Assisted Living Retirement Communities In Maine
The information provided here is for the elder needing long term care facilities and for those who are searching, evaluating and providing care for their loved one. There are many types of Maine Assisted Living Facilities, personal care facilities and assisted living companies. We explore the varying levels of care as well as information on choosing the appropriate level of care needed.
Assisted living provides appropriate care for people who are elderly or have disabilities in certain areas, but are otherwise capable in others. The care offered at Assisted Living Facilities in Maine performs services to aid in activities such as laundry, housekeeping, preparing meals, dressing, bathing and other activities that are difficult for someone to perform entirely for themselves.
Piper Shores Lifecare Retirement Community in Scarborough is Maine’s first and only nonprofit lifecare retirement community. With high quality amenities in a spectacular coastal Maine setting, Piper Shores offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Skilled Nursing including Short-Term Rehabilitation and Memory Care.
Some Maine Assisted Living Facilities have provisions in the way of minor medical care and medication assistance. Assisted living facilities are designed for people who require a degree of help with Activities of Daily Living, or ADLs, yet are still capable of maintaining a relatively independent lifestyle.
Many Maine Assisted Living Facilities are located in areas such as: Bar Harbour, Portsmouth, Portland, Biddeford, Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn, and South Portland.
Hammond Street Senior Center - Bangor, ME. The mission of the Hammond Street Senior Center is to serve the social, intellectual, and physical well-being of individuals age 60 and above who live in the Greater Bangor Region. This is not Assisted Living, but the Center has Certified fitness trainers, who are knowledgeable in gerontology issues, and can also help members set and meet individual fitness goals or follow physical therapy plans.
Maine Skilled Nursing Homes Directory
Maine Assisted Living Facilities Directory
Continuing Care Retirement Communities with Assisted Living-Nursing Centers in Maine
A CCRC is housing community that provides different levels of care
based on what each resident needs over time. This is sometimes called
"life care" or "continuing care" and can range from
independent living in an senior apartment to assisted living facilities
to full-time care in a skilled nursing home. Residents move from one
setting to another based on their individual needs but continue to live
as part of the community. Care in CCRC's is usually expensive. Traditionally,
CCRCs require a large payment before you move in and charge monthly
fees but that is changing. Check with the community for more information.
Below are the top rated communities of this type from the Nursing Home
Compare in Maine from Medicare gov site.
Many of these take Medicare and Medicaid.
PIPER SHORES
15 PIPER ROAD
SCARBOROUGH, MAINE 04074
(207) 883-8700
Skilled nursing facilities in Maine from the Medicare gov site.
Many of these take Medicare and Medicaid.
BORDERVIEW REHAB & LIVING CTR
208 STATE STREET
VAN BUREN, MAINE 04785
(207) 868-5211
CARIBOU REHAB AND NURSING CENTER1
10 BERNADETTE ST
CARIBOU, MAINE 04736
(207) 498-3102
CHARLES A DEAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL1
PO BOX 1129
GREENVILLE, MAINE 04441
(207) 695-5200
COURTLAND REHAB & LIVING CENTER1
42 BUCKSPORT RD
ELLSWORTH, ME 04605
(207) 667-9036
COVE'S EDGE
26 SCHOONER STREET
DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE 04543
(207) 563-4608
CUMMINGS HEALTH FACILITY1
5 CROCKER STREET
HOWLAND, MAINE 04448
(207) 732-4121
EDGEWOOD REHAB & LIVING CTR1
221 FAIRBANKS RD
FARMINGTON, MAINE 04938
(207) 778-3386
FALMOUTH BY THE SEA
191 FORESIDE RD
FALMOUTH, ME 04105
(207) 781-4714
FOREST HILL MANOR
25 BOLDUC AVE
FORT KENT, MAINE 04743
(207) 834-3915
GORHAM HOUSE1
50 NEW PORTLAND RD
GORHAM, MAINE 04038
(207) 839-5757
HIBBARD NURSING HOME1
1037 WEST MAIN STREET
DOVER FOXCROFT, MAINE 04426
(207) 564-8129
HIGH VIEW MANOR1
517 RIVERVIEW ST
MADAWASKA, MAINE 04756
(207) 728-3338
HORIZONS LIVING AND REHAB CENTER1
29 MAURICE DRIVE
BRUNSWICK, ME 04011
(207) 725-7495
ISLAND NURSING HOME & CARE CTR
587 NORTH DEER ISLE RD
DEER ISLE, MAINE 04627
(207) 348-2351
KATAHDIN NURSING HOME1
22 WALNUT STREET
MILLINOCKET, MAINE 04462
(207) 723-4711
MAINE GENERAL REHAB & NURSING AT GLENRIDGE1
40 GLENRIDGE DRIVE
AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330
(207) 626-2600
MAINE VETERANS HOME - AUGUSTA1
310 CONY ROAD
AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330
(207) 622-2454
MAINE VETERANS HOME - CARIBOU
163 VAN BUREN RD SUITE 2
CARIBOU, ME 04736
(207) 498-6074
MAPLECREST REHAB & LIVING CENTER1
174 MAIN ST
MADISON, MAINE 04950
(207) 696-8225
MERCY HOME1
PO BOX 310
EAGLE LAKE, MAINE 04739
(207) 444-5152
MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS HEALTH 1
83 HOULTON ROAD
PATTEN, MAINE 04765
(207) 528-2200
NORWAY REHAB & LIVING CENTER1
24 MARION AVE
NORWAY, MAINE 04268
(207) 743-7075
OCEANVIEW NURSING HOME
2 SOUTH STREET
LUBEC, ME 04652
(207) 733-4374
PRESQUE ISLE REHAB AND NURSING CENTER1
162 ACADEMY ST
PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE 04769
(207) 764-0145
SANFIELD REHAB & LIVING CENTER1
95 MAIN STREET
HARTLAND, MAINE 04943
(207) 938-2616
SONOGEE REHABILITATION & LIVING CENTER
131 EDEN ST
BAR HARBOR, MAINE 04609
(207) 288-5800
ST JOSEPH NURSING HOME1
426 US ROUTE 1
FRENCHVILLE, ME 04745
(207) 543-6252
VARNEY CROSSING NCC
47 ELM ST
NORTH BERWICK, MAINE 03906
(207) 676-2242
WESTGATE MANOR1
750 UNION ST
BANGOR, MAINE 04401
(207) 942-7336
CEDARS NURSING CENTER
PO BOX 466
PORTLAND, MAINE 04103
(207) 772-5456
MONTELLO MANOR
540 COLLEGE ST
LEWISTON, MAINE 04240
(207) 783-2039
ODD FELLOWS HOME OF MAINE1
85 CARON LANE
AUBURN, ME 04210
(207) 786-4616
SOUTHRIDGE REHAB & LIVING CTR1
10 MAY ST
BIDDEFORD, MAINE 04005
(207) 282-4138
Assisted living should not be considered as an alternative to a nursing home. The difference between the two is that Assisted Living Facilities or Assisted Living Centers provide a more appropriate way to enhance an individual's life by helping them overcome the daily living limitations. These limitations could include minor physical disabilities, confusion or memory problems that may be hard to for a person to deal with alone.
In some Assisted Living cases, people may have only slight health considerations. However, Assisted Living Facilities typically have additional programs available to accommodate more extensive needs. Assisted Living exists in varying degrees for the purpose of tailoring required services for each person's situation.
The size of Assisted Living Facilities range from small, with as few as five or six residents, to large, full-service apartment complexes. In either case, most residents have the option of eating in a central cafeteria or preparing meals in their own apartment. Residents are also usually encouraged to socialize through meals and regularly scheduled activities.
Maine Assisted Living Facilities have many names, such as:
- Adult congregate living
- Adult foster care
- Adult assisted living homes
- Board and care
- Community based retirement facilities
- Enhanced care
- Personal care homes
- Assisted living centers
- Retirement residences
- Sheltered housing
- Supported care
Connect to our glossary page to help you understand the terminology and other information you will need to know in order to make the right decision for your family.
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Residential care facilities inclulde assisted living facilities and personal care homes which provide housing and supportive services to persons who cannot live independently but generally do not require the skilled level of care provided by nursing homes.
"After my dad died, my mom decided to move into assisted living where she could be taken care of. It really helped her."