Glen Meadows Retirement Community sits at 11630 Glen Arm Rd in Glen Arm, Maryland, and has been around for a good while, being a member since 2016 with the Presbyterian Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, and you'll find it offers a Life Plan Community setup, which folks often call a Continuing Care Retirement Community, so you get a full range of living options like Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, and Memory Care, and there's also a small 31-bed nursing home that takes Medicare and Medicaid, which is good if someone needs more care down the road, and couples at different care levels can stay together here. The campus covers a good bit of land and has walking trails, wetlands, and landscaped grounds with wildlife, and you'll notice patio homes that feel like single-family houses with one- and two-bedroom choices, sometimes a den, along with Manor House Apartments in studio and one-bedroom floor plans, and folks who are keen on gardening get their own outdoor spaces if they want it. The community has a reputation for being quiet and friendly, encouraging folks to be active through things like a fitness center, chapel and chaplain services, a library, a beauty and barber shop, and maintenance-free living with Wi-Fi, pet-friendly policies, guest meals, and different dining options like kosher, gluten-free, vegan, low sodium, pureed, and international menus. There are activities and programs that help people make friends and stay connected, with things like social events, annual fundraisers, events on the calendar, and groups for members to connect-plus members can take part in things like group purchasing programs and use special resource guides on things like affordable housing, dementia care, and disaster recovery.
Care services cover a lot of ground, including incontinence care, non-ambulatory and diabetic care, medication help, memory care, high acuity care, and even things like help with meals and special diets, and the nursing home section sometimes gets complaints like not having a pest control plan or not keeping some records straight, but according to recent reports, it's had very few health inspection deficiencies, only one in 2018, which is better than the Maryland average, and the most recent statistics show good quality measures, like a 0% rate of antipsychotic medication starts for short-stay folks and no moderate to severe pain reported in long-term residents, with a very low rate of pressure ulcers and no residents who are physically restrained. The community's inspection and staffing reports score much above average overall, though it's not rated five stars, and entrance fees for the independent side start at $57,400 and can change. People living here get a sense of belonging and a safe environment, and there are also outreach programs and resources reaching into the broader community. Glen Meadows lets folks age in place across different levels of care, and strives to keep things engaging and purposeful for people over sixty.
