DC Senior Advisor Podcast

Senior living, assisted living and in-home care in the Washington, D.C. area, explained for families.

Short, plain-English episodes for families sorting out senior care in the Washington, D.C. area. Hosts Marcus and Dana walk through assisted living, memory care, nursing homes, in-home care, Medicaid waiver programs in D.C., Maryland and Virginia and the costs and rules that are specific to D.C., Maryland and Virginia, with the local angle: Washington, Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring, Arlington and Alexandria. Every episode is based on a sourced guide at dcsenioradvisor.com, where a DC Senior Advisor can also help your family for free. Hosts Marcus and Dana are AI-generated voices.

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Episode 1 · October 24, 2026 · 5 min

Rockville, MD Senior Living: Assisted Living vs. CCRC, Memory Care & Rehab

Looking at senior living in Rockville, Maryland for a parent? Marcus and Dana sort out the five things that phrase can mean: independent living, assisted living, memory care, a continuing care retirement community and short-term rehab. They cover how many state-licensed assisted living programs Rockville has, what Maryland's Level 1, 2 and 3 licenses really promise, how a CCRC contract differs from month-to-month assisted living, and the Medicare rehab rules and observation-status trap families hit after a hospital stay.

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