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Community overview

Forest Hills of DC, affiliated with Goodwin Living, is a senior living community in Washington, DC, with a continuum of care that includes assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. A dedicated memory care environment called Forest Side Way sits on campus, so residents can move to memory care within the same community if their needs change.

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Forest Hills of DC in Washington, DC, offers assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation.

Care & support

Assisted living comes in more than one level of care. Residents get help as needed with bathing, dressing, personal hygiene and ambulation, plus medication management, social services consultations and 24/7 on-site emergency nursing assistance.

Care & support

Memory care serves residents with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia in a home-like setting, with team members who engage residents through meals, music, studio arts, afternoon tea and neighborhood strolls.

Care & support

The Health Care Center provides long-term skilled nursing in private and semi-private rooms, with registered nurses present 24 hours a day. Care plans are developed by registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, social workers and dietitians under a board-certified geriatrics physician.

Care & support

Short-term rehabilitation includes physical, occupational and speech therapy from full-time therapists in a rehab gym with a simulated apartment, for recovery from joint replacement, shoulder surgery, stroke or neurological conditions.

Care & support

Respite care offers a fully furnished apartment with supportive personal care around the clock, medication management and freshly prepared meals for people recovering from illness or surgery, or while caregivers take a break.

Dining & meals

Assisted living includes three home-made meals each day plus snacks and beverages, served in a full-service dining room.

Activities & connection

Programs include lecture series, art classes, choir, wellness and exercise classes and an intergenerational program, along with outings to points of interest and cultural events, and shopping trips.

Shared spaces & amenities

On-site amenities include a spacious assembly hall, barbershop and salon, gift shop, furnished dental suite, fitness and rehabilitation center, wellness clinic, library, landscaped courtyard, outdoor terrace, ample parking and guest rooms.

Location & getting around

Forest Hills of DC is at 4901 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, about one mile south of Chevy Chase Circle, and keeps close ties to nearby Sibley Memorial Hospital.