Search All Maryland Assisted Living Facilities
See exactly which ones accept subsidy programs that help pay for care
1,676 licensed Maryland facilities. Updated October 3, 2026.
Compare Maryland assistance programs
See key eligibility limits and monthly support at a glance.
Community Options Waiver
Medicaid Waiver / HCBS
Supporting Older Adults with Resources
SOAR
Waiver limits follow 300% of the 2026 SSI federal benefit rate; SOAR limits are the published FY2027 amounts.
Both change annually — confirm current figures with Maryland Access Point or your Area Agency on Aging before applying.
Know the Difference
Families often hear these terms used interchangeably, but they describe very different kinds of care.
How it feels
Residential and comfortable, closer to a home than a hospital
How it feels
Clinical and medical, closer to a hospital than a home
Residential and comfortable, closer to a home than a hospital
Clinical and medical, closer to a hospital than a home
Daily help
Bathing, dressing, meals, medication management, and supervision
Daily help
Skilled nursing, IV treatments, feeding tubes, therapy, and constant monitoring
Bathing, dressing, meals, medication management, and supervision
Skilled nursing, IV treatments, feeding tubes, therapy, and constant monitoring
How it's paid
Usually private pay; some accept Medicaid Waiver or SOAR
How it's paid
Usually Medicare for short term, Medicaid for long term
Usually private pay; some accept Medicaid Waiver or SOAR
Usually Medicare for short term, Medicaid for long term
Where our information comes from
Maryland's facility and subsidy data is spread across separate state lists. We bring it together in five steps so you can search it in one place.
1. Collect
Official Maryland licensing and subsidy records
2. Clean
Names, addresses and phone numbers standardized
3. Match
The same facility linked across every list
4. Review
Records that disagree are flagged, not hidden
5. Publish
One directory you can search and filter
Why We Built This Directory
Families should not have to call dozens of facilities, decode subsidy programs, or rely on referral-based websites just to understand their options.
Finding assisted living should not feel like solving a puzzle during a crisis. Families are often forced to call facility after facility, sort through outdated information, and rely on websites that may earn money when they refer a resident.
We built AssistedLivingDirect.org because Maryland families need a clearer, more neutral way to understand their options. As a nonprofit project, our focus is public access: helping families find licensed assisted living facilities, understand subsidy pathways, and compare basic information without being steered by referral fees.
Families Are Searching During Crisis
Most people look for assisted living after a hospitalization, fall, dementia diagnosis, caregiver burnout, or sudden change in income. They need clear information quickly — not scattered lists, outdated PDFs, or sales calls.
Public Information Is Hard to Use
Maryland has licensing records, Community Options Waiver information, and county subsidy programs, but those systems are not built for everyday families to search and compare. Important details are often spread across different agencies and formats.
We Believe Families Deserve Neutral Information
AssistedLivingDirect.org is built as a nonprofit public-interest directory. Our goal is not to sell families to the highest bidder. Our goal is to make assisted living options easier to understand, especially for people looking for the Community Options Waiver (Medicaid Waiver / HCBS), SOAR, or lower-cost care.