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10 Best Nursing Homes in Buffum Hill, ME

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Buffum Hill 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 Buffum Hill, ME may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Buffum 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.
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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.
RiverWoods is a nationally-accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Exeter, NH. RiverWoods offers Independent Living as well as direct admission to Assisted Living Care and all of the benefits that come with choosing the Seacoast’s premier CCRC/life care community. Located on 200...
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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.
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, 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.
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: 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.
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
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: 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.
Photo of Elizabeth Calsey House at Lions Mouth Road
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: 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: 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.
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: 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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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 Gray Manor
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: 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...
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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.
Have you suddenly found yourself looking for a nursing home? We know it isn't an easy task. There is so much information to learn and so many decisions to make. Whatever your specific needs, our goal is to provide compassionate care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. We...
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent 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.
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.
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.
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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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Cost of nursing homes in Buffum Hill, ME

The average cost of senior living in Buffum Hill is $6,765 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Wells Branch, ME with an average of $6,596 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Buffum Hill, ME, vs. nearby cities

Buffum Hill, ME
$6,765/mo
$6,759/mo
$6,906/mo

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

Buffum Hill, ME
$6,765/mo
$6,490/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

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

$6,531/mo
Nursing Homes
$6,765/mo

Nursing homes costs in Buffum Hill, ME, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,290/mo
Studio
$7,297/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,754/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,214/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,400/mo

Senior living costs in Buffum Hill 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: Buffum Hill, ME
Column state: Maine
Column national: U.S.
Community typeBuffum Hill, MEMaineU.S.
Nursing Homes$6,765/mo$6,490/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$6,405/mo$6,490/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$6,531/mo$6,490/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$5,616/mo$5,568/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Buffum Hill, ME:$6,765/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Buffum Hill, ME:$6,405/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Buffum Hill, ME:$6,531/mo
Maine:$6,490/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Buffum Hill, ME:$5,616/mo
Maine:$5,568/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Buffum Hill, ME, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Buffum 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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Nursing homes cost trends in Buffum Hill, ME

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Buffum 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
Buffum Hill, ME$6,683/mo$6,063/mo+10.2%
Maine$6,754/mo$6,134/mo+10.1%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Buffum Hill, ME
2024 average cost:$6,683/mo
2023 average cost:$6,063/mo
Percent change:+10.2%
Maine
2024 average cost:$6,754/mo
2023 average cost:$6,134/mo
Percent change:+10.1%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Buffum Hill

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Buffum Hill

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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Buffum Hill nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Buffum Hill nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Buffum Hill, 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 Buffum Hill 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 Buffum Hill that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Buffum Hill, MENational
Full medication management
Full medication management
34.9%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
21.7%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
81.4%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
83.7%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
44.2%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
16.3%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
80.6%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
36.4%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
48.8%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Buffum Hill 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 Buffum Hill Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Buffum Hill, MENational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
38%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
28.7%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
33.3%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
10.1%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Buffum Hill 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 Buffum Hill partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Buffum Hill, MENational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
35.7%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
32.6%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
31%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
10.1%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Buffum Hill 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 Buffum Hill communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Buffum Hill, MENational
Professional chef
Professional chef
27.9%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
29.5%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
22.5%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
13.2%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Buffum Hill 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 Buffum Hill offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Buffum Hill, MENational
Activity director
Activity director
32.6%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
24%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.5%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
36.4%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34.1%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
42.6%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
31.8%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
24%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
27.9%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
31.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
34.9%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
21.7%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
17.8%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
34.9%
0.5%
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