The median monthly cost of assisted living in Maine is approximately $5,400, which is slightly more expensive than the national median monthly cost of assisted living ($4,807), according to A Place for Mom’s internal data from its brand partners.
It’s a good idea to look at median costs instead of average costs, because median costs normally aren’t influenced by extreme values, such as high-end luxury communities or budget-conscious communities. In Maine, the lower 10th percentile monthly cost is approximately $3,700, while the 90th percentile monthly cost is around $8,300 per month.
When comparing assisted living communities, you’ll notice that the cost of assisted living varies. Generally, pricing takes into account the level of care required by a resident. Other factors may include the following:
In Maine, communities located in major metros tend to be more expensive than those in smaller cities and towns. While costs may seem expensive, some of Maine’s seniors may qualify for Medicaid or Medicare. These public health care programs can cut some costs of assisted living by covering some qualified care services in the senior community.
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Planning ahead can help your loved one be prepared when it’s time for assisted living. Your loved one may be able to use a combination of private and public pay options to cover assisted living costs. In the section below, you’ll find a variety of ways seniors pay for assisted living costs in Maine. You can also learn more about payment resources for seniors by visiting our complete guide to paying for long-term care.
Seniors often begin with private pay options to cover the monthly costs of assisted living in Maine.
In Maine, your loved one may be able to access money to pay for assisted living by selling their home. Selling a house
If your loved one is a homeowner in Maine, they may be able to access that equity through a reserve mortgage to pay for assisted living. Reverse mortgage
A health savings account (HSA) may help your loved one pay for the cost of certain medically necessary care services in an assisted living facility in Maine. Health savings accounts (HSAs)
Ask your loved one if they have an active life insurance policy, as there are ways for them to leverage it to cover their assisted living costs in Maine. Life insurance
It’s key to learn about your loved one’s long-term care insurance policy, as it can potentially pay for at least some of their assisted living costs in Maine. Long-term care insurance
For seniors in Maine, Social Security benefits may help them cover their monthly assisted living costs in Maine. Social Security benefits for assisted living
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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...
It is a good place but a little difficult to understand how things work. Not all care givers are able to help with all things and it is difficult to understand how to get specific help.It is relatively...
Atria Kennebunk is a well run assisted living facility. The staff members are all very friendly and attentive to the tenants. Any staff member that I have had the pleasure of interacting with has been...
I would say overall, our experience has been a positive one. We picked this one because of the price, and the fact that it was a nonprofit organization.
They truly care about each individual's needs. And are prepared to help in every way they can, the chef onsite is truly amazing. They in my father in laws word "this place have giving me a life back "Very...
I really like Park Danforth and my loved one likes it as well. We picked this community, because my father was here previously and had a great experience. It's a safe place for a loved one that I am...
The Harbor Chase of South Portland is very knowledgeable about residents with dementia and how to handle them. They walk you through the process and explain how it works. The housekeeping and laundry are...
Atria Kennebunk is a well run assisted living facility. The staff members are all very friendly and attentive to the tenants. Any staff member that I have had the pleasure of interacting with has been...
I would say overall, our experience has been a positive one. We picked this one because of the price, and the fact that it was a nonprofit organization.
I would recommend the facility to others. The staff has been super throughout the process. It is expensive. However, there are very few options in Maine, so you just have to go with what is available and...
My loved one is currently a resident at The Highlands and everything has been very good for her at this facility so far. The cleanliness and friendliness are great. The staff has been wonderful. The care...
The DHHS provides licensure and oversight for assisted living facilities in Maine. To be licensed, facilities generally have to meet state requirements outlined in Maine’s Assisted Living Rules and Regulations. DHHS typically conducts inspections of assisted living facilities, but the records of inspections aren’t publicly available at this time.
DHHS’s regulations outline the rights of residents of assisted living communities in Maine. These rights, as outlined in the document above, include but are not limited to the following:
These same regulations outline who can be an administrator at an assisted living facility. Administrators typically must meet the following requirements:
Regulations on caregiver qualifications are limited in Maine. It may be ideal to ask your prospective communities how they train their staff, what type of certifications staff members hold, and how they handle continuing education opportunities for staff.
We developed a system to rate each state on how easy — or difficult — it is to find important assisted living records and reports, and we compiled tips to help you in your search.
States with the most transparent records allow you to look up important information about each assisted living facility online, including inspections, complaints, survey results, violations, capacity, and whether the facility accepts Medicaid.
Public access to assisted living records and reports for the state of Maine is moderate. Here are some key findings that informed this rating:
This state of Maine provides moderate access to assisted living records and licensing.
We developed a standard methodology for state data collection and evaluation, and we based our rating primarily on the objective, state-specific accessibility criteria outlined in these questions:
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