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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in West Appleton, ME
If your loved one needs memory care in West Appleton, A Place for Mom can help. With 84 memory care facilities in West Appleton, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.
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.
We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Augusta, Rockland and Waterville.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Augusta, Rockland and Waterville.
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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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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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Chase Point, [name removed] and her staff are amazing. What a wonderful place for anyone with a parent who needs support and yet wants to be independent. We feel blessed that we were able to find a place for...
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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.
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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.
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, 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...
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, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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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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.
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...
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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...
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, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
Cost of memory care in West Appleton, ME
The average cost of senior living in West Appleton is $5,671 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Waterville, ME with an average of $3,750 per month.
Average monthly cost of Memory Care in West Appleton, ME vs. nearby cities
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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.
Schooner Estates Senior Living in Auburn, ME
4.5
Schooner Estates is the best in the area, especially if you want to be close to your loved one. This has been the best community we have been to. The staff tries hard to meet all the needs of the residents. The communication with the staff is okay, it can be hard due to low staffing and ...
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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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West Appleton review score based on 39 family reviews
This proprietary review score is based on 39 reviews of 58 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
Review subcategories for West Appleton 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 39 reviews of 58 West Appleton memory care communities. This chart helps you compare West Appleton 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.West Appleton, ME averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.3
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
4.5
Care services
3.9
4.2
Staff
4.4
4.4
Meals & dining
4.1
4.1
Activities
3.9
4.0
Value for cost*
3.9
4.0
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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.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
20.7%
66.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
10.3%
48.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
91.4%
82.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
98.3%
99.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
20.7%
72.8%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
8.6%
29%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
91.4%
89.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
15.5%
62.7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
24.1%
73.5%
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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.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
20.7%
75.1%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
10.3%
46.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
17.2%
71.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
6.9%
26.8%
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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
8.6%
28.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
13.8%
44.7%
No sugar
No sugar
13.8%
41.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
12.1%
50.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
5.2%
16.7%
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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.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
10.3%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
19%
40.1%
Room service
Room service
12.1%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
3.4%
23%
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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.
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Activity director
Activity director
15.5%
46.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
8.6%
34%
Community service programs
Community service programs
6.9%
28.5%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
6.9%
55.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
15.5%
52.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
19%
62%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
12.1%
39.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
8.6%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
10.3%
36.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
13.8%
47.7%
Live performances
Live performances
15.5%
48.2%
Dances
Dances
5.2%
31.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13.8%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
13.8%
46.8%
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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 84 memory care facilities near West Appleton, Maine. See the full list.
The 84 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 $695 to $13000. The average Memory Care cost in West Appleton, Maine is $5,671. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in West Appleton, Maine typically starts at $695. 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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