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Page 2 of Best Assisted Living in New Hampshire

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 141 assisted living communities in NH using NH Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank assisted living in NH
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Jul 2026
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141 homes
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Avg Monthly Cost: $7,880The average monthly cost across facilities in New Hampshire. Reflects published or estimated base rates and can vary with care level, room type, and amenities. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: $5,600
Avg Walk Score: 31/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in New Hampshire. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 70The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in New Hampshire. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90

Compare Assisted Living around New Hampshire

Info below is compiled from the NH 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.

Villa Crest Nursing and Retirement Center
AL
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Manchester
126
Facility 126
NH AVG 70
Rank #19 / 168
No
39
Facility 39
NH AVG 31
Rank #84 / 228
Private Rooms--Nathan E O\'Bara
RiverWoods Exeter
AL
IL
MC
NH
SNF
Exeter (Perkins Hill)
66
Facility 66
NH AVG 70
Rank #75 / 168
Yes
0
Facility 0
NH AVG 31
Rank #202 / 228
-
1
Facility 1
NH AVG 6
Rank #29 / 136
-Lauren N Goldman
Warde Senior Living
AL
IL
NH
PC
RC
SNF
Windham
32
Facility 32
NH AVG 70
Rank #121 / 168
Yes
36
Facility 36
NH AVG 31
Rank #89 / 228
-
1
Facility 1
NH AVG 6
Rank #29 / 136
-Shari L Laroche
Benchmark at Bedford Falls
AL
MC
RC
Bedford (Corporate Drive)
114
Facility 114
NH AVG 70
Rank #24 / 168
Yes
29
Facility 29
NH AVG 31
Rank #100 / 228
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
29
Facility 29
NH AVG 6
Rank #11 / 136
FApril J Lyons
Golden View Health Care Center
AL
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Meredith
105
Facility 105
NH AVG 70
Rank #38 / 168
No
39
Facility 39
NH AVG 31
Rank #84 / 228
-
52
Facility 52
NH AVG 6
Rank #2 / 136
A+Nha Rosemary Simino
Greystone Farm at Salem
AL
MC
RC
Salem (Salem Depot)
82
Facility 82
NH AVG 70
Rank #59 / 168
Yes
48
Facility 48
NH AVG 31
Rank #61 / 228
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
29
Facility 29
NH AVG 6
Rank #11 / 136
C-Lisa D Collins
The Hunt Community
AL
IL
NH
Nashua (Ward 7)
-Yes
85
Facility 85
NH AVG 31
Rank #12 / 228
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed-A+Gloria J Prunier
Benchmark Senior Living at Nashua
AL
MC
RC
Nashua (West Hollis Street)
131
Facility 131
NH AVG 70
Rank #17 / 168
Yes
12
Facility 12
NH AVG 31
Rank #141 / 228
Studio / 1 Bed
29
Facility 29
NH AVG 6
Rank #11 / 136
FMichelle Bianchi
Colonial Poplin Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility
AL
NH
RC
SNF
Fremont
50
Facility 50
NH AVG 70
Rank #100 / 168
No
6
Facility 6
NH AVG 31
Rank #172 / 228
-
1
Facility 1
NH AVG 6
Rank #29 / 136
-Kimberly M Piper
Bedford Falls
AL
MC
RC
Bedford (Corporate Drive)
114
Facility 114
NH AVG 70
Rank #24 / 168
Yes
25
Facility 25
NH AVG 31
Rank #109 / 228
studio / 1 bed
29
Facility 29
NH AVG 6
Rank #11 / 136
C-April J Lyons
Benchmark Senior Living at Nashua Crossings
AL
MC
RC
Nashua (West Hollis Street)
131
Facility 131
NH AVG 70
Rank #17 / 168
Yes
12
Facility 12
NH AVG 31
Rank #141 / 228
Studio / 1 Bed
29
Facility 29
NH AVG 6
Rank #11 / 136
C-Michelle Bianchi
Cedar Healthcare Center
AL
HOS
NH
PC
RC
SNF
Portsmouth
102
Facility 102
NH AVG 70
Rank #41 / 168
No
80
Facility 80
NH AVG 31
Rank #19 / 228
---Nathaniel A St Pierre
Langdon Place of Keene
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Keene
156
Facility 156
NH AVG 70
Rank #10 / 168
Yes
12
Facility 12
NH AVG 31
Rank #141 / 228
---Jennifer Rousseau
American House Keene
AL
IL
MC
RC
Keene
144
Facility 144
NH AVG 70
Rank #15 / 168
Yes
59
Facility 59
NH AVG 31
Rank #42 / 228
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed--Hilary Seifer
Benchmark at Rye
AL
MC
RC
Rye (Lafayette Road)
64
Facility 64
NH AVG 70
Rank #77 / 168
Yes
16
Facility 16
NH AVG 31
Rank #130 / 228
Studio
29
Facility 29
NH AVG 6
Rank #11 / 136
C-Mallory R Lord
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Overview of Benchmark Senior Living at Nashua Crossings

Benchmark Senior Living at Nashua Crossings offers a variety of possibilities for seniors. They offer assisted living services punctuated with memory care. This unique approach ensures that individuals with memory-related challenges receive the specialized support they need. Memory care benefits include a supportive environment that promotes cognitive engagement and emotional well-being. The highly trained and compassionate staff create personalized care plans to address individual needs. Memory care therapy programs, including sensory stimulation exercises, are implemented to enhance cognitive abilities and foster emotional connection.

They also strive to create a socially active community while maintaining a dignified setting. With a trusted reputation built over two decades, they prioritize comfort and care, providing residents with a home-like environment that inspires and uplifts. Dining and concierge services are available, along with shared spaces such as spacious patios, walking paths, and beautifully landscaped gardens. A wide range of activities, including music, crafts, arts, and exercise classes, ensures residents stay engaged and entertained. Outings, events, and parties further enhance the vibrant atmosphere. The community also features a hair salon and barbershop, and it is pet-friendly.

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Overview of Cedar Healthcare Center

Cedar Healthcare Center is a 102-bed nursing home located on Jones Avenue in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Financial planning remains flexible at this location, with the facility accepting Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay options. For visitors, the surrounding neighborhood is highly walkable and pedestrian-friendly, meaning family members can easily complete daily errands or access local destinations entirely on foot.

Stays average around 162 days, pointing to a standard operational balance between post-hospital therapy tracks and extended skilled care. This steady demand keeps the building functioning at a 79 percent occupancy level. Daily operations are backed by 3 hours and 18 minutes of total nursing care per resident each day, utilizing a round-the-clock team of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse aides who manage physical rehabilitation, temporary respite stays, total parenteral nutrition, mental health recovery, and hospice support.

State files show a history of inspection surveys that have focused on resident care protocols, safety management, and infection control procedures. Oversight records from the health department indicate that the facility has implemented corrective measures to resolve these earlier tracking gaps, and the building maintains an overall cumulative citations-per-inspection rate of zero.

Prospective residents live in private or semi-private accommodations with integrated discharge planning to streamline the transition back home. Meals are coordinated by on-staff dietitians to fulfill specific therapeutic and medical requirements, served in a centralized dining setting.

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Overview of Langdon Place of Keene

Set on Arch Street in Keene, New Hampshire, Langdon Place of Keene is a 156-bed nursing home that has been part of the Cheshire County community for 25 years. It offers skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation alongside a dedicated 25-bed unit for residents with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The neighborhood is car-dependent (Walk Score 12), so getting around by foot isn’t realistic here; most visits mean driving in.

Right now the facility is running at 90% occupancy, with 140 of its 156 beds filled. The average stay is short, about 31 days, which fits a home doing meaningful post-acute and rehabilitation work alongside its longer-term nursing and memory care residents. Nursing coverage adds up to 4 hours and 8 minutes per resident each day, spread across registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse aides.

Residents recovering from surgery or illness have access to on-site rehabilitation services, so therapy doesn’t require a separate trip elsewhere. Jennifer Rousseau administers the facility. State inspection themes here have centered on medication management and staffing credentials.

Coverage-wise, Langdon Place of Keene takes Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, so families have more than one route to financing care. Looking at the skilled nursing, the rehab services, and the memory care unit, this is a facility built to handle two different kinds of residents at once: people rehabbing after a hospital stay, and those settling in for longer-term nursing or dementia care.

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Overview of American House Keene

American House Keene, located in Keene, NH, is a senior living community which offers independent living accommodations and amenities, as well as assisted living services. Their independent living program provides residents with a worry free and maintenance free lifestyle through a variety of services and amenities. This includes housekeeping and laundry services, daily trash pickup, and personal transportation services.

Additionally, this pet friendly community also offers other conveniences and amenities within the apartments and the community. Their restaurant-style dining offers chef-prepared meals that satisfies both the taste buds and the body, and their full sized refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher in the apartments, ensures that if residents crave for something they personally prepare, they have the basic tools to create it.

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Overview of Benchmark at Rye

Residing in the serene community of Rye, NH, the Benchmark at Rye is an enticing senior living community providing memory care and respite care services. Spacious and cozy studio accommodations are available for its residents. With a focus on memory care, residents with cognitive conditions can receive personalized and round-the-clock needs-based care as determined by a nursing assessment and other specialized programs. In terms of respite care, short-term stays with extra care services are also available.

Offering top-of-the-line amenities and services, residents can enjoy chef-prepared specialized sensory dining, secure common spaces, therapeutic experiences, and support of care providers. Meet new friends while exploring its thoughtfully designed shared spaces and outdoor places. With the Benchmark at Rye, seniors are guaranteed an empowering retirement.

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Partridge House

777 Lafayette Rd, Hampton, NH 03842
Overview of Partridge House

Partridge House is a renowned senior living community in coastal Hampton, NH, offering assisted living, and memory care services. Enjoy the comfort of living in bright and airy apartments, with a variety of floor plans to choose from, including studios, one-bedroom apartments, and companion suites. Each apartment home is fully equipped to encourage independence and privacy with a microwave, mini fridge, and private bathroom.

Located in a popular tourist destination with peaceful and stunning beaches, Partridge House is an ideal place for retirement with convenient access to fine dining, shopping, and major airports, making it easy for families and friends to visit. Residents here also benefit from the vibrance of fantastic daily activities, including live music events, crafting sessions, wellness seminars, various workshops, and more. Enjoy mouthwatering and nutritionally curated meals prepared by an excellent culinary team. Here, residents can find opportunities that resonate with them and contribute to their overall happiness and wellness.

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Overview of The Courville at Nashua

At The Courville at Nashua, they go beyond simply providing care and accommodation. They understand the importance of creating a nurturing environment where residents can thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally. When it comes to assisted living and nursing home costs, The Courville at Nashua takes pride in offering an all-inclusive pricing structure. They understand the importance of transparency and ensuring that residents and their families have a clear understanding of the financial commitment. This senior living community has no hidden fees or surprises, providing peace of mind and reassurance. And what’s more, they are certified by Medicare and Medicaid.

In addition to their exceptional care and cost transparency, The Courville at Nashua also recognizes the significance of engaging and fulfilling nursing home activities. They believe that a vibrant and active lifestyle is essential for the overall well-being of their residents. With a diverse range of activities and programs, residents can enjoy a rich social calendar that includes recreational pursuits, educational opportunities, and various forms of entertainment. Whether it’s art classes, group outings, or community events, The Courville ensures that there is always something exciting happening to enrich the lives of their residents.

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Overview of Bowman Place at Olde Bedford

The 150-bed nonprofit complex at Bowman Place at Olde Bedford provides assisted living and memory care across 16 acres in Bedford, New Hampshire. Built as a three-story structure, the property houses studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. In-house elevators connect the residential floors to the main dining room, common lounges, and activity spaces, removing the need to navigate stairs.

The daily program coordinates housing, seasonal meal plans, and personal care alongside organized art projects, group outings, and social events. The campus welcomes pets, provides complimentary parking for visitors, and sits 2.8 miles from the Catholic Medical Center. Carrying a walkability score of 23 out of 100, the local neighborhood requires staff and families to use a vehicle for standard errands and medical visits outside the campus.

Families researching senior housing options in Greater Manchester can connect with the front office to check on apartment availability and specific floor plans.

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Overview of John H Whitaker Place

John H Whitaker Place is an elegant 55+ retirement community where management heavily promotes an active lifestyle for seniors who can choose from an array of social opportunities in and out of the community. Management ensures to provide a delightful lifestyle for seniors with a touch of elegance. The John H Whitaker Place guarantees that their residents’ living experience is centered on the wellness and independence of each individual and that everyone maintains an active and comfortable lifestyle. 

They offer a fitness center,an arts and crafts studio, an internet cafe, dining room, a billiards room, a full-service salon, weekly linen and housekeeping services, personal care service offered 24/7, transportation services, skilled nursing, and therapy services offered. 

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Overview of Langdon Place of Nashua

Langdon Place of Nashua is a senior living oasis nestled in New Hampshire. With housekeeping services covered, residents can bid farewell to mundane chores and embrace a life of leisure. From assisted living to independent living, memory care, and handicap accessibility, their diverse options ensure personalized care and support. The community is meticulously safeguarded, allowing seniors to focus on what truly matters – cherishing time spent with their favorite people.

The home also gladly welcomes respite guests. They are a pet-friendly community with stunning indoor and outdoor common areas. Residents can relax and socialize amidst beautiful surroundings or treat themselves to a fresh haircut at the convenient on-site barber shop. What’s more, they can engage in friendly competition in the game room, indulge in ultimate relaxation in the soothing Jacuzzi, unleash creativity in the arts and crafts center, or take a refreshing dip in the swimming pool exclusively designed for memory care patients.

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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 New Hampshire

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in New Hampshire?

Assisted living in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?

Assisted living in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire Medicaid cover assisted living?

New Hampshire Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including New Hampshire) 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 141 assisted living facilities in New Hampshire. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right assisted living facility in New Hampshire?

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 New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire?

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.