Assisted Living Near Kemp Mill, MD — A Small Home, Same County

Assisted living near Kemp Mill, MD

Bright Hands is a 5-resident assisted living home at 14109 Burning Bush Lane, Silver Spring MD 20906 — on the border of Kemp Mill. Many of our families come from Kemp Mill because visiting a parent shouldn't require navigating a highway. We're owner-operated by Nimmi Perera, a Maryland Assisted Living Manager, Certified Medication Technician, and Certified Nursing Assistant with over 10 years of senior-care experience. With only 5 residents and Level 3 licensure , we can care for adults with complex needs — including dementia — in a true home setting.

How close we are to Kemp Mill

14109 Burning Bush Ln is roughly 5-6 miles from the Kemp Mill Shopping Center at the corner of Arcola Ave and University Blvd West, the heart of the Kemp Mill community. Typical drive time is 12-15 minutes off-peak via Connecticut Ave and Norbeck Rd, 18-22 during rush hour. Get directions from Kemp Mill.

About Kemp Mill

Kemp Mill is a community of about 50,000 in eastern Montgomery County, anchored by Georgia Ave and Connecticut Ave. The housing stock is a mix of mid-century ranch homes, garden apartments, and newer townhomes. Family-oriented and quieter than Wheaton or Bethesda, Kemp Mill has a settled character — many residents have lived there for 40 years and now want care options within the same community their family still lives in.

Key landmarks include the Kemp Mill Shopping Center (anchored by the Kemp Mill Kosher market on Arcola Ave), Kemp Mill Synagogue (KMS), the Kemp Mill Swim Club, Northwest Branch Park, and Brookside Gardens just to the south. Kemp Mill is also home to one of the Washington area's largest Modern Orthodox Jewish communities, with several synagogues, a mikveh, and shomer-shabbat infrastructure all within walking distance of one another — a layout that matters for families who want a parent to remain near long-standing community ties.

Kemp Mill sits in the 20902 ZIP code, with its eastern edge brushing 20906 (where Bright Hands is located). The drive from the heart of Kemp Mill to our home runs about 5-6 miles via Connecticut Ave or University Blvd to Norbeck Rd. Most Kemp Mill families who visit a parent at our home tell us the trip is short enough to come several times a week without it becoming a logistical strain — the kind of small-but-real difference that changes whether grown children actually show up.

Why families from Kemp Mill choose Bright Hands

Three reasons Kemp Mill families choose Bright Hands:

1. Drive time — you can check on a parent twice a week without spending an hour in the car. Families who visit frequently tell us the 8-minute drive changes the relationship — they come more often, they stay longer, and they feel less guilt on the days they can't make it.
2. A small home feels familiar — particularly for a parent who has lived in a single-family Kemp Mill house for 30 or 40 years, a 5-resident home with a real kitchen and a quiet back yard is a much closer match than a 120-bed facility off Rockville Pike.
3. Level 3 license means your parent doesn't have to move again — we can keep caring for someone as dementia progresses or medical needs increase, within the bounds of what Maryland Level 3 permits.

The care we provide

At Bright Hands we provide assisted living for adults who need help with daily tasks — bathing, dressing, mobility, meals — as well as residents with dementia, complex medication needs, or post-hospital recovery. We're a Level 3 licensed program, meaning we're authorized by Maryland OHCQ to manage the highest-complexity care permitted in an assisted living setting. Every medication pass is handled by Nimmi personally (CMT certification). A caregiver is awake and in the home overnight — not on-call remotely. See dedicated pages for our memory care and short-term respite stays.

What it costs

Bright Hands is all-inclusive. Pricing starts at $5,000/month; final monthly rate is set after the initial care assessment. We accept private pay, private insurance, SSI, and SSDI. The rate covers the private room, all meals and snacks, medication management, laundry, activities, and 24/7 awake care including overnight. See our full pricing page for a Maryland state-average comparison and what’s included.