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Info below is compiled from the ME Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest to lowest based on our ranking methodology.
| Maine Veterans‘ Homes Augusta | AL MC NH RESC RC SNF | Augusta | 108
Facility
108
ME AVG
20
Rank
#10 / 356 | No |
7
Facility
7
ME AVG
31
Rank
#316 / 422 | - | 94.5% | - | Jacob Anderson | - |
| Westgate Manor | AL HOS MC NH PC RESC RC SNF | Bangor (Union Street) | 65
Facility
65
ME AVG
20
Rank
#37 / 356 | No |
23
Facility
23
ME AVG
31
Rank
#208 / 422 | - | 96.5% | A- | - | 3 |
| Sylvia Ross Home-Assisted Living | AL HOS MC NH SNF | Broadway Bangor | 40
Facility
40
ME AVG
20
Rank
#62 / 356 | No |
95
Facility
95
ME AVG
31
Rank
#4 / 422 | - | 97.5% | - | Janet Edgecomb | 25 |
| The Enclave of Scarborough | AL MC RC | Scarborough (Oak Hill) | 92
Facility
92
ME AVG
20
Rank
#13 / 356 | Yes |
57
Facility
57
ME AVG
31
Rank
#83 / 422 | Studio / 1 Bed | - | - | Samantha Ashley Beaton | 20 |
| Atria Kennebunk | AL IL MC | Kennebunk | 74
Facility
74
ME AVG
20
Rank
#31 / 356 | Yes |
51
Facility
51
ME AVG
31
Rank
#104 / 422 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | - | - | Jessica Goodell | 26 |
| Avita of Stroudwater | AL ADC IL MC | Westbrook (Landing Road) | 75
Facility
75
ME AVG
20
Rank
#29 / 356 | Yes |
19
Facility
19
ME AVG
31
Rank
#232 / 422 | Studio / 1 Bed | 88.0% | A+ | Tracy Hoppe | 21 |
| Scarborough Terrace | AL MC | Scarborough (Oak Hill) | 77
Facility
77
ME AVG
20
Rank
#27 / 356 | No |
13
Facility
13
ME AVG
31
Rank
#265 / 422 | Studio / 1 Bed | 68.8% | A+ | David Kingsley | 28 |
| The Landing At Cape Elizabeth | AL IL MC | Cape Elizabeth (Pond Cove) | 60
Facility
60
ME AVG
20
Rank
#41 / 356 | Yes |
19
Facility
19
ME AVG
31
Rank
#232 / 422 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 96.7% | - | Deborah Riddell | 4 |
| Stroudwater Lodge | AL IL | Westbrook (Landing Road) | 115
Facility
115
ME AVG
20
Rank
#6 / 356 | Yes |
18
Facility
18
ME AVG
31
Rank
#240 / 422 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 84.3% | - | Nichole Doyer | 14 |
| Avita of Brunswick | AL MC | Brunswick (Brunswick Station) | 75
Facility
75
ME AVG
20
Rank
#29 / 356 | Yes |
20
Facility
20
ME AVG
31
Rank
#227 / 422 | - | 89.3% | - | Monique Kay Thiboutot | 20 |
| Woodlands Memory Care of Bridgton | AL MC RESC | Bridgton | 48
Facility
48
ME AVG
20
Rank
#58 / 356 | No |
10
Facility
10
ME AVG
31
Rank
#290 / 422 | Private / Semi-Private Rooms | 93.8% | - | Susan Robbins | 7 |
| Cape Memory Care | AL MC RESC | Cape Elizabeth (Scott Dyer Road) | 72
Facility
72
ME AVG
20
Rank
#32 / 356 | No |
14
Facility
14
ME AVG
31
Rank
#261 / 422 | Private Rooms / Semi-Private Rooms | 90.3% | - | Amanda Allen | 47 |
| Osher Inn At the Cedars | AL | Portland (North Deering) | 30
Facility
30
ME AVG
20
Rank
#75 / 356 | No |
54
Facility
54
ME AVG
31
Rank
#89 / 422 | Studio / 1 Bed | - | - | Katharine O\'Neill | 13 |
| Lunder Memory Care at The Cedars | AL IL MC NH SNF | Portland (North Deering) | 102
Facility
102
ME AVG
20
Rank
#12 / 356 | No |
54
Facility
54
ME AVG
31
Rank
#89 / 422 | Private Rooms | 78.6% | - | - | - |
| Maine Veterans’ Homes – Scarborough | AL MC NH RESC RC SNF | Scarborough (Oak Hill) | 120
Facility
120
ME AVG
20
Rank
#5 / 356 | No |
41
Facility
41
ME AVG
31
Rank
#146 / 422 | - | 92.5% | - | Patty Nutting | - |
Make the most of your best years at Kendall Lane, a distinguished community in Freeport, ME, that offers assisted living. The community provides personalized care for residents’ daily living activities, like bathing and grooming, 24/7, to maintain their independence without hassles. Cleaning, laundry, and other household chores are also taken care of to provide residents with more time to focus on the things they truly enjoy.
Encouraging residents to live actively and maintain social connections, fitness classes, fun games, and art classes are conducted. With a variety of well-balanced dining options, residents do not have to worry about meal preparation. Medication management and incontinence care are also provided for convenience. The community is ideal for those seeking a blissful retirement, accompanied by its friendly setting and genuine care.
Windham Pines is a blissful community in Windham, ME, that offers assisted living. With its dedication to residents’ welfare, top-notch care tailored to their daily living activities is provided around the clock. Residents here also enjoy a worry-free lifestyle, with the community handling the housekeeping and laundry services.
Residents will not run out of things to do with a variety of enriching activities and exciting events that aim to keep them active and socially engaged. Mealtimes are ideal for social interaction, especially with delightful and healthy dining options that cater to their nutritional needs and preferences. Medication management and incontinence care are also available for convenience. With its well-maintained amenities and top-notch services, residents will surely thrive in their golden years.
Running Tide Drive is a blissful haven in Scarborough, ME, that offers assisted living. The community strives to help residents with their daily living activities, like bathing and dressing, around the clock. With accessible accommodations and cozy communal spaces, residents are guaranteed to feel at ease during their stay.
Residents will not run out of things to do with plenty of fun activities and enriching programs that highlight their interests and capabilities. With healthy dining options, residents do not have to worry about meal preparation. Medication reminders and transportation services are also provided, so residents can travel conveniently and take their medications as prescribed. The community’s friendly setting and high-quality services make it an enticing retirement option.
Experience high-quality living at Westview Drive, an exceptional community located in Raymond, ME, that offers assisted living. With its commitment to improving residents’ welfare, top-notch support is provided for their daily living activities 24/7. Residents are also assured of taking their medicines as prescribed, as medication management is also provided.
A carefully curated calendar of engaging activities and enriching programs is conducted to keep residents active and socially connected. Three delicious and well-balanced meals are also served to meet residents’ dietary needs and preferences. With transportation services, residents can travel conveniently and safely. The community is a good option for those needing assistance to live comfortably in their golden years.
Make every moment of your retirement count at Bigelow Hill House, a distinct retreat in Skowhegan, ME, offering assisted living. With its commitment to improving residents’ quality of life, the community provides top-tier care for their daily living activities around the clock. Medication management and incontinence care are also provided for residents’ comfort and convenience.
Fun activities and engaging programs are conducted to keep residents active and socially connected. With a variety of delightful dining options, residents enjoy delicious and well-balanced meals that cater to their dietary needs and preferences. Transportation services and parking spaces are also available, so residents can travel conveniently and safely. The community’s nurturing and welcoming environment creates the ideal setting where residents can thrive in retirement.
Located in the serene setting of Limerick, ME, Foss Home is a blissful community that offers assisted living. Dedicated to improving residents’ quality of life, the community provides top-tier assistance for their daily living activities around the clock. With housekeeping and laundry services, residents have more time to do the things they love.
Promoting a vibrant and friendly environment, enriching activities and engaging programs are conducted. Here, residents enjoy mealtimes with friends with diverse dining options that satisfy cravings and dietary needs. The community is great for those aiming to maintain independence while receiving the utmost care they need.
Experience a worry-free retirement at Care Ridge Estate, an inviting community in Lee, ME, that offers assisted living. Residents here receive the utmost care and attention for their daily living activities from a respectful and highly skilled team available 24/7. The community also provides accessible and secure accommodations in a safe and nurturing environment, ensuring residents feel at ease during their stay.
With unending recreational activities and wellness programs, residents live their days as they want and meet new friends. Mealtimes are also something to anticipate, with delicious and well-balanced meals that cater to residents’ nutritional needs and preferences. Here, residents enjoy the community’s serene outdoors and relaxing feel, ensuring they make the most of their best years.
Petra House Waiver is an idyllic community in Waterville, ME, that offers assisted living. Here, residents receive top-notch assistance for their daily living activities, like bathing and grooming, around the clock. Housekeeping and laundry are also taken care of, ensuring residents have a hassle-free living.
Dedicated to residents’ leisure and wellness, fun activities and enriching programs are conducted. Mealtimes also promote social interactions and satisfy dietary needs with a variety of healthy dining options. With medication management, residents do not have to worry about their prescriptions. The community is a good option for those seeking comfort in retirement, especially with its high-quality services and cozy communal spaces.
Colonial Health Care is an 86-bed assisted living and nursing facility at 36 Workman Terrace in Lincoln, Maine. Administered by Jacqueline Libby, the facility is operated by First Atlantic Healthcare. The community is MaineCare certified and maintains memberships with the Maine Health Care Association and the American Health Care Association.
The facility currently maintains a 78% occupancy rate, with 67 of its 86 licensed beds filled. This is below the Maine state average of 83.1%. Current figures indicate that the community has available capacity to accommodate new admissions.
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification, has conducted 22 inspections here, which is more than double the state average of 10. While prior reviews were mostly in substantial compliance, the most recent inspection on May 9, 2025, cited a deficiency for a medication administration error involving an incorrect dosage. A related complaint investigation was substantiated regarding this incident. The facility maintains a citations-per-inspection rate of zero, and no fines or enforcement actions appear in available records.
The community accepts Medicaid and offers a full activities program alongside transportation to medical appointments. Because specific amenity counts, staffing ratios, and dining details are not publicly reported in the source data, families should request this information during a tour.
This environment suits seniors in Penobscot County seeking a dual-licensed assisted living and nursing setting. Families evaluating Colonial Health Care should ask directly about medication administration protocols and oversight procedures implemented following the substantiated May 2025 medication error before making a placement decision.
The Meadows has been open in Greene, Maine for thirty years now. It’s a single-story assisted living community at 433 US-202. You’ll want a car here. The road is car-dependent (Walk Score 16), so most errands and appointments mean driving, not walking.
What residents get instead is their own space. Rooms are private, with private toilets, and the building is set up to be accessible for people with disabilities. A 24-hour emergency call button is always within reach.
Residents do their own laundry on-site, and there are shared recreational areas for anyone who wants company. Transportation services are available too, along with fitness and recreation options.
The Meadows calls itself family-oriented. That shows up in how the place runs: residents can join group activities, or they can skip them and stay in their own space. Nobody’s pushed either way.
On staffing, the numbers are modest but real. A registered nurse is on hand for about 50 minutes per resident each day. Licensed practical nurses and nurse aides add more hours on top of that.
Add it all up, and The Meadows looks like a smaller alternative to the bigger, more urban assisted living places nearby. Private rooms. Three decades in business. A pace built for residents who want to run their own day.
Ranking Methodology
How we rank these assisted living communities
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials.
Weighting overview
- 35%Resident Experience
- 25%Regulatory
- 15%Visual Media
- 10%Website
- 10%Stability
- 5%Environment
01
Resident & Family Experience 35%
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
- Includes
- Review Sentiment
- Review Volume
02
Regulatory & Safety Record 25%
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
- Includes
- State Inspections
- Citations/Inspection
- % Inspections w/ Citations
- Complaint Visits
- Accreditations
- BBB Rating
03
Visual Media & Transparency 15%
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
- Includes
- Video Tours
- Virtual Walkthroughs
- Photo Quantity
- Photo Quality
04
Website & Operator Transparency 10%
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
- Includes
- Website Content
- Mobile Usability
- Staff Info Available
- Owner Info Available
05
Community Stability 10%
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
- Includes
- Occupancy Rate
- Bed Options
06
Environment & Pricing 5%
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
- Includes
- Walk Score
- Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Assisted Living in Maine
What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Maine?
Assisted living in Maine supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.
What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Maine?
Assisted living in Maine is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.
Does Maine Medicaid cover assisted living?
Maine Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including Maine) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.
What is assisted living?
Assisted living combines private or semi-private apartments with help on activities of daily living (meals, bathing, dressing, medication management) and a social calendar — for residents who need some support but do not need 24/7 medical care.
How many assisted living facilities are listed on this page?
This page features 352 assisted living facilities in Maine. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
How do I choose the right assisted living facility in Maine?
Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Maine, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.
What should I look for when visiting assisted living facilities in Maine?
Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.
















