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South Acton is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 133 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in South Acton, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in South Acton is about $6,424, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase.

To learn more, browse our 1651 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area. You may also consider nearby communities such as Madbury, Rosemary and Dover.

 

Nursing Homes Facilities near South Acton, ME

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Last Updated: 9/19/26
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Photo of Portland Center for Assisted Living
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.
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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, Senior Apartments
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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally 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.
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.
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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.
Photo of The Cedars
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.
Photo of The Carriage House of Northfield
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
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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.
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Photo of Eventide Home
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, 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.
The Golden Crest The Golden Crest Senior Wellness Resort is a comfortable assisted living community located in beautiful rural Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Our resort-style community provides an enriching and activity-filled environment overlooking farmland with spectacular views of...
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
At Mountain Ridge Center, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care for patients and...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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...
Photo of Cornerstone at Hampton Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support
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.
Photo of Gray Manor
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: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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...
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.
Photo of Pearl Manor At Hillcrest Terrace
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.
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Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
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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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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Cost of nursing homes in South Acton, ME

The average cost of senior living in South Acton is $6,424 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Topsham, ME with an average of $6,127 per month.

Nursing homes costs in South Acton, ME, vs. state and national averages

South Acton, ME
$6,424/mo
$6,139/mo
U.S. national average
$5,847/mo

Nursing homes costs in South Acton, ME, vs. other senior living options

$9,896/mo
Nursing Homes
$6,424/mo

Nursing homes costs in South Acton, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,360/mo
Private
$6,259/mo

Senior living costs in South Acton vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: South Acton, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSouth Acton, MEMaineU.S.
Nursing Homes$6,424/mo$6,139/mo$5,847/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$4,444/mo$4,089/mo$3,520/mo
Nursing Homes
South Acton, ME:$6,424/mo
Maine:$6,139/mo
U.S.:$5,847/mo
Assisted Living
South Acton, ME:$7,904/mo
Maine:$7,568/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
South Acton, ME:$9,896/mo
Maine:$9,393/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Independent Living
South Acton, ME:$4,444/mo
Maine:$4,089/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Nursing homes costs in South Acton, ME, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in South Acton 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 Acton, MEME stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in South Acton, ME

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in South Acton 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 Acton, ME$7,505/mo$7,161/mo+4.8%
Maine$7,022/mo$6,760/mo+3.9%
National$6,098/mo$5,866/mo+4.0%
South Acton, ME
2024 average cost:$7,505/mo
2023 average cost:$7,161/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
Maine
2024 average cost:$7,022/mo
2023 average cost:$6,760/mo
Percent change:+3.9%
National
2024 average cost:$6,098/mo
2023 average cost:$5,866/mo
Percent change:+4.0%
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What families are saying about nursing homes in South Acton

Recent reviews for nursing homes in South Acton

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

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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South Acton nursing homes services and amenities

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

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in South Acton that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
South Acton, MENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
40.6%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
27.8%
9.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
84.2%
23.7%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
88.7%
24%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
48.1%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
16.5%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
85.7%
20.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
41.4%
6.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
52.6%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in South Acton nursing homes

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 Acton Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
South Acton, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
42.9%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
29.3%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
37.6%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14.3%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in South Acton nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of South Acton partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
South Acton, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
17.3%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
36.8%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
33.1%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33.8%
3.5%
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Availability of select dining options in South Acton nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of South Acton communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
South Acton, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
27.1%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
30.1%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
24.8%
0.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
14.3%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in South Acton nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in South Acton offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
South Acton, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
35.3%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
24.8%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.6%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
37.6%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.1%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
42.9%
6.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
33.8%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
22.6%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
27.8%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.1%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
36.8%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
20.3%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
15.8%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
35.3%
0.4%
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