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10 Best Nursing Homes in Porter, ME

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Porter 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 Porter, 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 Porter or another care type is right for you. Browse 97 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Porter.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Maplewood, South Parsonsfield and East Wakefield.
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Nursing Homes Facilities near Porter, ME

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Photo of Heisel 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.
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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.
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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
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
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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.
Norway Center's campus offers residential care/assisted living located in beautiful Norway, Maine. We are an affiliate of National Health Care Associates. Norway's Residential Care has its own living room area, and dining room.
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Photo of Rustfield Village Eldrly Apts
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 Shaw 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.
We are a geriatric residential assisted living, honoring aging in place, providing end-of-life care, respite care, and adult day care services. We have both private and semi private rooms, with all the comforts of home. It's important our clients maintain the ability to do at they want when they...
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.
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Photo of York Manor
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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 Wardwell Home and Gardens
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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 Eunice Frye Home
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 Deering Pavilion
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 Village At Oak Hill
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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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
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.
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 Seaside Nursing & Retirement
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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.
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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.
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...
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 The Pines
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.
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...

Cost of nursing homes in Porter, ME

The average cost of senior living in Porter is $6,405 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Durgintown, ME with an average of $5,472 per month.

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Porter, ME vs. nearby cities

Porter, ME
$6,405/mo
$6,846/mo
$6,960/mo

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Porter, ME vs. the state and national average

Porter, ME
$6,405/mo
$6,534/mo
U.S. national average
$4,799/mo

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Porter vs. other types of senior living

$6,268/mo
Nursing Homes
$6,405/mo

Median monthly costs of Nursing Homes in Porter, ME by room type

Semi-Private
$6,285/mo
Studio
$6,965/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,301/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,346/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,400/mo

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 Porter

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Porter

Avita of Stroudwater in Westbrook, ME

5.0
They did try to take good care of my loved one. They offered daily activities and the community was clean. The food was good. My loved one was only there for a short time as we realized he needed more care than they were able to provide. They oversold themselves on the care that was ...
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Harmony Homes By the Bay in Durham, NH

4.7
I honestly can not understand why someone would say that they walked in Harmony Homes By the Bay and thought it was dark and dirty. The opposite is true. After experience with countless nursing/assisted living facilities, I chose for mom to live here, both of us could not be happier! It’s ...
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Stroudwater Lodge in Westbrook, ME

4.0
So far it has been a great fit for my mom at the Stroudwater Lodge. It is a new and beautiful community. It is the first one we toured and it had everything we needed. It is very convenient for my mom to get to her nearby Dr. appointments. Most of the time the communication is pretty good with ...
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Porter nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Porter nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Porter, 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 Porter 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 Porter that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Porter, MENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
33%
2.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
19.6%
10%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
88.7%
26.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
92.8%
27.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
37.1%
10.4%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
13.4%
0.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
89.7%
23.5%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
32%
7.3%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
40.2%
18.6%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Porter 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 Porter Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Porter, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
32%
4.1%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
21.6%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
30.9%
5.9%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
7.2%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Porter 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 Porter partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Porter, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
13.4%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26.8%
1.5%
No sugar
No sugar
24.7%
1.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
21.6%
3.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Porter 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 Porter communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Porter, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
22.7%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
22.7%
0.4%
Room service
Room service
19.6%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.4%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Porter 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 Porter offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Porter, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
28.9%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.6%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
17.5%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
28.9%
6.8%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
27.8%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
36.1%
6.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.8%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
20.6%
0.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
23.7%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
26.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
27.8%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
18.6%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.4%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
28.9%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Carriage Hill Assisted Living, The Highlands and The Residence at Silver Square are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Porter, Maine. See full list of communities.

There are 97 nursing homes facilities near Porter, Maine. See the full list.

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