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Memory care in North Shapleigh 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 North Shapleigh is about $6,077 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 15 communities, read 118 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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The care staff is wonderful there. I really like the employees. It's the policy surrounding accurate personal care needs/assessments, follow up communication and what is being charged for services that are...
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.
Atria Kennebunk is a friendly, upscale senior community nestled nearby the rocky shores of the Maine coast. Residents can enjoy the coziness of the gracious common rooms and choose from over 250 activities each month, including concerts in the park, local theatre, shopping trips, and walks along...
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55 Floor plans available
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It was a short stay for my mother. She was there less than 2 months but it was a very positive experience. 5 Star Service. My brother’s in-laws moved in the following month due to our pleasure with the...
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.
Located in picturesque Kennebunk Maine, Huntington Common offers the most sophisticated independent retirement living in York County. Just three miles from the ocean and around the corner from quaint downtown Kennebunk, Huntington Common provides the perfect blend of community living and privacy....
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Not share apartments elderly disabled adults living in their homes and restrictive cash payments will not stop to the public sector as they are being treated at a new doctors facility in hospitals for...
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
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, 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.
Gorham House is a warm, welcoming place where residents can relax and enjoy our convenient amenities. Below are some of our highlighted amenities:Beauty shopOutdoor walkwaysRecreation roomSpacious common areas
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Very good care given to someone close to us, consistently compassionate. Her last few years were made as comfortable and engaged as possible, especially with the challenges faced by every aspect of health...
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
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.
NOW ACCEPTING CHARTER MEMBERSHIP RESERVATIONS. INQUIRE TODAY TO SECURE A RESERVATION. Avita of Wells, in Brunswick, ME is under construction at 86 Sanford Road adjacent to York Hospital. This 60-apartment, state-of-the-art assisted living community, which focuses on memory care, is scheduled to...
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, Nursing Homes
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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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This place is wonderful, we have had no complaints. The staff is super friendly they are very professional. It is a pretty expensive community. There aren't really any care services provided since it is...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Sugar Hill Retirement Community features apartments and cottages for active independent living that sold as shares in a cooperative style of ownership.There are also Assisted Living suites available. We are proud to be sponsored by Huggins Hospital located here in Wolfeboro, only minutes away...
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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.
We are a geriatric residential assisted living, honoring aging in place, providing end-of-life care, respite care, and adult day care services. We have both private and semi private rooms, with all the comforts of home. It's important our clients maintain the ability to do at they want when they...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal 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.
Inn At Village SquareThe Inn at Village Square is a top-rated assisted living community located in quaint and picturesque Gorham, ME, the economic center of the State of Maine, and is one of the state’s most serene natural environments characterized with and known for its rolling green hills.The...
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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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5 stars! The best place to visit a loved one, fun staff, beautiful setting, and the best breakfast I've ever had! [Removed] wouldn't leave this place, even if you offered for her to go back home.
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 North Shapleigh, ME

The average cost of senior living in North Shapleigh is $6,077 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Newfield, ME with an average of $5,301 per month.

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in North Shapleigh, ME vs. nearby cities

North Shapleigh, ME
$6,077/mo
$7,201/mo
$7,010/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in North Shapleigh, ME vs. the state and national average

North Shapleigh, ME
$6,077/mo
$6,548/mo
U.S. national average
$4,984/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in North Shapleigh vs. other types of senior living

Memory Care
$6,077/mo

Median monthly costs of Memory Care in North Shapleigh, ME by room type

Semi-Private
$7,114/mo
Studio
$7,496/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,839/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,530/mo

Average cost of Memory Care in North Shapleigh over time

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What families are saying about memory care in North Shapleigh

Recent reviews for memory care in North Shapleigh

Avita of Wells

5.0
Each and every one of their staff provided the excellent care that any family would want their loved one to receive. The staff at Avita cared for her as if she were their own loved one and made our family feel like a welcomed part of the community. Avita staff was actively trying to engage her ...
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Atria Kennebunk

4.6
We chose Atria Kennebunk because they have a stellar reputation and they have assisted living AND memory care so that was important to us. The room sizes here were great. I just wish that they had more medical services available, they have nurses on staff but they do not have doctors who come in ...
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Sunrise of Huntington Common in Kennebunk, ME

4.4
This is a good facility. It's a little bit older, but once you get in the room it feels very homey. My loved one doesn't care for the food. The activities are very good, they do a great job. They have a good variety, including plant care, painting classes, embroidery, etc. Housekeeping does a ...
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North Shapleigh memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in North Shapleigh memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in North Shapleigh, 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 North Shapleigh 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 North Shapleigh that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
40%
65.3%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
13.3%
48%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
82.4%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
40%
71.8%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
13.3%
28.5%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
89.6%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
33.3%
61.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
33.3%
72.4%
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Availability of select dementia care services in North Shapleigh 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 North Shapleigh Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
33.3%
74%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
20%
45.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
26.7%
70.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
6.7%
26.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in North Shapleigh 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 North Shapleigh partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
20%
27.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26.7%
44.2%
No sugar
No sugar
26.7%
41.3%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
13.3%
49.9%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.3%
17.3%
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Availability of select dining options in North Shapleigh 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 North Shapleigh communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
33.3%
31.7%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
26.7%
39.6%
Room service
Room service
20%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20%
22.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in North Shapleigh 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 North Shapleigh offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
40%
45.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
26.7%
33.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
20%
28.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
33.3%
54.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
33.3%
51.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
46.7%
60.8%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.7%
39.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
33.3%
34.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
26.7%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
26.7%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
40%
47.5%
Dances
Dances
13.3%
31%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.3%
21.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
40%
46.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Atria Kennebunk, Sunrise of Huntington Common and The Landing At Saco Bay are the top-rated memory care facilities near North Shapleigh, Maine. See full list of communities.

There are 15 memory care facilities near North Shapleigh, Maine. See the full list.

The 15 memory care facilities near you in North Shapleigh, Maine typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in North Shapleigh, Maine, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.

Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in North Shapleigh, Maine, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.

The cost of memory care facilities in North Shapleigh, Maine ranges from $1100 to $13000. The average Memory Care cost in North Shapleigh, Maine is $6,077. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more. 

The cost of memory care in North Shapleigh, Maine typically starts at $1100. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.

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