid=CjwKCAjw5s_QBhAdEiwADD_gBg0VwcVQkfW5LTvwRWoe9h0jBxZrAjC1TAqks83km2zAn5lyuMs6RxoC_QgQAvD_BwE

A million will only buy you a couple of years in memory care there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For sheer number of activities and luxury, check out The Fitzgerald of Palisades in DC. That's where I want to go, if I inherit several million dollars. https://www.kiscoseniorliving.com/signature/fitzgerald/?gclid=CjwKCAjw5s_QBhAdEiwADD_gBg0VwcVQkfW5LTvwRWoe9h0jBxZrAjC1TAqks83km2zAn5lyuMs6RxoC_QgQAvD_BwE&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=22937171516&utm_content=&utm_term=&hsa_acc=9884709045&hsa_cam=22937171516&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23389209027&gbraid=0AAAAACmiv1DgMJWSDzyhN76xfI-nmt1j4&gclid=CjwKCAjw5s_QBhAdEiwADD_gBg0VwcVQkfW5LTvwRWoe9h0jBxZrAjC1TAqks83km2zAn5lyuMs6RxoC_QgQAvD_BwE

I would like to off myself before memory care becomes necessary.

[Anonymous]

Inspir Embassy Row is incredible. 2100 Massachusetts Ave.NW

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Kensington in Falls Church

Kensington Reston sales team is horrible. Truly horrible. Dishonest and unethical. It's a shame as it's a nice place. Hopefully corporate takes a look at it, but probably not.

Kensington Bethesda sales team also sucks. They would not give me a price. Seemed very shifty.

That wasn't our experience. We were given pricing information early on when discussing a unit for a parent with them.