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The cost of independent living in Lochmere is about $4,474 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 22 options. Read 178 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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Photo of Pleasant View Retirement
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Absolutely a 5. [name removed] and staff are friendly, helpful, and professional! If your looking for a place with a reasonable amount of tenants? This is your place. Clean, well maintained, and a Grand...
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.
Pleasant View Retirement is a 55+ independent living community in the capital city of Concord, New Hampshire. It's home to several state universities and colleges, restaurants, theaters, and area hospitals. Concord offers a wide array of educational, cultural, and religious opportunities.Our...
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Mom has adjusted well and is very happy in her new environment. Staff is caring and keeps the family well informed which reinforces our decision to place mom in their facility. Mom is kept occupied with lots...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
General Manager and Community Relations Director are Certified Dementia Practitioners.
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Overall family member has settled in nicely is assisted very well when needed. Staff is very friendly. Meals are good but he still complains sometimes. Activities are great and there are a variety of...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Our goal at Granite Ledges of Concord is to provide assisted and senior living that surpasses the expectations of residents and their families. Over 70 seniors from different backgrounds and states call our community home. As the capital city of New Hampshire, our residents enjoy access to...
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My father in law received great care and attention. The facility was always clean and bright. I would highly recommend the facility.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Welcome to Forestview Manor. Serving area seniors since 2005, we are a campus comprised of three beautiful, residential buildings nestled on 15 wooded acres in Meredith, New Hampshire. We offer intimate, secure, loving memory care assisted living for those who are unsuccessful living at home...
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All 5's I have had experience with assisted living at memory care facilities in several states due to my mother having Alzheimer's for 10 years and I have to say this is been the best experience...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
A locally managed, independent non-profit communityIn 2000, Golden View opened The Inn, which has provided seniors of the Lakes Region and beyond with quality assisted living services since opening its doors. With the addition of The Terrace/Cottage in 2014, Golden View was able to offer another...
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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.
Uniquely equipped to provide comprehensive assisted care, The Arches is an ideal assisted living community for those among the more-than four-million Americans challenged by Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.The care given to each resident is our first priority, and the quality of that care is...
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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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The staff at The Golden Crest are very friendly, ready to help and are available to answer your questions. They keep the community well maintained. Mom thinks the food is good most of the time. She enjoys...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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.
The Golden Crest The Golden Crest Senior Wellness Resort is a comfortable assisted living community located in beautiful rural Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Our resort-style community provides an enriching and activity-filled environment overlooking farmland with spectacular views of...
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I have been an independent resident at Taylor Community for two years. In that time my experience has been one of gratitude for the many activities available from educational trips and lectures to seeing...
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
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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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My loved one is a resident at Peabody Home and things are very good for her at this facility. She has friends and is well liked by the staff.
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.
Peabody Home, home of independent, assisted living, and nursing, located in the heart of Franklin, NH. We are highly known for our consistent activities that we have for our residents. We make living fun! We encourage family and friend to have luncheons with the residents. We have fun activities...
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I write this to those of you who, like me, feel guilty and scared at not being able to care for your loved one who is suffering from ever-developing memory loss any longer. You want him/her to be honored...
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.
Meredith Bay Colony Club overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire provides the perfect retirement and assisted living location. We are the region's newest not-for-profit retirement community having opened our state-of-the-art facility in 2009. We very quickly achieved 'Full'...
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.
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
Back BayBack Bay is an independent living community in Wolfeboro in Carroll County, New Hampshire. At Back Bay, you have the opportunity to live in a peaceful country setting with other like-minded individuals. Have a home that is convenient for you and your visiting family and guests while...
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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
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.
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...
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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.

Cost of independent living in Lochmere, NH

The average cost of senior living in Lochmere is $4,474 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Livermore, NH with an average of $4,001 per month.

Independent living costs in Lochmere, NH, vs. nearby cities

Lochmere, NH
$4,474/mo
$4,557/mo

Independent living costs in Lochmere, NH, vs. state and national averages

Lochmere, NH
$4,474/mo
U.S. national average
$4,160/mo

Independent living costs in Lochmere, NH, vs. other senior living options

$5,715/mo
Independent Living
$4,474/mo

Independent living costs in Lochmere, NH, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,888/mo
Studio
$6,239/mo
1 Bedroom
$8,375/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,815/mo

Senior living costs in Lochmere 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: Lochmere, NH
Column state: New Hampshire
Column national: U.S.
Community typeLochmere, NHNew HampshireU.S.
Independent Living$4,474/mo$5,349/mo$4,160/mo
Assisted Living$5,527/mo$6,315/mo$4,712/mo
Memory Care$5,715/mo$6,391/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Lochmere, NH:$4,474/mo
New Hampshire:$5,349/mo
U.S.:$4,160/mo
Assisted Living
Lochmere, NH:$5,527/mo
New Hampshire:$6,315/mo
U.S.:$4,712/mo
Memory Care
Lochmere, NH:$5,715/mo
New Hampshire:$6,391/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
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Independent living costs in Lochmere, NH, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Lochmere 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 Lochmere, NH

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Lochmere 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
Lochmere, NH$2,662/mo$3,025/mo-12.0%
New Hampshire$3,544/mo$3,638/mo-2.6%
National$2,859/mo$2,798/mo+2.2%
Lochmere, NH
2024 average cost:$2,662/mo
2023 average cost:$3,025/mo
Percent change:-12.0%
New Hampshire
2024 average cost:$3,544/mo
2023 average cost:$3,638/mo
Percent change:-2.6%
National
2024 average cost:$2,859/mo
2023 average cost:$2,798/mo
Percent change:+2.2%
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What families are saying about independent living in Lochmere

Recent reviews for independent living in Lochmere

Granite Ledges of Concord

4.3
My parents have been at Granite Ledges for 3 months. I appreciate the welcoming environment. Oftentimes, residents are outside, relaxing in chairs at the entrance, enjoying the sun and the company of one another. My parents are doing well under the care of Granite Ledges. There are some ...
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Taylor Community Laconia

5.0
I’ve lived here, in a lovely cottage, for two years and could not be happier! The caring and very supportive staff wants us all to be healthy and active at every level. There are activities in all categories, and if there is something you want that isn’t already established, the staff will help ...
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Peabody Place in Franklin, NH

4.0
I love the Peabody Home! My Mom entered as Assisted living and has seamlessly moved to more nursing care as her dementia has progressed. They take very good care of my Mom, they are genuinely caring. I would recommend rocks!this home to anyone looking for any level of care.

Lochmere independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Lochmere independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Lochmere, 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 Lochmere 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 Lochmere partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
17.6%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
23.5%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
23.5%
30.9%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
29.4%
33.5%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
17.6%
10.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Lochmere 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 Lochmere communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Lochmere, NHNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17.6%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
35.3%
43.4%
Room service
Room service
35.3%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
11.8%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Lochmere 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 Lochmere offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
35.3%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
23.5%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.5%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
29.4%
47.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
35.3%
48.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
47.1%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.3%
42.9%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
23.5%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
29.4%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
35.3%
47.1%
Live performances
Live performances
35.3%
46.7%
Dances
Dances
23.5%
33%
Fitness center
Fitness center
11.8%
39.4%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
35.3%
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Pleasant View Retirement, Pine Rock Manor and Granite Ledges of Concord are the top-rated independent living facilities near Lochmere, New Hampshire. See full list of communities.
There are 22 independent living facilities near Lochmere, New Hampshire. See the full list.
The best independent living facility near you in Lochmere, New Hampshire is Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown. This independent living community received the highest ranking based on verified family reviews.
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