Taylor Farm Assisted Living - Aaron House

    21748 Oscar Hayden Rd, Bushwood, MD 20618
    • Assisted Living
    4.7ยท67 reviews

    Caring dementia-savvy homelike farm care

    I'm very pleased my mom is at Taylor Farm - caring, trustworthy staff provide excellent, dementia-savvy care in bright, clean, home-like houses with farm animals and secure outdoor space; owners are hands-on and meals, showers, laundry and incontinence supplies are included at a very reasonable price.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.67ยท(67)

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      4.5
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      4.2
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      4.7

    Pros

    • Personalized, small-group care
    • Attentive and compassionate caregivers
    • Specialized dementia-friendly programming
    • Home-like, bed-and-breakfast atmosphere
    • Bright, well-maintained residences
    • Secure, fenced outdoor areas
    • On-site ownership and hands-on management
    • Daily grooming and hygiene assistance
    • All-inclusive pricing (meals, laundry, incontinence supplies)
    • Private furnished rooms with amenities
    • Accessible design and wheelchair-friendly showers
    • Family-style home-cooked meals
    • Pet and farm-animal interaction opportunities
    • Engaging household tasks and craft activities
    • Visiting medical services and prescription delivery
    • RN oversight and nursing coordination
    • Affordable alternative to higher-cost nursing homes

    Cons

    • Variable staffing levels and coverage
    • Gaps in clinical-response protocols and emergency recognition
    • Inconsistent medication-administration oversight
    • Staff professional conduct and supervision
    • Inconsistent activity scheduling and engagement
    • Occasional sanitation and dust-control issues
    • Limited 24/7 on-site nursing coverage
    • Communication and family-notification gaps
    • Mixed perceptions of cost versus services

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews portray Taylor Farm Assisted Living - Aaron House primarily as a small, home-like provider with a strong emphasis on personalized dementia care and family-style living. Many families emphasize attentive caregivers, daily grooming and hygiene support, and an environment described as bright, clean, and comfortably furnished. The property is repeatedly noted for its accessible, single-level design, secure fenced yards, and opportunities for residents to participate in household tasks and outdoor activities with pets and farm animals. Pricing and service models that bundle meals, laundry, and incontinence supplies are highlighted as cost-effective compared with conventional nursing homes.

    Care quality and clinical concerns: The facility is commonly praised for dementia-focused programming, routine personal-care assistance, and RN involvement in coordination. At the same time, a subset of experiences raises operational concerns about clinical response and oversight. These concerns cluster around delayed recognition of acute changes, gaps in emergency-response protocols, and inconsistent medication-administration practices. Reviewers also note that continuous on-site nursing coverage is limited, which may affect response times for certain clinical events.

    Staff and management: Prospective families will see consistent praise for hands-on ownership and managers who are described as engaged and open to staff input. Caregivers are often characterized as compassionate, responsive, and skilled at building trusting relationships with residents. Offsetting this, reviewers point to variability in staffing levels and occasional issues with staff conduct, tone, or supervision. Communication with families also appears inconsistent in some cases; reviewers advise asking specific questions about notification procedures and staff turnover during a tour.

    Dining, activities, and social life: Dining is described as home-cooked, family-style meals with snacks and occasional mini-salon or special treats; many residents and families appreciate the meal variety. Activity offerings that leverage the farm settingโ€”garden tasks, crafts, walking in fenced yards, animal interactions, and household choresโ€”are repeatedly mentioned as strengths for engagement, particularly for residents with dementia. However, some families note variability in how consistently activities are scheduled or delivered across different homes or time periods.

    Facility and housekeeping: Physical accommodations receive positive notes for accessibility (wide halls, large showers, ground-floor layout), cleanliness, and a pleasant, home-like smell. Outdoor spaces and general property upkeep are also strengths. A limited number of comments indicate occasional sanitation or dust-control issues and HVAC/air-unit problems; prospective families should verify current maintenance and air-handling practices on-site.

    Patterns and recommendations: The dominant pattern is of a small-scale, relationship-oriented provider that can be an effective, lower-cost alternative for dementia care when its model aligns with a residentโ€™s needs. At the same time, the reviews suggest variability in operational consistencyโ€”staffing, communication, and certain clinical-response practices are the areas most frequently raised. For families considering placement, an in-person visit should include targeted questions about staffing ratios and schedules, emergency and medication protocols, recent clinical oversight or incident follow-up, housekeeping/air-quality procedures, and how the home notifies families about health changes. Confirming RN coverage patterns and reviewing how the facility manages transitions to higher-acuity care will help assess fit for residents with significant medical needs.

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    Location

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    Taylor Farm Assisted Living - Aaron House is located at 21748 Oscar Hayden Rd, Bushwood, MD, 20618.

    About Taylor Farm Assisted Living - Aaron House

    Taylor Farm Assisted Living - Aaron House sits on Oscar Hayden Road in Bushwood, Maryland, right in St. Mary's County, and it's part of a small group of care homes with an easy, family-style setting, so it keeps things comfortable and familiar for its eight residents. The house helps seniors who need a bit of help with things like bathing, dressing, moving around, medication, and daily chores, which is good for folk who want some independence but still need hands-on care. Aaron House has both studio suites and semi-private rooms, and every unit has its own bathroom, a washer and dryer, and even a kitchenette, so people can keep life as normal as possible.

    You'll find a dining hall where everyone can eat together, and meals fit different diets, including pureed foods or diabetes care plans, with staff who'll help feed folks if they need it. The place is pet friendly, so small pets are welcome, and there's transport for appointments or outings, which makes getting around much easier for those who need the ride. The apartments are wheelchair accessible, there's emergency pull cords, all utilities are included except for the phone, and a call pendant system means help's always close by.

    Residents can join in arts and crafts, fitness and games, or sit for a movie in the theatre or spend time in a shared entertainment area. There's a beauty and barbershop so people can take care of themselves, plus porches for getting some air and scheduled activities for birthdays and other special days, and the place hosts meetings for families. Nurses or staff are there around the clock, and a licensed nurse stays on call 24/7, plus special services for people living with Alzheimer's, dementia, or Parkinson's, along with regular doctor checkups and monthly wellness visits from a nurse, so health is a steady part of the daily routine. Aaron House takes care of housekeeping, laundry, medication management, and even managing diabetes, and has plans to help folks with specific needs. There are flexible visiting hours, off-site group trips, and the environment stays homey and settled, so it's not hard to feel at ease.

    Aaron House has a simple way of living, keeps things personal, and supports a small group where each person can get the right attention, and the aim is to make sure everyone feels safe, gets good care, and can take part in daily life as much as they're able.

    People often ask...

    Taylor Farm Assisted Living - Aaron House offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,447 per month.

    Taylor Farm Assisted Living - Aaron House offers assisted living.

    The full address for this community is 21748 Oscar Hayden Rd, Bushwood, MD 20618.

    No, Taylor Farm Assisted Living - Aaron House does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Maryland, the Department of Health's Office of Health Care Quality licenses assisted living programs and publishes the results of its surveys and complaint investigations.

    License number1621
    Facility typeAssisted Living Program
    Capacity8 residents
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