Assisted Living in Portland, ME
Portland has 14 state-licensed assisted living communities: 9 larger communities and 5 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.
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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 Portland
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” (5), “Assisted Living Facility” (4), “Residential Care Facility” (4).
All 14 licensed assisted living communities in Portland
Every assisted living community Maine licenses in Portland, 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.
14 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Portland Center for Assisted Livingmemory care68 Devonshire St | Large170 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Birchwoods at Canco Senior Living86 Holiday Dr | Large80 residents | from $5,230/mo |
| Seventy Five State Street75 State St | Large72 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Fallbrook Woodsmemory care60 Merrymeeting Dr | Large56 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Assisted Living Household at the Cedars650 Ocean Ave | Mid-size44 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Clark's Terrace at the Park Danforth777 Stevens Ave | Mid-size39 residents | from $8,056/mo |
| Iris Park Apartments201 Park Ave | Mid-size30 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Osher Inn at the Cedars650 Ocean Ave | Mid-size30 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| Sam L. Cohen Households650 Ocean Ave | Mid-size20 residents | $5,100 to $8,250/moLilisity estimate |
| 130 Douglass Street130 Douglass St | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 19 Avalon Road19 Avalon Rd | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 9th Street Apt 153 Ninth St Apt 1 | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| 9th Street Apt 253 Ninth St Apt 2 | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Avalon 217 Avalon Rd | Small home2 residents | $5,650 to $9,050/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Portland?
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. 2 Portland communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $5,230 to $8,056 a month. 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 Portland 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 Portland 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.
Portland assisted living questions
Maine licenses 14 assisted living communities in Portland as of November 2026: 9 larger communities and 5 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 551 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.