Bethesda Barclay House

My wife and I have been at Barclay House for approximately 2 months now. Have been very impressed with the friendliness of the staff and (especially) the other residents. We have had the opportunity to mingle with and/or dine with almost every other resident here. These people are inclusive, cordial and very accessible. Social gatherings are frequent and enjoyable. Barclay House is more than an apartment building; it is a community of interesting, active and involved friends. We could not feel more welcome.

My husband and I moved to Barclay House a little over two years ago. We had planned for a number of years and chose Barclay House. We were taken with the people already here, and have made many new friends since we moved in. I especially like living in Clayton, near to so many cultural institutions (having grown up in a very rural area). And I like living in a high-rise, where there are no long corridors and everything is a short walk and a short elevator ride away. We looked at many places where I would have needed a golf cart and a GPS to find the dining room. We love it here.

There are three things I particularly like about Barclay House. Because it is in a high rise everything is extremely convenient. The dining room, lobby, mail room, swimming pool, hair dresser, exercise room, etc. are only as far away as the elevator is from your apartment door. No need for a golf cart to get from here to there. Second, you never have to cook again. You can if you want, but have a choice. After a lifetime of cooking it's nice not to have to. And last, the people who live here are very friendly. It's a real community, which we didn't expect.

My mother lived at the Barclay House for almost 21 years before she passed away this past December at 103 years old. I ended up temporarily living at the Barclay House for the past year and a half down the hall from my mother to be there for her as she took the last part of her journey of her life. I cannot sing higher praises for the building, the residents and the staff. My mother absolutely loved living there from the first day she moved in and was very active with all the activities and boards she joined. She made amazing friends and loved everyone who worked there. Everyone was so caring to her throughout her life at Barclay - she could not have been happier living there. I got to experience the same when I moved in myself. Most of the residents I had already known by visiting

My wife and I have enjoyed living at Barclay for three years and we are glad we moved in when we did. We find our fellow residents friendly, the apartments spacious, the staff courteous, the kitchen highly capable, and the location perfect. When we’ve rarely had problems, the staff — especially General Manager Jerry — exhibit a can-do attitude.