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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Gilmanton, NH

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The cost of independent living in Gilmanton is about $3,333 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 131 options.

Read 1807 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 Concord, Laconia and Meredith.

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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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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, 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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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, 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.
In 1988,Woodcrest House was opened by the Brenner family as a 12 room assisted living residence. Originally built in 1820, the building is listed on the National Registrar of Historic Landmarks. Sparked by a personal need for an elderly family member, the Brenner’s sole mission was to offer...
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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.
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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: 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.
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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: 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: 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...
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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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My parents lived here for quite a long time before advancing care needs necessitated a move, and throughout their stay I thought Meetinghouse did an excellent job. It was a very friendly place, and 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
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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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Two of our loved ones started their journey at other places for different reasons, but thankfully we were able to move them both to memory care at Wentworth Senior Living. The care at WSL is superior to all...
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: 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.
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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.
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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.
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The friendliness is good. The staff calls me all the time, and the interaction is good. The food is good. They have puzzles, Bingo and Dominoes. The value for the money is very good.
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 Gilmanton, NH

The average cost of senior living in Gilmanton is $3,333 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Laconia, NH with an average of $3,333 per month.

Independent living costs in Gilmanton, NH, vs. state and national averages

Gilmanton, NH
$3,333/mo
U.S. national average
$3,520/mo

Independent living costs in Gilmanton, NH, vs. other senior living options

$7,726/mo
Independent Living
$3,333/mo

Independent living costs in Gilmanton, NH, by floor plan type

1 Bedroom
$2,954/mo
2 Bedroom
$3,196/mo

Senior living costs in Gilmanton 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: Gilmanton, NH
Column state: New Hampshire
Column national: U.S.
Community typeGilmanton, NHNew HampshireU.S.
Independent Living$3,333/mo$4,190/mo$3,520/mo
Assisted Living$6,188/mo$7,347/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$7,726/mo$8,947/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Gilmanton, NH:$3,333/mo
New Hampshire:$4,190/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Assisted Living
Gilmanton, NH:$6,188/mo
New Hampshire:$7,347/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Gilmanton, NH:$7,726/mo
New Hampshire:$8,947/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
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What families are saying about independent living in Gilmanton

Recent reviews for independent living in Gilmanton

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!

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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Gilmanton independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Gilmanton independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Gilmanton, 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 Gilmanton 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 Gilmanton partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Gilmanton, NHNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
17.6%
21.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
36.6%
35.7%
No sugar
No sugar
34.4%
32%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
32.8%
34.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
9.2%
11.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Gilmanton 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 Gilmanton communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Gilmanton, NHNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
30.5%
37.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
34.4%
44.8%
Room service
Room service
25.2%
38.2%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Gilmanton 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 Gilmanton offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Gilmanton, NHNational
Activity director
Activity director
35.9%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
23.7%
29.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
25.2%
34.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
42%
48.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40.5%
50.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
45.8%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
34.4%
44.2%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26%
39.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
32.1%
43%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
40.5%
48.3%
Live performances
Live performances
41.2%
48.1%
Dances
Dances
21.4%
34.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
20.6%
40.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
38.2%
47.6%
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