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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Douglas Hill, ME

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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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally 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: Independent Living
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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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Provides: Independent Living
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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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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
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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: Independent Living
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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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Photo of Birches Apartment Homes
Provides: Independent Living
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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.
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...
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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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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: Independent Living
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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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Provides: Independent Living
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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.
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: Independent Living
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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.
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, 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: 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, 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.
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Provides: Independent Living
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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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This place is wonderful, we have had no complaints. The staff is super friendly they are very professional. It is a pretty expensive community. There aren't really any care services provided since it is...
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.
Sugar Hill Retirement Community features apartments and cottages for active independent living that sold as shares in a cooperative style of ownership.There are also Assisted Living suites available. We are proud to be sponsored by Huggins Hospital located here in Wolfeboro, only minutes away...

Cost of independent living in Douglas Hill, ME

The average cost of senior living in Douglas Hill is $5,476 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Gardiner, ME with an average of $5,371 per month.

Independent living costs in Douglas Hill, ME, vs. nearby cities

Douglas Hill, ME
$5,476/mo
$6,083/mo
$6,103/mo

Independent living costs in Douglas Hill, ME, vs. state and national averages

Douglas Hill, ME
$5,476/mo
$5,568/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Douglas Hill, ME, vs. other senior living options

$6,268/mo
Independent Living
$5,476/mo

Independent living costs in Douglas Hill, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,902/mo
Studio
$6,488/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,778/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,847/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,400/mo

Senior living costs in Douglas Hill vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Douglas Hill, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeDouglas Hill, MEMaineU.S.
Independent Living$5,476/mo$5,568/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$6,183/mo$6,490/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$6,268/mo$6,490/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Douglas Hill, ME:$5,476/mo
Maine:$5,568/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Douglas Hill, ME:$6,183/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Douglas Hill, ME:$6,268/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Douglas Hill, ME, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Douglas Hill 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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Independent living cost trends in Douglas Hill, ME

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Douglas Hill 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
Douglas Hill, ME$3,795/mo$3,545/mo+7.1%
Maine$3,531/mo$3,487/mo+1.2%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Douglas Hill, ME
2024 average cost:$3,795/mo
2023 average cost:$3,545/mo
Percent change:+7.1%
Maine
2024 average cost:$3,531/mo
2023 average cost:$3,487/mo
Percent change:+1.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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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 independent living in Douglas Hill

Recent reviews for independent living in Douglas Hill

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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The Enclave of Scarborough

4.1
The staff are all lovely and very friendly and supportive to my mom and to the family. They are approachable and quick to respond to needs or requests. My mom's room is always clean and her laundry is done promptly. The only issue my mom has is that she doesn't care for the food. They have ...
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The Highlands in Topsham, ME

4.0
The Highlands is not a brand new facility, they could use some updated in a few spots which they are working on. Currently they have started updating the fitness area and pool area. The facilities are very nice and as to be expected. It seems like they are doing everything and have the tools to ...
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Douglas Hill independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Douglas Hill independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Douglas Hill, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Douglas Hill independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Douglas Hill partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Douglas Hill, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
11.3%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
20.6%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
18.6%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
17.5%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
8.2%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Douglas Hill independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Douglas Hill communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Douglas Hill, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17.5%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
21.6%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
17.5%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
9.3%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Douglas Hill independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Douglas Hill offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Douglas Hill, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
22.7%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15.5%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
13.4%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
24.7%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
22.7%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
28.9%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
24.7%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
18.6%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
20.6%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
22.7%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
22.7%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
15.5%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
15.5%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
23.7%
47%
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Sunrise of Huntington Common, Sable Lodge Retirement Community1 and Schooner Estates Senior Living are the top-rated independent living facilities near Douglas Hill, Maine. See full list of communities.
There are 118 independent living facilities near Douglas Hill, Maine. See the full list.
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