Arbor Place Memory Care

    4413 Muncaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD, 20853
    4.9 · 20 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Wonderful family-run memory care home

    I placed my mom in this small, family-run memory care home and immediately felt relief. The staff are professional, empathetic, and truly like family - high caregiver-to-resident ratios, individualized dementia care, excellent communication with updates/photos, creative activities, and home-cooked meals. The place is spotless, peaceful, and welcoming with a lovely courtyard; her quality of life and our peace of mind have noticeably improved. I highly recommend scheduling a tour.

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    4.90 · 20 reviews

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      4.9
    • Staff

      4.9
    • Meals

      4.7
    • Amenities

      4.6
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Loving, responsive and compassionate staff
    • Outstanding/high caregiver-to-resident staffing ratios
    • Long-tenured and consistent caregivers and leadership
    • Family-like, warm and respectful culture
    • Dementia-focused, personalized and dignified care
    • Skilled medication monitoring and experienced medical oversight
    • Seamless escalation of care as needs increase
    • Excellent end-of-life support and ability for family presence
    • Strong family communication with updates and occasional photos
    • Creative, varied and engaging activities (art, music, cooking, singing, knitting, outdoor)
    • Brilliant and involved activities/recreation director
    • Delicious, thoughtful, home-style and adaptable meals
    • Small, intimate single-floor home (16 residents) encouraging close connections
    • Clean, bright rooms and well-maintained common areas
    • Welcoming outdoor spaces: courtyard, patio, garden path, backyard, putting green
    • Family-owned and operated with hands-on management
    • High perceived value for dementia care
    • Stellar pandemic management and overall resident wellbeing improvement

    Cons

    • Small size may feel confining or too limited for some residents
    • Outdoor space described as small by some reviewers
    • Occasional perception of owner being overly persistent (repeated calls)
    • Not a fit for those seeking a larger, more institutional or expansive campus

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: Reviews for Arbor Place Memory Care are overwhelmingly positive, with a strong and consistent emphasis on high-quality, dementia-focused care delivered in a small, family-like environment. Families repeatedly highlight the compassionate, attentive nature of the caregiving team and the facility’s unusually high caregiver-to-resident ratios, which reviewers link directly to personalized attention, better medication monitoring, gentle dementia strategies, and meaningful improvements in residents’ wellbeing.

    Care quality and staff: The dominant theme across reviews is the quality and consistency of staff. Multiple reviewers note long-tenured caregivers and steady leadership, creating continuity that builds trust with families and residents. Staff are described as loving, responsive, patient, gentle, and respectful—often becoming like family to residents and relatives. Medical care is viewed as experienced and personalized, with specific mentions of medication oversight and clinicians who are easy to talk with. Several reviews praise the facility for providing seamless transitions as residents’ needs increase and for dignified end-of-life support that allowed family presence at passing.

    Facilities and setting: Arbor Place is repeatedly described as a small, single-floor home (around 16 residents) that is clean, bright, and thoughtfully maintained. Common areas, rooms, and outdoor spaces receive frequent praise—reviewers cite a spotless interior, well-kept courtyard, secluded patio, garden path, backyard and even a putting green. The small scale and layout are framed as strengths for many families because they foster intimacy and safety, though some reviewers note the limited size could feel confining for residents who prefer more space or busier environments.

    Dining and activities: Dining is another prominent positive. Reviewers highlight delicious, home-cooked meals, family-style dining, menu adaptations, and thoughtful meal preparation that accommodates resident needs. Activities are characterized as creative, engaging and varied—led by a praised activities manager and involving art, music, cooking, outdoor walks, singing and crafts. These programs are tied to improved quality of life, social engagement and daily enjoyment for residents.

    Family communication and management: Communication with families is described as strong and professional, with frequent updates and occasional photos that provide peace of mind. Several reviews point to family ownership and hands-on management as contributing factors to the facility’s responsiveness and culture. Leadership continuity and a supportive administration are noted as reasons families trust Arbor Place. A minority of reviewers, however, mentioned an owner who contacted them repeatedly and came across as overly eager; while isolated, this was a point of discomfort for some prospective families.

    Notable patterns and concerns: The dominant pattern is one of consistent praise for staff, activities, meals and a dementia-focused environment resulting in meaningful improvements for residents. The most common drawback mentioned is the facility’s small size—while many value intimacy and safety in a 16-resident model, a few reviewers warned it could feel too confining or have limited outdoor/facility space for some people. Another minor concern raised by a small number of reviewers was the perception of an owner’s overly persistent outreach during the inquiry process. Beyond these limited notes, there are no recurring clinical or cleanliness complaints; pandemic management, hygiene and resident care received specific positive comments.

    Recommendation guidance: For families seeking specialized memory care in a small, home-like setting with high staffing levels, personalized medical attention, creative engagement programs and excellent family communication, Arbor Place appears to be a strong match. Prospective families should tour the facility to assess whether the small, intimate size and limited outdoor areas match the resident’s preferences for space and activity level, and raise any questions about owner involvement during the visit to ensure a comfortable fit.

    Location

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    About Arbor Place Memory Care

    Arbor Place Dementia Care sits in Rockville, Maryland, and provides assisted living and memory care in a single-story, fully landscaped home that's made to feel safe and comfortable for seniors with dementia or Alzheimer's. You'll only find sixteen private bedrooms here, each with a half-bath, and staff keep a close eye with monitored rooms and closed circuit TV, so families can feel their loved ones are cared for and protected. The community is founded and led by Dr. Walter Fanburg, a geriatric psychiatrist, and the team includes an on-site nurse, five caregivers through the day, and two awake staff during the night, so seniors always have someone nearby to help. The care team develops individualized plans for each resident, with support for daily needs, dementia-specific therapy, and help with walking, wheelchairs, and special diets, including gluten-free, low sugar, and kosher meals.

    Residents enjoy safe outdoor areas, a secure backyard with walking paths and gardens, and plenty of communal spaces both inside and out, including an open kitchen and art room, where they can take part in activities, reminiscence therapy, sensory programming or just spend quiet time. The property includes a TV lounge, a dining room with restaurant-style service, a fitness center, salon, barbershop, housekeeping, and laundry, and has modern safety features such as handicap accessibility and sprinkler systems throughout. All rooms are private, and the whole building is designed to prevent residents from getting lost or confused, which is important for people with memory issues.

    People can set up a tour, a virtual visit, or book a first-time consultation if they're thinking about moving in, and Arbor Place encourages families to talk openly about costs, contracts, and what current residents and families think about living there. The community's small size allows for personal attention, and the staff lead tailored activities and outings, including social events, arts and crafts, mind-stimulating games, and health programs. There's also support for religious practices with Catholic, Jewish, chaplain, and rabbi visits. Besides long term care, Arbor Place offers respite and hospice services, as well as transportation to local shops and restaurants in Rockville and the surrounding areas for those who need or want to keep busy and engaged.

    With a focus on kindness and expertise, Arbor Place Dementia Care aims to keep seniors safe, cared for, and as independent as possible, all while providing specialized support designed for those facing memory loss. It's a smaller, home-like place, known for its helpful and compassionate staff, and some families have said residents feel respected and at home during their stay.

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