Page 3 of Best Nursing Homes in Maine

Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center delivers short-term and long-term care programs in Bangor, Maine, covering skilled nursing, memory care, and respite services. Skilled nursing ensures round-the-clock attention from licensed medical staff, while memory care relies on a secure setup designed for individuals facing memory loss. Respite care allows for brief stays, giving family caregivers temporary relief or coverage during travel.

Operating at a 60-bed capacity, the facility features physical rehabilitation therapies tailored for short-term post-hospital recovery. Daily nursing oversight averages 4 hours and 3 minutes of direct hands-on care per resident. Administrator Janet Hope directs operations, maintaining a structure where patients can transition smoothly from temporary rehab into continuous long-term support if necessary.

Funding options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private payment. Medicare covers qualifying short-term rehab stays, Medicaid steps in once personal assets run low during extended stays, and private pay covers direct expenses out of pocket.

Prospective representatives researching clinical recovery and memory care options can rely on the center’s structured staffing, short-stay programs, and flexible payment pathways.

Overview of Oak Grove Center

Oak Grove Center in Waterville, Maine offers a range of services from post-hospital short-term rehabilitation to long-term and respite care. The center warmly accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and various private insurance options. This VA contracted facility also received an AHCA Silver Quality Award recognition.

The center’s holistic approach encompasses pain management, case management, and discharge planning, while personalized treatment plans, medication management, and specialized care such as podiatry, wound care, and dementia care contribute to a comprehensive wellness strategy. Beyond their exceptional medical services, Oak Grove Center offers a range of amenities, from an inviting beauty salon and barber services to lush gardens and courtyards that provide serene outdoor spaces for seniors to enjoy.

Overview of Clover Health Care

Clover Health Care in Auburn, Maine, offers nursing home, assisted living, independent living, and memory care. Nursing home care includes licensed nursing on site around the clock. Assisted living helps with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and taking medication, while independent living provides a private home with community services and no daily care. Memory care is secured and supervised for someone at risk of wandering.

Having all four care levels in one community may suit a resident whose needs could grow over time. The home has 109 beds, with private rooms so each resident has a room of their own. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 8 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Kevin Hachey serves as the administrator. Residents can use a spa and transportation, and pets are allowed. A Walk Score of 47 places the area in a car dependent setting, where most errands require a car or a ride.

Ross Manor in Bangor, ME, provides nursing home, assisted living, hospice care, memory care, dementia care, and skilled nursing. Assisted living apartments support residents who need help with daily tasks while still living in an apartment. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care around the clock, while hospice care supports residents receiving end of life care.

Memory care and dementia care serve residents with memory related needs. The range of care types may make Ross Manor a good fit for someone who needs memory related support alongside access to nursing or hospice care. Janet Edgecomb serves as the administrator.

Residents can choose private rooms, semi private rooms, or private suites. The suites include a bathroom, microwave, and refrigerator. Rehabilitation services include short term rehab, allowing a resident to receive therapy during a limited stay, and the on site beauty salon provides salon services without leaving the campus.

Five dining rooms support communal dining, while in room dining and special diets are also accommodated. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted: Medicare can cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid can help with eligible long term care costs, and private pay allows a family to pay directly. A Walk Score of 51 places the area in the somewhat walkable range, meaning some errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives may be able to reach certain nearby destinations independently.

Marshwood Center of the Genesis Healthcare Community is a nursing home ideal for residents who seek to relax and recover. Specializing in short-term rehabilitation and long-term care, the multi-awarded community provides professional and compassionate service for its residents. Marshwood Center cultivates the holistic needs of its residents in a home-like setting.
The services are multidisciplinary for both skilled nursing and rehabilitation– focusing on post-surgical care, on-site therapy (physical, occupational, speech), strength conditioning, mobility improvement; colostomy care, dementia care, pain management, wound care; and medical professionals are on-call– medical directors, nurse practitioners, and physicians.

Administered by Amanda Young, Stillwater Health Care offers nursing home care, skilled nursing, hospice care, and respite care in Bangor, ME. The community also provides continuous clinical support with nursing services on-site. Terminally ill residents also receive comfort-focused care to ease their pain and discomfort. With 24-hour staffing, residents have access to services whenever needed.

Short-stay rehabilitation is available for residents who need temporary recovery support, while memory support services serve residents with memory-related needs. Additional programs include restorative nursing, wound care, and pain management. Short-term stays are also welcome, providing temporary relief for usual caregivers.

Residents can choose semi-private or private rooms, allowing them to live by themselves or share with someone. A salon is also available for on-site grooming, along with transportation and weekly day trips for scheduled outings. Seasonal festivities and community involvement are also part of the activities. Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

Overview of Atlantic Shores

Atlantic Shores offers nursing home, skilled nursing, assisted living, hospice care, independent living, and memory care in Harrington, ME. Having several care levels can help when a resident’s needs change, because they may be able to move between care settings without leaving the community. Nursing home and skilled nursing provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living helps with bathing, dressing, and medication so a resident can maintain private living space. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care.

Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice care focuses on comfort and support during an end of life illness. Six beds make Atlantic Shores a small community where staff and residents can get to know one another, which may suit someone who prefers a smaller setting. Pets are allowed, so a resident may continue living with a pet; Jeffrey M. Strout serves as the administrator, and the community is in the Marshville neighborhood.

Its 66 Walk Score puts Pinnacle Health & Rehab at South Portland, ME, in the somewhat walkable league. Part of residents’ errand lists is most likely doable on foot. Nursing home care, memory care, and skilled nursing are all provided here.

Dementia turns places somebody is familiar with into places they can get lost in, and preventing that from happening is why memory care provides secure locations for loved ones to stay. Here, licensed nursing is available on-site at all times.

Rehabilitation services and short-term rehab cover recovery stays; three weeks in a hospital bed mean someone’s legs stop working the way they used to, and rehab helps them build that functionality back up.

Overview of Coastal Landing

Coastal Landing’s license in Brunswick, ME, reaches independent living, assisted living, nursing home care, and skilled nursing. Independent living is private living with the community’s services and nothing daily attached. Dressing, bathing, medication, and the rest of the daily tasks fall under assisted living. Licensed nursing work belongs to the two nursing designations on that list.

The building runs 83 beds, with 97.6 percent of them in use on a typical day. Wendy A. Rider is the administrator. A single license carries all four, which lets a resident’s needs grow without a new community entering the picture.

At 92, the Walk Score lands in the walker’s paradise band, and daily errands stay within reach on foot. A pet is allowed to come along.

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Starting Price $3,600/Month Pricing updated on October 7th, 2026