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I feel so fortunate that my children decided that this was the place for me to live all the rest of my days. There is not doubt in my mind that after COVID first landed. New admistrator trying to please...
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.
Birch Bay Village is the area's premier retirement community overlooking Frenchman Bay on Mount Desert Island. Bordering Acadia National Park, this vibrant community has a rich assortment of recreational activities close at hand. There are hiking and carriage trails, restaurants, an 18-hole golf...
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What we like the most about the community is the people. All parts of the staff were great. I honestly believe they care about the people and it's more than a job.
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.
Winterberry Heights Assisted Living features 78 well designed studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom retirement and assisted living apartments. We also offer a dedicated wing with 14 apartments designed to accommodate residents with memory care needs. This wing, which has a separate entrance, is...
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My loved one stayed at this facility at a time, and the care they provided was excellent. However he was not quite ready for full time nursing care, and still wanted a level of independence. We decided to...
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.
Orono Commons is located in historic and vibrant Orono, Maine. Home to the University of Maine, Orono is an exciting and growing city on the shores of the Penobscot River. We are proud of our beautiful community and the high quality assistance we provide to our residents. Our caring staff can...
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Everyone was very helpful and professional during the whole process from touring the facility to moving in and getting settled. The staff have great communication with each other so when we were running...
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.
Dirigo Pines is an independent living, assisted living, specialized care, and memory care community situated in picturesque Orono, Maine. Residents choose from a wide range of lifestyle options and styles designed for comfort and convenience. At Dirigo Pines residents can stroll along the...
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I can say very affirmatively that my mother was much relieved with the care she got at Westgate Manor. They are a skilled nursing facility that really specializes in dementia care and alzheimer's care. Of...
Provides: Memory Care
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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.
Westgate Center's campus offers residential care/assisted living located in beautiful Bangor, Maine. We specialize in caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. We are an affiliate of National Health Care Associates. The center features a large dining room and an...
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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
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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
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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: 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...
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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.
Photo of Bangor House
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
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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
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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 place to retire in Downeast Maine. Just south of Blue Hill, Maine, on a peninsula dotted with gracious summer homes, is a pleasant and welcoming community on 28-acres surrounded by woods and walking trails and commanding stunning views of Blue Hill Bay. This is Parker Ridge. With panoramic...
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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.
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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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.

Cost of memory care in Lower Beddington, ME

The average cost of senior living in Lower Beddington is $6,493 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Aurora, ME with an average of $5,532 per month.

Memory care costs in Lower Beddington, ME, vs. nearby cities

Lower Beddington, ME
$6,493/mo
$6,493/mo
$6,140/mo

Memory care costs in Lower Beddington, ME, vs. state and national averages

Lower Beddington, ME
$6,493/mo
$6,490/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Memory care costs in Lower Beddington, ME, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$6,493/mo

Memory care costs in Lower Beddington, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$7,088/mo
Studio
$6,721/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,348/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,683/mo

Senior living costs in Lower Beddington 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: Lower Beddington, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeLower Beddington, MEMaineU.S.
Memory Care$6,493/mo$6,490/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$6,493/mo$6,490/mo$4,557/mo
Independent Living$4,609/mo$5,568/mo$4,016/mo
Memory Care
Lower Beddington, ME:$6,493/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Lower Beddington, ME:$6,493/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Independent Living
Lower Beddington, ME:$4,609/mo
Maine:$5,568/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Memory care costs in Lower Beddington, ME, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Lower Beddington 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.

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Memory care cost trends in Lower Beddington, ME

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Lower Beddington 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.

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Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Lower Beddington, ME$7,204/mo$6,448/mo+11.7%
Maine$7,786/mo$8,259/mo-5.7%
National$5,838/mo$5,646/mo+3.4%
Lower Beddington, ME
2024 average cost:$7,204/mo
2023 average cost:$6,448/mo
Percent change:+11.7%
Maine
2024 average cost:$7,786/mo
2023 average cost:$8,259/mo
Percent change:-5.7%
National
2024 average cost:$5,838/mo
2023 average cost:$5,646/mo
Percent change:+3.4%
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What families are saying about memory care in Lower Beddington

Recent reviews for memory care in Lower Beddington

Dirigo Pines in Orono, ME

3.8
They were under staffed but part of that was due to covid. They do a good job but only offer certain services. There was very little enrichment, but again due to covid. It is on the expensive side. The staff are wonderful, caring, friendly and always available. The facility itself is ...
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Birch Bay Retirement Village in Bar Harbor, ME

5.0
It is a happy place and freedom to enjoy my last years of life. Great amenities worry free of maintaining a house and all that needs to do to up keep it. The staff is wonderful very empathic and friendly and always ready to listen. Man activity choices and outings in town errands shopping.

Winterberry Heights Senior Living in Bangor, ME

5.0
I really liked the staff. My mom had a private room that was fairly large. She was able to have a recliner, twin bed, small bookcase, beside table, small dresser and a desk. The closet was small. She had to share the bathroom which she hated. She was only there a month before she passed so I ...
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Lower Beddington review score based on 38 family reviews

6.7
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This proprietary review score is based on 38 reviews of 22 Lower Beddington memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Lower Beddington review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Lower Beddington review score compared against nearby cities

6.7
Lower Beddington, ME22 facilities
6.7
Ellsworth, ME22 facilities
8.0
Brewer, ME16 facilities

Review subcategories for Lower Beddington memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 38 reviews of 22 Lower Beddington memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Lower Beddington resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Lower Beddington, ME averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.1
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
4.2
Care services
3.6
3.9
Staff
4.2
4.1
Meals & dining
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3.8
Activities
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3.7
Value for cost*
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3.8
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Lower Beddington memory care services and amenities

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

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Lower Beddington that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
18.2%
66.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
9.1%
49.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.5%
82.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
99.2%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
22.7%
73.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
4.5%
29.3%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
95.5%
90%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
9.1%
63%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
27.3%
74%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Lower Beddington memory care

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 Lower Beddington Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
22.7%
75.6%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
9.1%
47%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
18.2%
72%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
9.1%
27.1%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Lower Beddington memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Lower Beddington partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9.1%
28.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
18.2%
45.1%
No sugar
No sugar
18.2%
42.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
13.6%
51%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
9.1%
17%
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Availability of select dining options in Lower Beddington memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Lower Beddington communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
9.1%
32.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
27.3%
40.4%
Room service
Room service
18.2%
37.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
4.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Lower Beddington memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Lower Beddington offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
22.7%
46.8%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
13.6%
34.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
13.6%
28.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
9.1%
55.7%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
22.7%
52.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
22.7%
62.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
18.2%
40.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
9.1%
35.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
13.6%
37%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
22.7%
48.1%
Live performances
Live performances
22.7%
48.7%
Dances
Dances
4.5%
31.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.6%
22.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
18.2%
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State regulations for memory care in Lower Beddington

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Maine memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Lower Beddington protect seniors.
Learn about Maine memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

Frequently Asked Questions

Birch Bay Retirement Village, Winterberry Heights Senior Living and Orono Commons are the top-rated memory care facilities near Lower Beddington, Maine. See full list of communities.
There are 27 memory care facilities near Lower Beddington, Maine. See the full list.
The 27 memory care facilities near you in Lower Beddington, Maine typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Lower Beddington, Maine, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Lower Beddington, Maine, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.
The cost of memory care facilities in Lower Beddington, Maine ranges from $4000 to $13000. The average Memory Care cost in Lower Beddington, Maine is $6,493. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Lower Beddington, Maine typically starts at $4000. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.
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