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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in West Appleton, ME

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Alzheimer’s care in West Appleton incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. West Appleton memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in West Appleton, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.

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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.
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.
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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.
Photo of Jed Prouty Assisted Living
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, 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: 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.
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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: 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.
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.
Photo of Winship Green Nursing Center
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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Friendly, caring staff. Well run. Compassionate. Considerate. Spiritual depth needed (Services, hymn singing, Bible reading and preaching.)
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.
Hillhouse Assisted Living provides a calm, relaxing, country-like setting thanks to its nestled location within Bath, ME. The property is surrounded by surrounding greenery and majestic trees. Pathways encourage walking and daily breaths of fresh air. Residents often enjoy the scenic location...
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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 Meadows
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 Norwood Cove
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 Longfellow Heights
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 Nightingale of Brunswick
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: 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.

Cost of memory care in West Appleton, ME

The average cost of senior living in West Appleton is $8,494 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Rockland, ME with an average of $8,494 per month.

Memory care costs in West Appleton, ME, vs. state and national averages

West Appleton, ME
$8,494/mo
$9,393/mo
U.S. national average
$6,999/mo

Memory care costs in West Appleton, ME, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$8,494/mo

Memory care costs in West Appleton, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,421/mo
Studio
$8,738/mo

Senior living costs in West Appleton 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: West Appleton, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWest Appleton, MEMaineU.S.
Memory Care$8,494/mo$9,393/mo$6,999/mo
Assisted Living$6,366/mo$7,568/mo$5,830/mo
Independent Living$3,266/mo$4,089/mo$3,520/mo
Memory Care
West Appleton, ME:$8,494/mo
Maine:$9,393/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Assisted Living
West Appleton, ME:$6,366/mo
Maine:$7,568/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Independent Living
West Appleton, ME:$3,266/mo
Maine:$4,089/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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What families are saying about memory care in West Appleton

Recent reviews for memory care in West Appleton

The Highlands in Topsham, ME

5.0
The staff is very friendly and helpful. They go above and beyond for the residents and they have lots of activities available for the residents. They gear the activities towards each resident and they even have field trips. I would recommend this community to others based on my experience.

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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Avita of Brunswick

5.0
This is a nice community for good care. The menu is appealing and a lot really the good fine food that we have had her. We like the staff is caring and the community has a good feeling. The staff really care and know each person by name. This has a good home environment for the residents. We ...
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West Appleton review score based on 20 family reviews

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This proprietary review score is based on 20 reviews of 2 West Appleton memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The West Appleton 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

West Appleton review score compared against nearby cities

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West Appleton, ME2 facilities
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Waldoboro, ME0 facilities
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Ellsworth, ME0 facilities

West Appleton memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in West Appleton memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in West Appleton, 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 West Appleton 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 West Appleton that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
West Appleton, MENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
28.1%
56.6%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
16.1%
42.5%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
61.9%
75.6%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
85.6%
95%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
28.6%
63%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
6.7%
24.5%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
61.5%
81.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
24.7%
53.7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
35.6%
65%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in West Appleton 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 West Appleton Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
West Appleton, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
28.8%
65.4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
15.9%
39.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
28.5%
61.6%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
5.8%
23.1%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in West Appleton 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 West Appleton partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
West Appleton, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.3%
24.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
16.6%
38.6%
No sugar
No sugar
16.4%
35.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
21.6%
45%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.1%
19.1%
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Availability of select dining options in West Appleton 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 West Appleton communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
West Appleton, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
13.4%
27.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
15.5%
34.4%
Room service
Room service
12.9%
32.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8%
19.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in West Appleton 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 West Appleton offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
West Appleton, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
18.3%
39.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
13.4%
28.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
10%
24.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
21%
47.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
17.9%
44.2%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
28.7%
53.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
13.9%
33.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
10.4%
30.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
13.7%
31.5%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
16%
40.5%
Live performances
Live performances
18.4%
40.8%
Dances
Dances
7.8%
27.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
10.3%
19.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
18.3%
39.7%
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State regulations for memory care in West Appleton

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 West Appleton protect seniors.
Learn about Maine memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

Frequently Asked Questions

Schooner Estates Senior Living, Winterberry Heights Senior Living and The Highlands are the top-rated memory care facilities near West Appleton, Maine. See full list of communities.
There are 76 memory care facilities near West Appleton, Maine. See the full list.
The 76 memory care facilities near you in West Appleton, Maine typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in West Appleton, 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 West Appleton, 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 West Appleton, Maine ranges from $4104 to $13000. The average Memory Care cost in West Appleton, Maine is $8,494. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in West Appleton, Maine typically starts at $4104. 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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