Assisted Living
Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living
86 Holiday Dr, Portland, ME 04103 · Map
Licensed for 80 residents
Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living is a state-licensed assisted living community in Portland, Maine. It is licensed for 80 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $5,230 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Residents enjoy three nutritious meals a day, engaging activities, outings, housekeeping, laundry services, and comfortable living spaces designed to promote independence and well-being.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet Friendly
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Residents enjoy three nutritious meals each day along with snacks, activities, housekeeping and laundry services, comfortable living spaces, and a secure outdoor courtyard.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Community fee: charged.
Community Fee
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 80 residents
Assisted Living Facility ALF38676.
Nearest emergency room
2.3 miles
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living this community | 80 | $5,230/mo | Active | |
| Assisted Living Household at the Cedars | 0.7 mi | 44 | Not published | Active |
| Osher Inn at the Cedars | 0.7 mi | 30 | Not published | Active |
| Sam L. Cohen Households | 0.7 mi | 20 | Not published | Active |
| Clark's Terrace at the Park Danforth | 0.7 mi | 39 | $8,056/mo | Active |
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility
- License number
- ALF38676
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 80
- County
- Cumberland County
- Primary Administrator
- Susan E. Dutil
Source: Maine state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Primary Administrator name from the Maine licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Maine, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Maine
- MaineCare Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institution Services, Appendix C (Medical and Remedial Services Facilities). Yes. MaineCare (Maine Medicaid) pays for care services in licensed residential care and assisted living settings that take part in the program. To qualify, a person must meet medical eligibility rules, checked by the state's Medical Eligibility Determination (MED) assessment. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.3 mi, nursing home 0.7 mi, pharmacy 1.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, Portland. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cedars Nursing Care Center, Portland. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Portland. 2.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 04103 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Freedom Center Fore River, Portland, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Southern Maine Dialysis Facility, Portland, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Casco Bay Dialysis Facility, Westbrook, 2.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 04103.
Gentiva I, office in South Portland, 3.6 miles away, straight line
Northern Light Home Care & Hospice, office in South Portland, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Affinity Care Of Maine, LLC, office in South Portland, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of New England, Portland. 0.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk very low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked11 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living provide?
Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living is licensed by the state of Maine for assisted living in Portland, Maine. Its licensed capacity is 80 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living?
No. We publish state licensing details for Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living cost?
Assisted Living in Maine typically starts at $4,800 to $7,900 a month. Based on 21 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living?
Use Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living's website, sinceriseniorliving.com/birchwoods-at-canco, or visit at 86 Holiday Dr, Portland, ME 04103.
How Lilisity works. The only scores or rankings Lilisity publishes are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified resident and family interviews. Communities can pay Lilisity a flat monthly fee to manage their own listing: photos, prices, contact details, and receiving the inquiries families choose to send them. The fee is the same no matter how many families contact them or move in. Senior Living Alliance, which runs Lilisity, offers the same listing to its member communities as part of their membership; members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. No community pays Lilisity per inquiry, per referral or per move-in. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating, or the order of search results. The "Nearby Senior Living Alliance communities" box shows member communities only. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid