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10 Best Assisted Living Facilities in Drakes Island, ME
Assisted living costs in Drakes Island average about $6,505 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 104 communities in Drakes Island. Our detailed directory has 1121 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. 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.
As you explore assisted living near you, you may also want to consider assisted living options in areas like You may also consider nearby communities such as Scarborough, Dover and Portsmouth.
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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.
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, 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.
The Village at Dover Point, an AGELESS LIFESTYLE™ Community, located in Dover New Hampshire is a community for adults to live, whether they are Independent or need some assistance. Our full menu of Care-cierge services and support is available to you as you need them. Just 10 minutes from the...
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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.
As you explore the amenities, the living areas, and our approach to care, you’ll discover that Johnson Creek Village is so much more than just a new place to live. It is, in fact, a memory care community that promotes healthy and active living.
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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We thought it was going to be a hard placement and my loved one was going to be resistant, but he loves it there. He likes the people and the food. He is comfortable, so overall it is good experience and...
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.
Your parents have been there for you since day one. They made sure that you were well taken care of as a child and made many sacrifices for you through adolescence. As the years pass, you soon find yourself in the position where the tables turn. It is now your turn to make sure that they are well...
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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I would tell my friends that hands down this is an awesome place to bring a loved one. The community seems to be caring and patient with my loved ones needs. The director down to the receptionist was...
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.
assisted living facility located on Route 4 just outside of downtown Durham, New Hampshire. A pre-admission assessment of all applicants, required by the state of New Hampshire, is done to determine the appropriate level of care required by the individual. This also determines if Harmony 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.
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Harmony Homes is just that harmonious. They have a quaint staff and make the living space very beautiful and peaceful looking.
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.
Harmony Homes is an assisted living community in Durham, NH. Set in the heart of New Hampshire, and is located on a sprawling property, complete with walking paths. Watching the beauty of the seasons changing in New Hampshire is reason enough to make Harmony Homes your home. Because Harmony Homes...
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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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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...
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
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.
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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
Eventide Home, a non-profit nursing and assisted living facility, located in Exeter, New Hampshire, and has been providing health care services to women over the age of 65 since 1952.Our nursing home provides housing and health care services to 19 women, 15 of whom have private rooms. The...
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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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.
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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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.
RiverWoods is a nationally-accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Exeter, NH. RiverWoods offers Independent Living as well as direct admission to Assisted Living Care and all of the benefits that come with choosing the Seacoast’s premier CCRC/life care community. Located on 200...
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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
Cost of assisted living in Drakes Island, ME
The average cost of senior living in Drakes Island is $6,505 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include High Pasture, ME with an average of $6,287 per month.
Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Drakes Island, ME vs. nearby cities
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Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Drakes Island, ME vs. the state and national average
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Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Drakes Island vs. other types of senior living
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Median monthly costs of Assisted Living in Drakes Island, ME by room type
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Average cost of Assisted Living in Drakes Island over time
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Drakes Island, ME
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What families are saying about assisted living in Drakes Island
Recent reviews for assisted living in Drakes Island
The Grande at South Portland
5.0
The Harbor Chase of South Portland is very knowledgeable about residents with dementia and how to handle them. They walk you through the process and explain how it works. The housekeeping and laundry are done once a week for the residents. Excellent service and great staff! [Name removed] is ...
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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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Partridge House in Hampton, NH
5.0
The staff loves what they do and it shows!!!! The facility is very homey and sets a relaxed atmosphere. I highly recommend. My siblings were all very impressed with the facility and mom's care as well.
My Mom passed in July and I was so happy she spent her last months here.
Reviews mention these favorite features of communities
Compassionate caregivers. Many residents and their families express appreciation for the kind and caring nature of the staff in various communities, such as Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown, Carriage Hill Assisted Living, and Scarborough Terrace. The attentiveness and understanding of the staff towards residents' n ...
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Individualized care plans. Communities like The Pines Of Newmarket and 75 State Street have been praised for their ability to create personalized care plans tailored to each resident's unique requirements. This personalized approach helps ensure residents receive the most effective and efficient care possible.
Engaging activities and outings. Residents at communities such as Benchmark at Haverhill Crossings, Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living, and Carriage Hill Assisted Living enjoy the wide range of activities and outings offered. These events provide opportunities for socializing and engagement, helping residents remain active ...
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High-quality meals and dining experiences. Quality food and dining experiences stand out as major factors contributing to overall satisfaction in communities like Assisted Living Center of Salisbury, Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living, and Langdon Place of Dover. The ability to accommodate dietary restrictions and individual prefere ...
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Safe and welcoming environment. Several communities, such as Carriage Hill Assisted Living, Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown, and All American Assisted Living at Kingston, have been described as safe and welcoming spaces for residents. The sense of security and comfort provided in these environments allows residents to t ...
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Clear and effective communication. Frequent, detailed conversations between staff and residents' families are highlighted in reviews for communities like The Residence at Silver Square, Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living, and Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown. These open lines of communication help families stay informed and ...
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Drakes Island review score based on 285 family reviews
This proprietary review score is based on 285 reviews of 89 Drakes Island assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.The Drakes Island 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
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Review subcategories for Drakes Island 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 285 reviews of 89 Drakes Island assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Drakes Island 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.Drakes Island, ME averageNational average
Cleanliness
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4.5
Friendliness
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4.6
Care services
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Staff
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4.5
Meals & dining
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Activities
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4.1
Value for cost*
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Drakes Island assisted living services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Drakes Island assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Drakes Island, 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 Drakes Island 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 Drakes Island 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
46.1%
52.3%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
32.6%
33.5%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.5%
98.6%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
98.9%
99.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
58.4%
56.6%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
20.2%
29.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
96.6%
98.9%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
46.1%
48%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
57.3%
53%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Drakes Island 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 Drakes Island Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
51.7%
51.2%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
36%
32.1%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
42.7%
41%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
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13.6%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Drakes Island 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 Drakes Island 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
18%
26.9%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
43.8%
40.1%
No sugar
No sugar
39.3%
36.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
42.7%
35.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.5%
14.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Drakes Island 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 Drakes Island communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
32.6%
31%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
34.8%
41.9%
Room service
Room service
29.2%
35.8%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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17.9%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Drakes Island 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 Drakes Island offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
42.7%
45.9%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
28.1%
30.8%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28.1%
30%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
48.3%
49.4%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
43.8%
48.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
57.3%
52.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
38.2%
40.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
32.6%
34.4%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
34.8%
37.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
40.4%
46.2%
Live performances
Live performances
44.9%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
25.8%
29.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
24.7%
24.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
44.9%
45.4%
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State regulations for assisted living in Drakes Island
Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to ensure seniors reside in a safe environment. Learning about Maine assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Drakes Island protect seniors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Carriage Hill Assisted Living, Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown and The Pines Of Newmarket are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Drakes Island, Maine. See full list of communities.
There are 104 assisted living facilities near Drakes Island, Maine. See the full list.
The best assisted living facilities near you in Drakes Island, Maine are Carriage Hill Assisted Living, Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown and Spring Village at Dover. These assisted living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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