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10 Best Nursing Homes in Buffum Hill, ME

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Buffum Hill is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 174 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Buffum Hill, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Buffum Hill is about $6,952, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 1483 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Buffum Hill, ME

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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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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: 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.
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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.
We are a geriatric residential assisted living, honoring aging in place, providing end-of-life care, respite care, and adult day care services. We have both private and semi private rooms, with all the comforts of home. It's important our clients maintain the ability to do at they want when they...
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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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
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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, 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.
The Village at Dover Point, an AGELESS LIFESTYLE™ Community, located in Dover New Hampshire is a community for adults to live, whether they are Independent or need some assistance. Our full menu of Care-cierge services and support is available to you as you need them. Just 10 minutes from the...
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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.
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Provides: Memory Care
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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.
As you explore the amenities, the living areas, and our approach to care, you’ll discover that Johnson Creek Village is so much more than just a new place to live. It is, in fact, a memory care community that promotes healthy and active living.
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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.
SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation for Rochester provides skilled nursing, as well as short- and long-term care in a pleasant, tranquil setting. Our rehabilitative and restorative care programs focus on meeting residents' needs and helping them reach maximum independence. Our air-conditioned...
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.
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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.
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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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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
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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.
Eventide Home, a non-profit nursing and assisted living facility, located in Exeter, New Hampshire, and has been providing health care services to women over the age of 65 since 1952.Our nursing home provides housing and health care services to 19 women, 15 of whom have private rooms. The...
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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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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.

Cost of nursing homes in Buffum Hill, ME

The average cost of senior living in Buffum Hill is $6,952 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Wells Branch, ME with an average of $6,848 per month.

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Buffum Hill, ME vs. nearby cities

Buffum Hill, ME
$6,952/mo
$7,120/mo
$7,295/mo

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Buffum Hill, ME vs. the state and national average

Buffum Hill, ME
$6,952/mo
$6,666/mo
U.S. national average
$4,900/mo

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Buffum Hill vs. other types of senior living

$6,764/mo
Nursing Homes
$6,952/mo

Median monthly costs of Nursing Homes in Buffum Hill, ME by room type

Semi-Private
$6,430/mo
Studio
$7,782/mo
1 Bedroom
$8,010/mo
2 Bedroom
$8,668/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,950/mo

Average cost of Nursing Homes in Buffum Hill over time

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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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Partridge House in Hampton, NH

5.0
The staff loves what they do and it shows!!!! The facility is very homey and sets a relaxed atmosphere. I highly recommend. My siblings were all very impressed with the facility and mom's care as well. My Mom passed in July and I was so happy she spent her last months here.

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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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.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
37.1%
2.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
25%
9.4%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
84.1%
26%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
87.1%
26.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.2%
9.6%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
16.7%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
83.3%
22.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
37.9%
6.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
50.8%
17.2%
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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
41.7%
3.8%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
28.8%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
34.8%
5.3%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
10.6%
1.2%
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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
14.4%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
35.6%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
32.6%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
31.1%
3.5%
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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
27.3%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
29.5%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
22.7%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.9%
0.7%
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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
34.1%
0.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
24.2%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.7%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
36.4%
6.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34.8%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
43.9%
6.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
31.8%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
24.2%
0.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
28%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
35.6%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
22%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
18.2%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
35.6%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Carriage Hill Assisted Living, Hillsbrook Village at Allenstown and The Pines Of Newmarket are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Buffum Hill, Maine. See full list of communities.

There are 174 nursing homes facilities near Buffum Hill, Maine. See the full list.

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