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Assisted living costs in Cape Elizabeth average about $7,904 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 100 communities in Cape Elizabeth. Our detailed directory has 1017 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. You may also consider nearby communities such as Portland, South Portland and Scarborough.

Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses. 

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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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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.
Foreside Harbor is a premier assisted living community modeled after traditional New England style inns. Our 28 private apartments combine the luxury of oceanside living with a level of quality care that provides you with the independence you cherish. Situated on the shores of Casco Bay, Foreside...
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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.
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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.
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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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...
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
On behalf of our team of caregivers and support staff, thank you for considering our healthcare center. We offer a full range of medical services to meet the individual needs of our residents, including short-term rehabilitative services and long-term skilled care. Working with the resident’s...
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The staff are all knowledgeable, caring, and understanding. The facility has a great staff to patient ratio compared to larger facilities. The smaller size and feel of the home. It feels more like a big...
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
The Vicarage By The Sea, was founded in 1998 with the desire to make a difference for those living with dementing illnesses. Pioneers in their approach, Johanna Wigg, Ph.D. and Dementia Care Specialist, Cheryl Golek set out to prove that social and psychological realms of long-term care for...
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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: Memory Care
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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.
Webster offers personalized assisted living services to 14 residents with memory care deficit who may wander and need to be on a secure unit, in a warm, home-like setting. It is located in a beautiful country setting on Old County Road in Freeport just minutes off the highway, and a short drive...
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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.
Freeport Place offers personalized assisted living services to 30 residents in a warm, home-like setting. It is located in a beautiful country setting on Old County Road in Freeport, right next to the Freeport Country Club Golf Course. Located close to Ll.Bean and downtown Freeport, just minutes...
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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, 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.
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.
Provides: Memory Care
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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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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
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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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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.
Elm Street Assisted Living is a private facility for women only in Topsham, Maine, next to Brunswick and about 25 miles from Portland. We are very small - 6 private rooms - and give completely personal care. Our home-cooked meals, our activities, the library books we bring home are all geared to...

Cost of assisted living in Cape Elizabeth, ME

The average cost of senior living in Cape Elizabeth is $7,904 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Gardiner, ME with an average of $6,366 per month.

Assisted living costs in Cape Elizabeth, ME, vs. state and national averages

Cape Elizabeth, ME
$7,904/mo
$7,568/mo
U.S. national average
$5,830/mo

Assisted living costs in Cape Elizabeth, ME, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$7,904/mo
$9,896/mo

Assisted living costs in Cape Elizabeth, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,439/mo
Studio
$6,274/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,255/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,495/mo

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

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Cape Elizabeth 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.

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Assisted living cost trends in Cape Elizabeth, ME

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Cape Elizabeth 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
Cape Elizabeth, ME$6,665/mo$6,358/mo+4.8%
Maine$6,295/mo$6,052/mo+4.0%
National$5,510/mo$5,285/mo+4.2%
Cape Elizabeth, ME
2024 average cost:$6,665/mo
2023 average cost:$6,358/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
Maine
2024 average cost:$6,295/mo
2023 average cost:$6,052/mo
Percent change:+4.0%
National
2024 average cost:$5,510/mo
2023 average cost:$5,285/mo
Percent change:+4.2%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Cape Elizabeth, ME

Paying for assisted living may seem daunting, but knowing all your options can be empowering. Read about the many private and public payment options that families use to pay for assisted living in Cape Elizabeth.

What families are saying about assisted living in Cape Elizabeth

Recent reviews for assisted living in Cape Elizabeth

Avita of Stroudwater in Westbrook, ME

5.0
They did try to take good care of my loved one. They offered daily activities and the community was clean. The food was good. My loved one was only there for a short time as we realized he needed more care than they were able to provide. They oversold themselves on the care that was ...
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Harmony Homes By the Bay in Durham, NH

4.7
I honestly can not understand why someone would say that they walked in Harmony Homes By the Bay and thought it was dark and dirty. The opposite is true. After experience with countless nursing/assisted living facilities, I chose for mom to live here, both of us could not be happier! It’s ...
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Stroudwater Lodge in Westbrook, ME

4.0
So far it has been a great fit for my mom at the Stroudwater Lodge. It is a new and beautiful community. It is the first one we toured and it had everything we needed. It is very convenient for my mom to get to her nearby Dr. appointments. Most of the time the communication is pretty good with ...
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Cape Elizabeth review score based on 188 family reviews

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This proprietary review score is based on 188 reviews of 100 Cape Elizabeth assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Cape Elizabeth review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living 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

Cape Elizabeth review score compared against nearby cities

8.0
Cape Elizabeth, ME100 facilities
8.6
Topsham, ME42 facilities
7.9
Lewiston, ME90 facilities

Review subcategories for Cape Elizabeth assisted living

When assisted living 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 188 reviews of 100 Cape Elizabeth assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Cape Elizabeth resident and family assisted living 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.
Cape Elizabeth, ME averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.5
3.4
Friendliness
3.5
3.5
Care services
3.2
3.2
Staff
3.3
3.4
Meals & dining
3.1
3.1
Activities
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3.1
Value for cost*
3.1
3.1
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Cape Elizabeth assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Cape Elizabeth assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Cape Elizabeth, 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 Cape Elizabeth assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Cape Elizabeth 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%
53.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
27%
34.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
96%
97.7%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46%
57.6%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
13%
30.6%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
92%
96.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
36%
47.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
44%
53%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Cape Elizabeth assisted living

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 Cape Elizabeth Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Cape Elizabeth, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
39%
52%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
26%
33.4%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
32%
41.6%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
9%
13.9%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Cape Elizabeth assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Cape Elizabeth partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Cape Elizabeth, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14%
28.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
34%
42.1%
No sugar
No sugar
31%
38.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
30%
37.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13%
19.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Cape Elizabeth assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Cape Elizabeth communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
28%
32.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
25%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
22%
37.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13%
18.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Cape Elizabeth assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Cape Elizabeth offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
36%
47.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
24%
31.8%
Community service programs
Community service programs
20%
31.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
32%
50.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36%
50.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
44%
53.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30%
42.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
24%
36.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
27%
39.2%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
32%
47.9%
Live performances
Live performances
36%
48%
Dances
Dances
17%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21%
25.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
36%
47.1%
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State regulations for assisted living in Cape Elizabeth

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. 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 assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Cape Elizabeth protect seniors.
Learn about Maine assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

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Carriage Hill Assisted Living, Sunrise of Huntington Common and Schooner Estates Senior Living are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Cape Elizabeth, Maine. See full list of communities.
There are 100 assisted living facilities near Cape Elizabeth, Maine. See the full list.
The best assisted living facility near you in Cape Elizabeth, Maine is Carriage Hill Assisted Living. This assisted living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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