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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Fort Dawes, MA
If your loved one needs memory care in Fort Dawes, A Place for Mom can help. With 48 memory care facilities in Fort Dawes, we’ll work with you to find the right fit for your family member’s budget, interests, and care needs.
Alzheimer’s care in Fort Dawes incorporates memory care activities and therapies to reduce residents’ confusion and agitation. Fort Dawes memory care also provides security features and supervision, along with trained staff. If you’re considering dementia care in Fort Dawes, know it’s a safe setting for your older relative.
We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Brighton, Fenway and Allston.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Boston, Weymouth and Peabody.
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I am so Happy that we found Providence House. The Sales and Marketing Director was so welcoming and informative of all they have to offer. She takes her time to answer all your questions and goes above and...
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.
Providence House at Corey Park offers independent and assisted living for people age 62 and over who want or need supportive services. The non-sectarian community was co-developed by the Archdiocese of Boston Planning Office for Urban Affairs and E.A. Fish Associates, and is managed by Welch...
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The Cambridge Homes is located in a historic Georgian-style building on Mount Auburn Street just a mile from Harvard Square and adjacent to Mount Auburn Hospital. A trusted senior community for over 125 years, the not-for-profit Cambridge Homes features 44 independent and assisted living...
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My Dad lives at this community, and we love it! It's a beautiful community, and the staff and residents are wonderful. It provides all sorts of activities and care for a great price.
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.
Springhouse is located in the Jamaica Plain area of Boston, across from the Faulkner Hospital and within walking distance of the Arnold Arboretum and public transportation. Springhouse is a not-for-profit community located on 13 acres of conservation land. We are within minutes of the Chestnut...
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Seven months ago I could not even dream of a place as wonderful for my mother. She was living in a big old house that I had to maintain, with stairs up to her room, down to the cellar for laundry, I had to...
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.
Sophia Snow Place is a 164 year old not-for-profit, retirement community that offers two options for living. The Residences at Snow Place are 66 independent living apartments with entry fees and low monthly fees with the option of adding on services.Sophia Snow House is a licensed option that...
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My mom had to go to rehab after she had a stroke and was sent here. Omce it was decided she was not going to be able to return home we chose to keep her there. She was not happy to not be going home and...
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
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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.
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: 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.
At Marian Manor, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care for patients and residents....
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
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.
The Chelsea Jewish Foundation is an assisted living community located in the quiet area of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Located just across the bridge from Boston, the Chelsea area has always been an independent, working-class industrial community from the beginning of its existence....
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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.
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.
The Leonard Florence Center for Living, a state-of-the-art, 100-bed skilled nursing home sponsored by the Chelsea Jewish Foundation, is now accepting resident applications for its February opening. Located on Admiral's Hill in Chelsea, MA, the Leonard Florence Center for Living is the first...
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I think it is a pretty good place, overall it is a good value. Would like to see it a little cleaner. A little more attention to the residents and patients whom have memory problems. Overall generally a...
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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.
Bridges® by EPOCH at Hingham is a memory care assisted living community located in Plymouth County offering exceptional care and an engaging, fulfilling lifestyle for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of memory impairment. Bridges® by EPOCH communities have been purposefully designed...
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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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This was a wonderful experience, we left this community to move my husband as he needed higher care, and I wanted to come back! After he passed away, I considered moving back as I love it here. The care here...
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
At Braintree Landing Skilled Nursing Center, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care 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.
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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.
Cost of memory care in Fort Dawes, MA
The average cost of senior living in Fort Dawes is $7,237 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA with an average of $6,667 per month.
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What families are saying about memory care in Fort Dawes
Recent reviews for memory care in Fort Dawes
Youville Place in Lexington, MA
5.0
We couldn't be more grateful to have our mom in the loving and capable hands of the Youville community. The Memory Care Unit there is top-notch. To this day, given all the challenges with her Alzheimer's, we feel it is one of the best decisions that we have made. The place is clean, ...
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The Residence at Paine Estate in Wayland, MA
4.7
My dad was determined and prepared to remain in his Wayland home. He moved to Traditions of Wayland in December for a two month “respite”, not long after a bad fall and several broken bones required hospitalizations and weeks in rehab. When the Traditions Resident Care Director, came to his ...
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Cadbury Commons in Cambridge, MA
4.5
Very good staff for the most part. It is a good environment with a lot of bright people. The community is quite clean and have housekeepers on each floor. The staff is very friendly and knew my name immediately. The activities are good and they offer good off-community trips and normal on-site ...
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Fort Dawes review score based on 123 family reviews
This proprietary review score is based on 123 reviews of 45 Fort Dawes memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.The Fort Dawes 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
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Review subcategories for Fort Dawes 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 123 reviews of 45 Fort Dawes memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Fort Dawes 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.Fort Dawes, MA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.3
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
4.5
Care services
3.9
4.2
Staff
4.2
4.4
Meals & dining
3.7
4.1
Activities
3.6
4.0
Value for cost*
3.8
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Fort Dawes memory care services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Fort Dawes memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Fort Dawes, 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 Dawes 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 Fort Dawes 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
37.8%
66.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
13.3%
48.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
88.9%
82.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
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99.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
73.3%
72.8%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
28.9%
29%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
91.1%
89.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
68.9%
62.7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
66.7%
73.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Fort Dawes 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 Fort Dawes 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
57.8%
75.1%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
46.7%
46.6%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
44.4%
71.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Fort Dawes 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 Fort Dawes partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
42.2%
28.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
62.2%
44.7%
No sugar
No sugar
60%
41.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
48.9%
50.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
6.7%
16.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Fort Dawes 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 Fort Dawes communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
60%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
62.2%
40.1%
Room service
Room service
33.3%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.6%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Fort Dawes 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 Fort Dawes offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
68.9%
46.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
46.7%
34%
Community service programs
Community service programs
31.1%
28.5%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
60%
55.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
66.7%
52.1%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
66.7%
62%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
57.8%
39.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
42.2%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
62.2%
36.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
64.4%
47.7%
Live performances
Live performances
68.9%
48.2%
Dances
Dances
28.9%
31.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
31.1%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
68.9%
46.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Atria Longmeadow Place, Brookmeadow at Blue Hills and The Gables at Winchester are the top-rated memory care facilities near Fort Dawes, Massachusetts. See full list of communities.
There are 48 memory care facilities near Fort Dawes, Massachusetts. See the full list.
The best memory care facilities near you in Fort Dawes, Massachusetts are Atria Longmeadow Place, Brookmeadow at Blue Hills and Atria Marina Place. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
The 48 memory care facilities near you in Fort Dawes, Massachusetts typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Fort Dawes, Massachusetts, 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 Fort Dawes, Massachusetts, 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 Fort Dawes, Massachusetts ranges from $300 to $69161. The average Memory Care cost in Fort Dawes, Massachusetts is $7,237. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in Fort Dawes, Massachusetts typically starts at $300. 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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