Nightingale House is an assisted living facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland, providing personalized care for a micro-community of only 8 residents since 2003. Located in a quiet residential neighborhood in the North Potomac/Gaithersburg area, the facility offers a country setting close to surrounding communities including Germantown, Poolesville, Rockville, and the Kentlands.
The facility provides assisted living, short-term and long-term care, respite care, and hospice services. It accepts Medicaid, private long-term care insurance, and private payments. The home is situated near Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Rockville (4 miles away) and Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown, with an ambulance and fire station 2 miles away.
Nightingale House emphasizes individualized care in a friendly, flexible environment that tailors services to match each resident's unique lifestyle and needs. The facility offers special attention for residents with memory and physical challenges, and provides short-term respite stays for those wishing to experience the community or evaluate if senior living is right for them.
The home is managed by a team with extensive clinical and geriatric expertise, including a Ph.D. research scientist with over 10 years of management and psychiatric hospital experience from New York City, a disease prevention specialist, a detoxification acupuncturist, and a Certified Dementia Practitioner.