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Assisted Living at Collington
The freedom to live well
At Collington, our services adapt to the needs of our residents. Assisted living residents enjoy the beauty of the community, the pleasure of great friends and caring support where it’s needed.
Here, your loved one will enjoy the beauty of 125 wooded acres overlooking a 6-acre lake, native trees, walking trails and beautiful gardens — all just 12 miles from The National Mall.
Enriching
Enriching
Residents’ Lives
Collington’s personable staff helps alleviate the burden of caregiving duties, so you and your loved one can focus on what matters most: spending quality time together.
We’ll provide help with activities of daily living, housekeeping, maintenance, grounds keeping, scheduled transportation, 24-hour security and so much more. Our tailored approach is designed to enrich your loved one’s daily life with dedicated programming and activities, all surrounded by a welcoming community of peers.
High-quality care and services
For more than 40 years, the CARF/CACC accreditation has been awarded to communities that demonstrate a commitment to high-quality care and services. As a licensed assisted living facility, we’re held to a high regulatory standard — which means you can rest assured your loved one will experience exceptional care and support.
Under the leadership of Dr. George Taler, medical director, Collington is partnering with the MedStar Health Center for Successful Aging to provide state-of-the-art medical services to residents. Dr. Taler provides oversight and direction for Collington’s continuum of health care and wellness services.
3 neighborhoods tailored to residents’ unique needs
Our award-winning assisted living here at the Creighton Center offers the highest quality services tailored to each resident’s specific needs. We offer three neighborhoods to ensure your loved one receives just the right balance of support and independence.
The Brandywine
Apartment-style suites for providing supervision of daily living activities, allowing residents to maintain their independence. Services include meal preparation, housekeeping, medication assistance, laundry and daily check-ins.
The Potomac
Hands-on assistance, including bathing, medication assistance and dressing with 24-hour care and oversight. By customizing care for individual residents, we can help ease lifestyle transitions while respecting our residents’ individual preferences.
The Arbor
For residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, our memory care services ensure residents’ safety and security while helping them reach their highest potential through stimulating activities and a welcoming community of friends and neighbors. Short-term respite care is also available.
Health Center Pricing
| DAILY FEE: Private | DAILY FEE: Semi-private | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSISTED LIVING – Light | Brandywine | $213 | N/A |
| ASSISTED LIVING – Traditional | Potomac | $239 | $200 |
| MEMORY CARE | Arbor | $274 | $230 |
Amenities
- Auditorium with stage
- Billiards room
- Common areas
- Country store
- Expansive library with over 5,000 books — adjoining periodicals room with over 100 publications
- Fitness and therapy center
- Flower-arranging studio
- Greenhouse
- Guest suites
- Outdoor gated courtyard and garden
- Interfaith chapel
- Indoor aquatic center
- Over 2 miles of walking paths
- Salon/barber shop
- Tennis courts
- Woodshop and ham radio center
Note: Amenities are available to assisted living residents who are independently able to explore, or with assistance from others.
Services
- 24-hour security
- All utilities included, as well as basic cable and high-speed wireless Internet
- Assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs)
- Complete maintenance of all buildings, grounds, recreation areas and equipment
- Housekeeping and linen service
- Medication services
- Medical appointment scheduling and shuttle transportation
- Nutritionally balanced meals and snacks
- Physical/occupational/speech therapy services
- Physician/nurse care services
- Regularly scheduled transportation to nearby shopping centers, grocery stores, Metro, Amtrak and other locations
- Social and recreational programming
Meals
- Flexible dining program accommodating special diets
- Restaurant-style dining experience
- Upscale bistro café
- Private dining
- Delivery service during temporary illness
- Meal credits available for extended absences
- Guest meals available
Assisted living at Collington enables residents to enjoy the beauty of Collington, the comfort of familiar surroundings and the pleasure of great friends, even as their needs change.
It’s all about
…options.
…options.
Our programs include social activities, recreation and fitness to provide a well-rounded wellness-focused lifestyle.
| A SAMPLE OF OUR WEEKLY PROGRAMMING | MONDAY Room-to-room brain games 11 a.m.: Exercise 11:30 a.m.: Senior games 2:30 p.m.: Table games 6:30 p.m.: Evening activity of choice 7 p.m. Monday night movie |
| TUESDAY 10 a.m.: Episcopal service in the chapel 10:30 a.m.: Chair yoga Morning nails and chat 11:30 a.m. Tai chi Afternoon room-to-room alphabetics 2 p.m.: Movie and popcorn 3:30 p.m.: Jigsaw puzzles 4 p.m.: Quaker Speak video and discussion | WEDNESDAY 10:30 a.m.: Catholic Communion services in the chapel 11 a.m.: Exercise 11:30 a.m.: Table game Tuesday Afternoon wine and cheese 2 p.m. Chess 2:30 p.m. Stress reducing and relaxing coloring 4 p.m.: Faith forum in the chapel 7 p.m. Bingo |
| THURSDAY Morning room-to-room brain games 11 a.m.: Unitarian Universalist service in the chapel 2:15 p.m.: 10,000 4:45 p.m.: Jazz combo 6:30 p.m.: Bridge | FRIDAY 11 a.m.: Exercise 11:30 a.m.: Branching out trivia and forest funnies 2 p.m.: Jingo! 4:30 p.m.: Eulane Rose and Friends performance 7 p.m.: Collington Spring Concert |
| SATURDAY 11 a.m.: HOY! 3 p.m. Collington Spring Concert | SUNDAY Morning room-to-room linked senior and all about May Day 10 a.m.: Sunday morning matinee 1:30 p.m.: Artists in residents performance 3 p.m. Jazz bass and piano concert |
Hear from people just like you
You don’t have to take our word for it when it comes to our quality of care. See how residents and families rate their experience at Collington.
“Thank you so much for your consistently excellent care of my Aunt Constance. My family and I were so impressed with your focus on Constance as a person … The care you all provided was one of the main reasons Constance made the decision to move to Collington, to have access to that level of expertise if she needed it.”
—Adrienne, niece of resident
“You have been incredibly brave especially in the last two years during COVID serving this community despite the health risks to you and your family … You kept on providing care and you have my utmost respect. Today is my birthday. I’m 65, a senior citizen in every regard! I’m here today to honor my mother. Thank you for taking care of her. Thank you for your sacrifices.”
—Judy, daughter of resident
Schedule An Assisted Living Tour
Join us for a visit to explore our assisted living facility and learn more about how we can help meet the needs of your loved one.
Call us at (301) 747-3300 to schedule a personal community tour, or to request additional information.
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