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Memory care in Belfast offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Belfast is about $6,521 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 62 communities, read 150 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

As you explore memory care near you, you may also want to consider options in areas like  You may also consider nearby communities such as Rockland, Rockport and East Knox.

Belfast Memory Care Facilities | 150 Reviews

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Our mother is so happy living there. She has found new friends and is well taking care of.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Chase Point, [name removed] and her staff are amazing. What a wonderful place for anyone with a parent who needs support and yet wants to be independent. We feel blessed that we were able to find a place for...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of memory care in Belfast, ME

The average cost of senior living in Belfast is $6,521 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Waterville, ME with an average of $4,800 per month.

Memory care costs in Belfast, ME, vs. nearby cities

Belfast, ME
$6,521/mo
$6,465/mo
$6,398/mo

Memory care costs in Belfast, ME, vs. state and national averages

Belfast, ME
$6,521/mo
$6,758/mo
U.S. national average
$4,946/mo

Memory care costs in Belfast, ME, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$6,521/mo

Memory care costs in Belfast, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,719/mo
Studio
$7,228/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,721/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,159/mo

Senior living costs in Belfast vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Belfast, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBelfast, MEMaineU.S.
Memory Care$6,521/mo$6,758/mo$4,946/mo
Assisted Living$6,521/mo$6,744/mo$4,698/mo
Independent Living$4,808/mo$5,724/mo$4,153/mo
Memory Care
Belfast, ME:$6,521/mo
Maine:$6,758/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Assisted Living
Belfast, ME:$6,521/mo
Maine:$6,744/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Independent Living
Belfast, ME:$4,808/mo
Maine:$5,724/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Memory care costs in Belfast, ME, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Belfast and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Belfast, MEME stateNational

Memory care cost trends in Belfast, ME

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Belfast have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Belfast, ME$7,204/mo$6,448/mo+11.7%
Maine$7,786/mo$8,259/mo-5.7%
National$5,838/mo$5,646/mo+3.4%
Belfast, ME
2024 average cost:$7,204/mo
2023 average cost:$6,448/mo
Percent change:+11.7%
Maine
2024 average cost:$7,786/mo
2023 average cost:$8,259/mo
Percent change:-5.7%
National
2024 average cost:$5,838/mo
2023 average cost:$5,646/mo
Percent change:+3.4%
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What families are saying about memory care in Belfast

Recent reviews for memory care in Belfast

Dirigo Pines in Orono, ME

3.8
They were under staffed but part of that was due to covid. They do a good job but only offer certain services. There was very little enrichment, but again due to covid. It is on the expensive side. The staff are wonderful, caring, friendly and always available. The facility itself is ...
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Birch Bay Retirement Village in Bar Harbor, ME

5.0
It is a happy place and freedom to enjoy my last years of life. Great amenities worry free of maintaining a house and all that needs to do to up keep it. The staff is wonderful very empathic and friendly and always ready to listen. Man activity choices and outings in town errands shopping.

Winterberry Heights Senior Living in Bangor, ME

5.0
I really liked the staff. My mom had a private room that was fairly large. She was able to have a recliner, twin bed, small bookcase, beside table, small dresser and a desk. The closet was small. She had to share the bathroom which she hated. She was only there a month before she passed so I ...
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Belfast review score based on 39 family reviews

6.9
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This proprietary review score is based on 39 reviews of 50 Belfast memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Belfast review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Belfast review score compared against nearby cities

6.9
Belfast, ME50 facilities
4.5
Rockland, ME14 facilities
8.0
Brewer, ME17 facilities

Review subcategories for Belfast memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 39 reviews of 50 Belfast memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Belfast resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Belfast, ME averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.1
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
4.2
Care services
3.6
3.9
Staff
4.2
4.1
Meals & dining
3.6
3.8
Activities
3.9
3.7
Value for cost*
3.8
3.8
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Belfast memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Belfast memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Belfast, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Belfast memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Belfast that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Belfast, MENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
22%
63.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
12%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
90%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
98%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
20%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
6%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
92%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
14%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
24%
69.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Belfast memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Belfast Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Belfast, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
24%
71.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
10%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
18%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
8%
25.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Belfast memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Belfast partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Belfast, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
6%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
14%
43.9%
No sugar
No sugar
16%
40.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
16%
49.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
10%
20.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Belfast memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Belfast communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Belfast, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
10%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
22%
39.3%
Room service
Room service
14%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Belfast memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Belfast offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Belfast, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
16%
44.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
12%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
12%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
8%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
18%
50.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
20%
59%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
16%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
10%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
12%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
18%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
18%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
6%
31.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
16%
45.5%
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State regulations for memory care in Belfast

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Maine memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Belfast protect seniors.
Learn about Maine memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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