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10 Best Nursing Homes in Readfield, ME

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Photo of Schooner Estates Senior Living
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33 Floor plans available
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What we like the most about the community is that the staff was caring and good activities. Yes, we would recommend Schooner Estates Senior Living community to other families based on the experience so far.
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.
At Schooner Estates Senior Living Community, we’ve created a home with you in mind. Our spacious, well-appointed apartments and studios, customized services, delicious meals, and wide array of activities make life enjoyable and worry free. We offer Independent living, Assisted Living and...
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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.
Captain Lewis Residence is a Level IV residential care facility situated in a beautiful, expanded Victorian sea captain's home overlooking the Kennebec River in Farmingdale, Maine (about a 45 minute drive north of Portland - just south of Augusta). For the past fourteen years, this family owned...
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I continue to be impressed, almost on a daily basis. The staff, individually and collectively are thoughtful, caring, and enjoy supporting the residents in whatever way they can. A small example, my rolling...
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.
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Excellent care at D'youville. We had visited a number of care facilities in the area. Because of hospitalization, a quick move took us to a facility that was not prepared for the level of care my wife...
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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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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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, 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.
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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, 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.
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.
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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.
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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 The Chapman 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 The Lamp Memory Care Center
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Readfield, ME

The average cost of senior living in Readfield is $5,573 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Wings Mills, ME with an average of $5,096 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Readfield, ME, vs. nearby cities

Readfield, ME
$5,573/mo
$6,200/mo
$6,008/mo

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

Readfield, ME
$5,573/mo
$6,490/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$5,075/mo
Nursing Homes
$5,573/mo

Nursing homes costs in Readfield, ME, by floor plan type

Studio
$7,573/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,225/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,600/mo

Senior living costs in Readfield 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: Readfield, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeReadfield, MEMaineU.S.
Nursing Homes$5,573/mo$6,490/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$5,075/mo$6,490/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$5,075/mo$6,490/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,654/mo$5,568/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Readfield, ME:$5,573/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Readfield, ME:$5,075/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Readfield, ME:$5,075/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Readfield, ME:$3,654/mo
Maine:$5,568/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Readfield, ME, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Readfield 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.

Readfield, MEME stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Readfield, ME

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Readfield 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
Readfield, ME$10,030/mo$9,608/mo+4.4%
Maine$6,110/mo$5,916/mo+3.3%
National$5,128/mo$4,890/mo+4.9%
Readfield, ME
2024 average cost:$10,030/mo
2023 average cost:$9,608/mo
Percent change:+4.4%
Maine
2024 average cost:$6,110/mo
2023 average cost:$5,916/mo
Percent change:+3.3%
National
2024 average cost:$5,128/mo
2023 average cost:$4,890/mo
Percent change:+4.9%
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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 Readfield

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Readfield

Schooner Estates Senior Living in Auburn, ME

4.6
The facility and staff are exceptional. They are very caring and the facility is clean. They go above and beyond to please the residents

Readfield nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Readfield nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Readfield, 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 Readfield 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 Readfield that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Readfield, MENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
10.5%
2.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
84.2%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
84.2%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
10.5%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
5.3%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
84.2%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
5.3%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
5.3%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Readfield 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 Readfield Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Readfield, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
10.5%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
5.3%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
10.5%
6.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Readfield 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 Readfield partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Readfield, MENational
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
5.3%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
5.3%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
10.5%
4%
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Availability of select dining options in Readfield 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 Readfield communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Readfield, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
5.3%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
5.3%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
5.3%
0.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Readfield 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 Readfield offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Readfield, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
5.3%
0.5%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
10.5%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
5.3%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
10.5%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
5.3%
0.5%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
5.3%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
5.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
5.3%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
5.3%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
5.3%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
5.3%
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Schooner Estates Senior Living, The Captain Lewis Residence and Montello Heights are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Readfield, Maine. See full list of communities.

There are 52 nursing homes facilities near Readfield, Maine. See the full list.

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