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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in South Side, ME

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Memory care in South Side 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 South Side is about $9,896 per month.

To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 155 communities, read 2761 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. You may also consider nearby communities such as Dover, Rochester and Portsmouth.

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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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, 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.
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.
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, Independent 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.
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.
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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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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.
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.
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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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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This place is like a 5 star resort, it's prestine, it's brighter, cleaner. It's an upscale place with people at a higher income level. It's a lot more expesnive and doesn't have the PACE program.
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.
The Herrick House has been enriching the lives of seniors on the North Shore since 1994. Located on the upper campus of Beverly Hospital, The Herrick House features traditional assisted living and Spectrum, a dementia care neighborhood. Services include 24-hour on site licensed nursing staff,...
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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.
Myrtle Manor is an assisted living facility located in Manchester, N.H., which was established in 1988 by the Dumont family (Suzy and Ray) and continues to be a family run facility. We are located on the corner of Myrtle and Chestnut Street, close to downtown and bus routes. We provide 24 hour...
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My loved one was previously a resident at Courville At Manchester and it was a great experience. They have a great staff. I would recommend this facility to others.
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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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, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally 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.

Cost of memory care in South Side, ME

The average cost of senior living in South Side is $9,896 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Portland, ME with an average of $9,226 per month.

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

South Side, ME
$9,896/mo
$9,393/mo
U.S. national average
$6,999/mo

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

Memory Care
$9,896/mo

Memory care costs in South Side, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$7,141/mo
Studio
$9,107/mo
1 Bedroom
$8,297/mo

Senior living costs in South Side 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: South Side, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSouth Side, MEMaineU.S.
Memory Care$9,896/mo$9,393/mo$6,999/mo
Assisted Living$7,904/mo$7,568/mo$5,830/mo
Independent Living$4,444/mo$4,089/mo$3,520/mo
Memory Care
South Side, ME:$9,896/mo
Maine:$9,393/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Assisted Living
South Side, ME:$7,904/mo
Maine:$7,568/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Independent Living
South Side, ME:$4,444/mo
Maine:$4,089/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Memory care costs in South Side, ME, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in South Side 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.

South Side, MEME stateNational

Memory care cost trends in South Side, ME

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in South Side 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 average 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
South Side, ME$8,345/mo$7,964/mo+4.8%
Maine$7,748/mo$7,468/mo+3.8%
National$6,685/mo$6,446/mo+3.7%
South Side, ME
2024 average cost:$8,345/mo
2023 average cost:$7,964/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
Maine
2024 average cost:$7,748/mo
2023 average cost:$7,468/mo
Percent change:+3.8%
National
2024 average cost:$6,685/mo
2023 average cost:$6,446/mo
Percent change:+3.7%
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What families are saying about memory care in South Side

Recent reviews for memory care in South Side

Atria Merrimack Place in Newburyport, MA

5.0
We chose Atria Merrimack Place because of the quality of the facility as well as the convenience to family. His room size was adequate for his needs. I ate here and the quality of food was good but the options were limited. My favorite part about the community was that it was a positive ...
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The Haven at Lee

5.0
The community is very clean and neat. The staff is very nice and friendly and the food is amazing and tastes so good. They have lots of activities available also. I would recommend this community to others based on my experience.

Bridges by EPOCH at Nashua

5.0
Everyone is amazing. The care given to my mother (85) is beyond anything that we have ever expected!! Her day is filled with activities that the staff make sure she is engaged in. The food is amazing! The field trips make her smile!! So wonderful!!

South Side review score based on 499 family reviews

8.5
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This proprietary review score is based on 499 reviews of 155 South Side memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The South Side 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

South Side review score compared against nearby cities

8.5
South Side, ME155 facilities
8.2
Portland, ME54 facilities
8.6
Topsham, ME41 facilities

Review subcategories for South Side 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 499 reviews of 155 South Side memory care communities. This chart helps you compare South Side 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.
South Side, ME averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.2
3.7
Friendliness
3.3
3.8
Care services
3.0
3.5
Staff
3.2
3.7
Meals & dining
3.0
3.4
Activities
3.0
3.3
Value for cost*
2.9
3.4
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South Side memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in South Side memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in South Side, 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 South Side 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 South Side that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
South Side, MENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
51%
63.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
32.9%
47.2%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
94.8%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
98.1%
98.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
62.6%
69.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
23.2%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
96.1%
89.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
55.5%
59.1%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
60%
69.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in South Side 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 South Side Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
South Side, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
54.8%
72.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
42.6%
45.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
50.3%
68%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
20%
26.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in South Side 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 South Side partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
South Side, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
28.4%
28%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
50.3%
44.8%
No sugar
No sugar
45.2%
41.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
45.2%
50.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
17.4%
22.8%
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Availability of select dining options in South Side 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 South Side communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
South Side, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
43.2%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
45.2%
40.1%
Room service
Room service
35.5%
37.6%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
20.6%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in South Side 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 South Side offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
South Side, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
50.3%
45.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
35.5%
33.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32.3%
29%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51%
53.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
52.3%
51.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
59.4%
59.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
47.1%
39.7%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36.1%
35.8%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
43.9%
36.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
49%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
53.5%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
29%
32.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25.8%
22.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
51.6%
46.3%
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State regulations for memory care in South Side

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 South Side protect seniors.
Learn about Maine memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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