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10 Best Nursing Homes in Fort George, ME

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Fort George nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Fort George, ME may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in Fort George or another care type is right for you. Browse 99 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Fort George.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Fort George, ME

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Photo of Sirjas
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.
Photo of Fairmount Boarding 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.
Photo of Freese's Assisted Living Program
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 Washington Manor, JSLS
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: Nursing Homes
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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.
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 Crestwood Place
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 Birch Haven
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.
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Photo of Penobscot Terrace
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Birch Grove Rehab & Living Ctr
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
Photo of Volmer Country Living Ctr
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 Winslow Place
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 Sunset Home of Waterville
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: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Elm Tower
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 Corinthian Manor
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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.
Photo of Hodgdon Green
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.
Photo of Mill Stream 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 The Inn at City Hall
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 Halcyon
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 Hillside Terrace of Hallowell
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Fort George, ME

The average cost of senior living in Fort George is $5,997 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Norumbega, ME with an average of $5,193 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Fort George, ME, vs. nearby cities

Fort George, ME
$5,997/mo
$6,019/mo
$6,367/mo

Nursing homes costs in Fort George, ME, vs. state and national averages

Fort George, ME
$5,997/mo
$6,490/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Fort George, ME, vs. other senior living options

$6,142/mo
Nursing Homes
$5,997/mo

Nursing homes costs in Fort George, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$7,757/mo
Studio
$6,977/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,178/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,617/mo

Senior living costs in Fort George vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Fort George, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeFort George, MEMaineU.S.
Nursing Homes$5,997/mo$6,490/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$6,142/mo$6,490/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$6,142/mo$6,490/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$4,546/mo$5,568/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Fort George, ME:$5,997/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Fort George, ME:$6,142/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Fort George, ME:$6,142/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Fort George, ME:$4,546/mo
Maine:$5,568/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Fort George, ME, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Fort George 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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Nursing homes cost trends in Fort George, ME

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Fort George 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.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Fort George, ME$6,249/mo$5,729/mo+9.1%
Maine$6,754/mo$6,134/mo+10.1%
National$5,670/mo$5,388/mo+5.2%
Fort George, ME
2024 average cost:$6,249/mo
2023 average cost:$5,729/mo
Percent change:+9.1%
Maine
2024 average cost:$6,754/mo
2023 average cost:$6,134/mo
Percent change:+10.1%
National
2024 average cost:$5,670/mo
2023 average cost:$5,388/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Fort George

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Fort George

Dirigo Pines in Orono, ME

4.0
Once placed at Dirigo Pines, there was no instructions about how to to forward. Things like making a hair appointment, policies on visitors or outings, arranging for personal care like podiatrist etc. a manual to navigate this bug change in both our lives would have great. Yes, we would ...
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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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Fort George nursing homes services and amenities

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

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Fort George that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Fort George, MENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
16%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
8%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
82%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
86%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
18%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
6%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
82%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
12%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
22%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Fort George nursing homes

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 Fort George Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Fort George, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
18%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
6%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
16%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
8%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Fort George nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Fort George partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Fort George, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
4%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
10%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
10%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
12%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Fort George nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Fort George communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Fort George, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
6%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
16%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
10%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
2%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Fort George nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Fort George offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Fort George, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
12%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
8%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
8%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
8%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
12%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
16%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
10%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
6%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
8%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
12%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
12%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
4%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
10%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
10%
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Birch Bay Retirement Village, Winterberry Heights Senior Living and Harbor Hill Center are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Fort George, Maine. See full list of communities.
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