Assisted Living in Auburn, ME
Auburn has 16 state-licensed assisted living communities: 7 larger communities and 9 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Maine is $8,205 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 1 has phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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Clover Living Center
Auburn · Senior Living Alliance member
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Auburn
Both are licensed by Maine as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Maine words these licenses as “Level I Residential Care Facility” (9), “PNMI Level IV Residential Care Facility” (3), “Residential Care Facility” (2).
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“The activities person here is very good. Housekeeping is good and consistent, and maintenance is excellent; the building is in good condition, and they're improving it every day. I use the bus, and the drivers are…”
All 16 licensed assisted living communities in Auburn
Every assisted living community Maine licenses in Auburn, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
16 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Clover Living Center20+ verified testimonials460 Minot Ave # 480 | Mid-size34 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Schooner Assisted Living Program200 Stetson Rd | Large130 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Bolster Heights Residential Care26 Bolster St | Large84 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Schooner Memory Carememory care196 Stetson Rd | Large66 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Sarah Frye Home751 Washington St N | Mid-size36 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| The Chapman House41 Pleasant St | Mid-size30 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Schooner Estates Residential Care200 Stetson Rd | Mid-size26 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| 1010 South Main1010 S Main St | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 224 Lane Road Apt 1224 Lane Rd Apt 1 | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 224 Lane Road Apt 2224 Lane Rd Apt 2 | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 2424 Hotel Road2424 Hotel Rd | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 58 West Bates58 W Bates St | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 76 Western Avenue76 Western Ave | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 80 Brentwood Road80 Brentwood Dr | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 80 Oak Hill Road80 Oak Hill Rd | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Rochelle Street28a Rochelle St | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Auburn?
The median cost of assisted living in Maine is $8,205 a month ($98,460 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Maine, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Auburn tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Auburn community’s license
Maine publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: pfr.maine.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Auburn assisted living questions
Maine licenses 16 assisted living communities in Auburn as of November 2026: 7 larger communities and 9 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 424 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Maine is $8,205 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Maine's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Maine publishes its licensing records at pfr.maine.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
Clover Living Center. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.