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44 Floor plans available
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We love it. This is the 4th place my Mom has been to and it's the best!! The facility is clean and doesn't smell of urine, etc. The staff is warm, friendly, readily available and responsive. The activities...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Landow House is an assisted living community, located in a safe area of Rockville, MD. This community is perfect for those who want to remain active and engaged in life, but could use some personal assistance with their daily activities. Landow House, has an average user review rating of 5 stars....
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I thought the facility and the staff were excellent. My mom's was a unique situation because she is pretty much 100% deaf so it was difficult to communicate at times but they did a good job while she was...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Come To Live Here. We’ve taken the blueprint for traditional senior living and put it right where it belongs—the trash can. It wasn’t hard. Traditional senior living communities stink.With Tribute at One Loudoun, we redefined everything – starting with the terms. We don’t call older adults...
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It was a lovely facility with the nicest staff. We were happy that my mother lived in such a nice place at the end of her life. Even the visiting hospice workers commented on how nice it was and the kindness...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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11 Floor plan available
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Raphael House is amazing!! My brother and my sister are very happy with the way that it looks and the way that they treat all of the residents, with compassion and patience. Also, they're always on top of...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Choosing Brightview as a place for my mother has shown to be a good choice. While she has only been there a few weeks, it is clear that the quality of her life is much better and engaging than before....
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The design-build community will feature residential apartments and personalized assistance and care services for seniors who need help with the activities of daily living. Brightview communities are known for offering a holistic approach to care and life enrichment. Each resident is esteemed for...
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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It is a beautiful community inside. The staff are very friendly. I believe the staff are hired very well. This is the best community my loved ones have been in so far. I'm very happy with Brightview's...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Experience a spectacular urban lifestyle at Brightview West End! Located in the heart of Rockville Town Center, Brightview West End is unlike any senior living community you’ve seen. Enjoy a snack at our Mingle cafe, a drink during happy hour in the pub, or a movie in our movie theater. Plus...
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99 Floor plans available
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We've been very happy with my mother's experience living at Ingleside's memory support assisted living. The staff are friendly and attentive, and the administrators have been very responsive when we've had...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Ingleside at King Farm is a not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community central to the award-winning intergenerational King Farm development. We offer small town living just a short ride from the nation's capitol. Inside our walls, you will find a stress free lifestyle with a variety of...
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The array of activities is superb. The members are outstanding colleagues. The associates deliver quality work. The Kisco management is not good at management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Upon retirement, we looked at various long-term care facilities within our community. The location and the updated facilities at Falcons Landing are impressive. The food and service are excellent. We were...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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22 Photos available
11 Floor plan available
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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My 86 year old mother was at Chesterbrook Residences for 9 month before she died peacefully in her sleep from heart problems. She loved Chesterbrook Residences, her apartment, the people there who became...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Chesterbrook ResidencesChesterfield Residences is an assisted living community located in Falls Church, VA in Fairfax County and home to just over 12,000 people. Falls Church is a busy city close to D.C., with lots of great stores, shopping and activities. Residents will enjoy going out to...
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of memory care in Great Falls, VA

The average cost of senior living in Great Falls is $6,933 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Leesburg, VA with an average of $6,876 per month.

Memory care costs in Great Falls, VA, vs. nearby cities

Great Falls, VA
$6,933/mo
$6,962/mo
$7,020/mo

Memory care costs in Great Falls, VA, vs. state and national averages

Great Falls, VA
$6,933/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Memory care costs in Great Falls, VA, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$6,933/mo

Memory care costs in Great Falls, VA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,982/mo
Studio
$7,377/mo
1 Bedroom
$8,252/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,642/mo

Senior living costs in Great Falls vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Great Falls, VA
Column state: Virginia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGreat Falls, VAVirginiaU.S.
Memory Care$6,933/mo$5,216/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$6,048/mo$5,211/mo$4,557/mo
Independent Living$4,937/mo$4,385/mo$4,016/mo
Memory Care
Great Falls, VA:$6,933/mo
Virginia:$5,216/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Great Falls, VA:$6,048/mo
Virginia:$5,211/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Independent Living
Great Falls, VA:$4,937/mo
Virginia:$4,385/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Memory care costs in Great Falls, VA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Great Falls and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Memory care cost trends in Great Falls, VA

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Great Falls have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Great Falls, VA$8,919/mo$8,231/mo+8.4%
Virginia$6,824/mo$6,306/mo+8.2%
National$6,504/mo$6,180/mo+5.2%
Great Falls, VA
2024 average cost:$8,919/mo
2023 average cost:$8,231/mo
Percent change:+8.4%
Virginia
2024 average cost:$6,824/mo
2023 average cost:$6,306/mo
Percent change:+8.2%
National
2024 average cost:$6,504/mo
2023 average cost:$6,180/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
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What families are saying about memory care in Great Falls

Recent reviews for memory care in Great Falls

Waltonwood Ashburn

4.6
My loved one is a resident at Waltonwood Ashburn. The staff is very friendly and approachable. The care associates are very capable and handle the residents very well. The food is good, or so my loved one says. Communication with the family is open, they are always available to answer questions ...
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Forest Hills of DC in Washington, DC

4.6
My sister has lived at Forest Hills in the Health Care Center for a while. Before the pandemic, they had wonderful activities as well as great nursing care. In the pandemic they have done an incredible job to keep everyone safe, to figure out ways to have safe activities and/or virtual or safe ...
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Sunrise at Silas Burke House

4.3
The Sunrise at Silas Burke House was almost new when my dad moved into it - and the staff have stayed on top of the normal wear and tear, and addressed the issues that are normal with a new operation (service in the dining room, knowing where things are, etc.). The staff are friendly, helpful, ...
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Great Falls review score based on 269 family reviews

9.0
Review score38 facilities269 reviewsWrite a review
This proprietary review score is based on 269 reviews of 38 Great Falls memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Great Falls review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Great Falls review score compared against nearby cities

9.0
Great Falls, VA38 facilities
9.0
Cascades, VA20 facilities
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Herndon, VA33 facilities

Review subcategories for Great Falls memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 269 reviews of 38 Great Falls memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Great Falls resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Great Falls, VA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.3
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
4.3
Care services
4.0
3.9
Staff
4.2
4.1
Meals & dining
3.9
3.8
Activities
3.8
3.8
Value for cost*
3.9
3.8
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Great Falls memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Great Falls memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Great Falls, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Great Falls memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Great Falls that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Great Falls, VANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
84.2%
66.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
81.6%
49.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
82.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
92.1%
73.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
44.7%
29.3%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
90%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
81.6%
63%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
78.9%
74%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Great Falls memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Great Falls Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Great Falls, VANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
84.2%
75.6%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
63.2%
47%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
73.7%
72%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
23.7%
27.1%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Great Falls memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Great Falls partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Great Falls, VANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
57.9%
28.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
78.9%
45.1%
No sugar
No sugar
76.3%
42.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
71.1%
51%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
52.6%
17%
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Availability of select dining options in Great Falls memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Great Falls communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Great Falls, VANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
78.9%
32.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
71.1%
40.4%
Room service
Room service
71.1%
37.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
63.2%
23.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Great Falls memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Great Falls offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Great Falls, VANational
Activity director
Activity director
81.6%
46.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
71.1%
34.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
60.5%
28.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
73.7%
55.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
81.6%
52.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
86.8%
62.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
68.4%
40.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
71.1%
35.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
78.9%
37%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
78.9%
48.1%
Live performances
Live performances
81.6%
48.7%
Dances
Dances
63.2%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
50%
22.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
81.6%
47.2%
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State regulations for memory care in Great Falls

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Virginia memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Great Falls protect seniors.
Learn about Virginia memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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