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Assisted living costs in Orwell average about $6,697 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 54 communities in Orwell. Our detailed directory has 325 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses.

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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: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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.
Photo of Glen At Hiland Meadow
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.
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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, 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.
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The Terraces is an independent living senior community. There is no assisted living or memory care support however you can arrange to have home care visit. Every building has a stair chair and each...
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.
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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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We had to move our mom last year, during COVID restrictions to a Memory Care residence. We searched for several months in the Central Vermont area and could not find a place that we thought was suitable 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.
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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
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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.
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, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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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, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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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It's my home, I cannot be in my own home anymore and this is now "my home." I no longer have to do laundry, cook 3 meals a day, floors windows and work. I love children and always had mine and the neighbors...
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.
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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.

Cost of assisted living in Orwell, VT

The average cost of senior living in Orwell is $6,697 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Benson Landing, VT with an average of $4,838 per month.

Assisted living costs in Orwell, VT, vs. nearby cities

Orwell, VT
$6,697/mo
$5,356/mo
$6,969/mo

Assisted living costs in Orwell, VT, vs. state and national averages

Orwell, VT
$6,697/mo
$6,395/mo
U.S. national average
$4,697/mo

Assisted living costs in Orwell, VT, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$6,697/mo
$6,777/mo

Assisted living costs in Orwell, VT, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,365/mo
Studio
$8,147/mo
1 Bedroom
$8,202/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,912/mo

Senior living costs in Orwell 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: Orwell, VT
Column state: Vermont
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOrwell, VTVermontU.S.
Assisted Living$6,697/mo$6,395/mo$4,697/mo
Memory Care$6,777/mo$6,699/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living$5,164/mo$5,473/mo$4,152/mo
Assisted Living
Orwell, VT:$6,697/mo
Vermont:$6,395/mo
U.S.:$4,697/mo
Memory Care
Orwell, VT:$6,777/mo
Vermont:$6,699/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Orwell, VT:$5,164/mo
Vermont:$5,473/mo
U.S.:$4,152/mo
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Assisted living costs in Orwell, VT, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Orwell 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.

Orwell, VTVT stateNational

Assisted living cost trends in Orwell, VT

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Orwell 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
Orwell, VT$8,352/mo$7,426/mo+12.5%
Vermont$7,401/mo$7,795/mo-5.0%
National$5,321/mo$5,062/mo+5.1%
Orwell, VT
2024 average cost:$8,352/mo
2023 average cost:$7,426/mo
Percent change:+12.5%
Vermont
2024 average cost:$7,401/mo
2023 average cost:$7,795/mo
Percent change:-5.0%
National
2024 average cost:$5,321/mo
2023 average cost:$5,062/mo
Percent change:+5.1%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Orwell, VT

Paying for assisted living may seem daunting, but knowing all your options can be empowering. Read about the many private and public payment options that families use to pay for assisted living in Orwell.

What families are saying about assisted living in Orwell

Recent reviews for assisted living in Orwell

The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury, VT

5.0
It is lovely. If you can afford it, it is a great place to live and create community. We picked this community because of the availability of memory care space and proximity to my home.

Valley Terrace in White River Junction, VT

5.0
While driving around Vt. and passing by Valley Terrace Assisted Living I noticed how welcoming the flowers on the balconies were. Time passed and my daughter introduced me to several assisted living facilities. With encouragement from my family I moved into Valley Terrace as it was a small ...
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Maple Ridge in Essex, VT

5.0
Every single thing about Maple Ridge Memory Care is absolutely great! All of the staff have always been helpful and friendly. So kind to my sister, holding her hand, checking in on her if she was in her room. Her laundry was always done when I was there. Sheets on her bed were always clean. ...
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Orwell review score based on 114 family reviews

8.1
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This proprietary review score is based on 114 reviews of 47 Orwell assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Orwell review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living 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

Orwell review score compared against nearby cities

8.1
Orwell, VT47 facilities
7.4
Rutland, VT54 facilities
8.3
Vergennes, VT8 facilities

Review subcategories for Orwell assisted living

When assisted living 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 114 reviews of 47 Orwell assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Orwell resident and family assisted living 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.
Orwell, VT averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.4
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
4.2
Care services
4.0
3.8
Staff
4.4
4.0
Meals & dining
3.9
3.7
Activities
4.0
3.7
Value for cost*
4.1
3.7
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Orwell assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Orwell assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Orwell, 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 Orwell assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Orwell 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
38.3%
52.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
10.6%
33.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89.4%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
91.5%
97.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
31.9%
56.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
12.8%
30%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
91.5%
96.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
29.8%
47.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
36.2%
52.4%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Orwell assisted living

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 Orwell Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Orwell, VTNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
36.2%
51.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
17%
32.5%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
23.4%
41%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
10.6%
13.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Orwell assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Orwell partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Orwell, VTNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
27.7%
27.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
38.3%
40.9%
No sugar
No sugar
36.2%
37.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
23.4%
36.1%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
14.9%
17.2%
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Availability of select dining options in Orwell assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Orwell communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Orwell, VTNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
23.4%
31.4%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
31.9%
42.3%
Room service
Room service
19.1%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.4%
18%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Orwell assisted 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 assisted living communities in Orwell offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Orwell, VTNational
Activity director
Activity director
34%
46.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.3%
31%
Community service programs
Community service programs
14.9%
30.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
29.8%
49.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.2%
49.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
34%
52.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
34%
41.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
29.8%
35.4%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
25.5%
38.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34%
46.7%
Live performances
Live performances
36.2%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
23.4%
30.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
12.8%
24.5%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
34%
46%
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State regulations for assisted living in Orwell

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Vermont assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Orwell protect seniors.
Learn about Vermont assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

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The Terrace at The Glen at Hiland Meadows, The Residence at Shelburne Bay and Harbor Village Senior Living Communities are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Orwell, Vermont. See full list of communities.
There are 54 assisted living facilities near Orwell, Vermont. See the full list.
The best assisted living facility near you in Orwell, Vermont is Harbor Village Senior Living Communities. This assisted living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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