IU: 186. AU/HCU: 79 including units for dementia patients. Entry fee: One month’s rent. Monthly fee: starting at $2,960 for independent living. Assisted fees starting at $4,195. Memory Care shared monthly rate starting at $4,500. Private pay. Weekly housekeeping, two to three meals a day, transportation, several community areas from beauty salon to billiard room.

IU: 135. AU: 58. HCU: 131. Entry fee: $52,500-257,000. Monthly fee: $1,549-2,691. Option for 80 percent refundable entrance fee. 52-acre site includes studio units, one- and two-bedroom units with patio/balcony, chapel, library, computer room, dining room, health center, near Sinai and Northwest hospitals.

A new residential golf and marina community developed on the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, Bay Creek appeals to both primary and secondary homeowners, and features a 7,204-yard Arnold Palmer golf course, plus a Jack Nicklaus course, and a 225-slip deep-water-access marina, all located on a 1,729-acre waterfront tract. Lots are priced from $100,000 inland to $600,000 on the water, and homes are priced from $200,000 for condos and $1 million and up for single-family units.

IU: 147. AU: 30. Purchase price: $215,000-425,000. Monthly fee: $2,987-8,600. Medicare accepted. Equity position through ownership. Health center, fitness center.

IU: 277. AU: 24. HCU: 44. Entry fee: Starts at $274,000. Monthly fee: $3,135-5,000. Medicare accepted. Balcony options, croquet course, putting green, daily meal, transportation, laundry/housekeeping service, planned activities, emergency call system, guest facilities, on-site health care.

Well-appointed suites on large landscaped grounds, nursing care and therapy, clubs, educational programs, and other amenities.

Well-appointed suites on large landscaped grounds, nursing care and therapy, clubs, educational programs, and other amenities.

One of 11 such communities in Maryland operated by Brightview Senior Living of Baltimore. Offering full-service independent living and assisted-living residences, as well as Alzheimer’s care. Brightview communities are also in Baltimore, Bel Air, Catonsville, Edgewater, Nottingham, Rockville, Severna Park, Towson, and Westminster. Entry Fee: $4,000. Monthly fee varies by apartment and assistance option. Hospitality services, relationship-based personal assistance, and social activities that include a movie theater, pub, spa, beauty/barber shop, and computer center.

IU: 216. AU: 45. HCU: 42. Entry fee: Starts at $138,000. Monthly fee: Starts at $2,510. Not-for-profit community offers Type C contract (fee for service) with a 50-month declining refund, in addition to 90 percent and 100 percent refundable entrance fee plans. Views of Sugarloaf and Catoctin Mountains, eight miles south of Frederick. Cottages, apartments, indoor pool, game room, library, fitness center, computer center, bar and grill, pets welcome.

IU: 1,765; AU: 106; HCU: 192. Entry fee: $84,000-598,000. Monthly fee: $1,676-2,743. Medicare accepted. Daily meal, fully refundable deposit, cable TV, on-site restaurants, historic chapel, walking trails, computer lab, fitness center.

This 64-year-old family-owned campus offers 80 assisted living units in a homey, family-like atmosphere, and is housed in a historic former girls’ college in old Lutherville. Set on 11 acres, it offers three meals, dietary guidance, nursing capabilities, activities, trips, and physical training.

IU: 281. AU: 88. HCU: 79 including memory care. Entry fee, 100 percent refundable: $76,000-367,500. Monthly fee: $2,680-5,040. 18-story high-rise next to Goucher College. Gourmet dining, transportation, laundry, housekeeping, multi-specialty health center.

This elevator building offers apartments for the active, over-55 set, with units ranging from $1,440-3,665 per month. Twenty-four floor plans up to two-bedroom, two-bath with family room. Club room with billiards, library, fitness rooms, heated pool and whirlpool, putting green, garage parking, walking trail, across the street from Columbia Mall.

IU: 312. AU: 35. HCU: 79. Entry fee: $130,000-800,000. Monthly fee: $1,775-6,800. Medicare accepted. Type A and C contracts. 90 percent refundable fee, or 50-month declining refund plan. Walking trails, pool, putting green, library, woodworking shop, darkroom. Pets welcome.

Falcons Landing is a gated community at the heart of which is the Founders Hall community center, where activities and services are hosted. Amenities include a junior Olympic-size swimming pool, fitness center, tennis court, secure walking/jogging paths, and several public and private golf courses nearby, as well as a computer room, a woodworking shop, and activity area.

We are a Licensed Private Duty/Concierge Nursing Services Agency providing in-home care services to Marylanders. We provide our clients with the highest quality in-home care services improving their quality of life so as to remain safe and comfortable in their homes. Our concierge caregivers provide your loved ones with dignity and compassion with 24/7 availability and accessibility. Our services include, but are not limited to, personal care services, assistance with all daily living activities; skilled nursing care for chronic/treatable illnesses provided by Registered Nurses; and transitional care, care provided after discharge from hospital and rehabilitation centers. All our care providers are experienced and certified by the Maryland Board of Nursing.