Of all the states, Maine ranks third in the percentage of residents 65 and older. Almost 16 percent of its citizens are in that bracket. Nationwide, the average is 13 percent. And a relatively high 27 percent of Maine’s nursing homes have earned five stars in the “overall” category from Medicare, as of this writing. But the state’s adult day-care and assisted living prices are among the highest in the nation.
Approximate number of facilities:
- Nursing homes: 109
- Assisted living residences: 681*
Types of care available:
- Adult day care
- Home care
- Home health-care
- Continuing-care retirement communities
- Assisted living programs
- Residential care facilities
- Nursing homes
Estimated average prices:**
- Adult day care: $100 per day
- Home care: $21 per hour
- Home health-care: $22 per hour
- Assisted living: $4,727 per month
- Nursing home, semi-private room: $259 per day
- Nursing home, private room: $281 per day
State websites for seniors:
- “Senior Citizen Resources”
- Licensing and regulation of community services programs
- Regulations for assisted housing programs
Where to report elder abuse:
- In domestic/community care: 1-800-624-8404
- In nursing homes: 1-800-383-2441
Financial assistance (partial list):
Top-10 largest cities:
- Portland
- Lewiston
- Bangor
- South Portland
- Auburn
- Brunswick
- Biddeford
- Sanford
- Augusta
- Scarborough
Top nursing homes, based on Medicare ratings:***
Augusta
Maine General Rehab & Nursing at Glenridge
Maine Veterans Home – Augusta
Bangor
Westgate Manor
Bar Harbor
Sonogee Rehabilitation & Living Center
Brunswick
Horizons Living and Rehab Center
Caribou
Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center
Maine Veterans Home – Caribou
Damariscotta
Cove’s Edge
Deer Isle
Island Nursing Home & Care Center
Dover Foxcroft
Hibbard Nursing Home
Eagle Lake
Mercy Home
Ellsworth
Courtland Rehab & Living Center
Falmouth
Falmouth by the Sea
Farmington
Edgewood Rehab & Living Center
Fort Kent
Forest Hill Manor
Frenchville
St. Joseph Nursing Home
Gorham
Gorham House
Greenville
Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital
Hartland
Sanfield Rehab & Living Center
Lubec
Oceanview Nursing Home
Madawaska
High View Manor
Millinocket
Katahdin Nursing Home
North Berwick
Varney Crossing Nursing Care Centers
Norway
Norway Rehabilitation and Living Center
Patten
Mountain Heights Health Care
Presque Isle
Presque Isle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Scarborough
Piper Shores
South Paris
Maine Veterans Home – South Paris
Van Buren
Borderview Rehab & Living Center
*Assisted-living residence numbers are from the Department of Health and Human Services’ 2007 Residential Care and Assisted Living Compendium. According to the National Center for Assisted Living, this is the industry’s only resource for such data. Depending on the state, the number may or may not include small residential-care homes, such as adult foster care.
**Senior-care price estimates are based on the 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs, which reports average rates,and the Genworth 2011 Cost of Care Survey, which reports median rates.
***Medicare rates nursing homes in four categories using a five-star system. These are the nursing homes with five stars in the “Overall” category. The ratings were accessed on Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare site in November or December 2011 and are subject to change. The Medicare ratings system isn’t perfect, so use additional criteria to evaluate nursing homes as well.
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