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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Kittery Foreside, ME

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The cost of independent living in Kittery Foreside is about $4,444 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 195 options.

Read 3457 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance. You may also consider nearby communities such as Portsmouth, Newburyport and Exeter.

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Photo of Spring Pond Estates Retirement
Provides: Independent Living
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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: Independent Living
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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.
Photo of The Village at Dover Point
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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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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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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Cornerstone at Hampton Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support
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, 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.
Photo of Dearborn House
Provides: Senior Apartments
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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.
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...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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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, 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.
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: Independent Living
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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.
Photo of Elizabeth Calsey House at Lions Mouth Road
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
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.
Photo of Jagger Apartments
Provides: Independent Living
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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
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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.
Photo of Summer Fields
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.
Photo of Ledgewood Apts
Provides: Independent Living
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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.
Photo of Mountain View Residential Care
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.
Photo of Ivy Hill Assisted Care
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.
Photo of Merrivista
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
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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: Independent Living
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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.

Cost of independent living in Kittery Foreside, ME

The average cost of senior living in Kittery Foreside is $4,444 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lewiston, ME with an average of $4,078 per month.

Independent living costs in Kittery Foreside, ME, vs. state and national averages

Kittery Foreside, ME
$4,444/mo
$4,089/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Kittery Foreside, ME, vs. other senior living options

$9,896/mo
Independent Living
$4,444/mo

Independent living costs in Kittery Foreside, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,752/mo
Studio
$3,828/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,464/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,827/mo

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

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Kittery Foreside 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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Independent living cost trends in Kittery Foreside, ME

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Kittery Foreside 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
Kittery Foreside, ME$3,734/mo$3,586/mo+4.1%
Maine$3,577/mo$3,528/mo+1.4%
National$3,416/mo$3,319/mo+2.9%
Kittery Foreside, ME
2024 average cost:$3,734/mo
2023 average cost:$3,586/mo
Percent change:+4.1%
Maine
2024 average cost:$3,577/mo
2023 average cost:$3,528/mo
Percent change:+1.4%
National
2024 average cost:$3,416/mo
2023 average cost:$3,319/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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What families are saying about independent living in Kittery Foreside

Recent reviews for independent living in Kittery Foreside

Benchmark at Bedford Falls

5.0
I'd give them all a 5. I wish he were still there It's like having an apartment with help 24/7. Everyone is amazing and willing to help with anything and everything It's like home

Meetinghouse at Riverfront in Manchester, NH

5.0
You feel like you just walked into a large family home. Clean, bright and friendly. Had lunch with a friend her while visiting and food was just like a nice restraunt. Everyone was happy and healthy. Staff new everyone name and the residents seems to like each other!

New Horizons At Choate in Woburn, MA

4.5
It is restricted, as to who can apply, you have to live in a particular town or have family in the town. It's subsidized by a family foundation. They had good food. They really aren't set up for assisted living, more independant. They aren't set up to accommodate wheelchairs. The people were ...
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Kittery Foreside independent living services and amenities

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

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Kittery Foreside independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Kittery Foreside partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Kittery Foreside, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
22.1%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
41%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
35.4%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
35.4%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.8%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Kittery Foreside independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Kittery Foreside communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Kittery Foreside, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
39%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
42.1%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
32.8%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.4%
17.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Kittery Foreside independent 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 independent living communities in Kittery Foreside offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Kittery Foreside, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
44.1%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
28.7%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
27.7%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
44.1%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.2%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.1%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.4%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
41%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.6%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
48.2%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
27.2%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
29.7%
40.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
45.6%
47.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Holiday Kittery Estates, Carriage Hill Assisted Living and Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown are the top-rated independent living facilities near Kittery Foreside, Maine. See full list of communities.
There are 195 independent living facilities near Kittery Foreside, Maine. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Kittery Foreside, Maine are Carriage Hill Assisted Living, Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown and The Pines Of Newmarket. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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