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 reviews on Lilisity.
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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).
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How reviews are verified.
“I live at the community and overall I’m really happy here. The staff in every department are friendly and easy to talk to, and management is accessible when I need them. Activities are well planned and a lot of fun,…”
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 reviews are listed first, then by size.
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| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Clover Living Center20+ verified reviews460 Minot Ave # 480 | Mid-size34 residents | Get pricing |
| Schooner Assisted Living Program200 Stetson Rd | Large130 residents | Get pricing |
| Bolster Heights Residential Care26 Bolster St | Large84 residents | Get pricing |
| Schooner Memory Carememory care196 Stetson Rd | Large66 residents | Get pricing |
| Sarah Frye Home751 Washington St N | Mid-size36 residents | Get pricing |
| The Chapman House41 Pleasant St | Mid-size30 residents | Get pricing |
| Schooner Estates Residential Care200 Stetson Rd | Mid-size26 residents | Get pricing |
| 1010 South Main1010 S Main St | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
| 224 Lane Road Apt 1224 Lane Rd Apt 1 | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
| 224 Lane Road Apt 2224 Lane Rd Apt 2 | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
| 2424 Hotel Road2424 Hotel Rd | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
| 58 West Bates58 W Bates St | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
| 76 Western Avenue76 Western Ave | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
| 80 Brentwood Road80 Brentwood Dr | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
| 80 Oak Hill Road80 Oak Hill Rd | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
| Rochelle Street28a Rochelle St | Small home2 residents | Get pricing |
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. 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.
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From 22,911 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
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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.
Maine licenses 16 assisted living communities in Auburn as of September 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, or ask a Lilisity advisor for current prices.
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 reviews come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.
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