Assisted Living in Dover, NH
Dover has 8 state-licensed assisted living communities: 7 larger communities and 1 small residential home (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in New Hampshire is $8,025 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 Dover
Both are licensed by New Hampshire 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. New Hampshire words these licenses as “Supported Residential Care Facility” (7), “Assist Living/Residential Care Facility” (1).
All 8 licensed assisted living communities in Dover
Every assisted living community New Hampshire licenses in Dover, 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.
8 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Langdon Place of Dover (Assisted Living)60 Middle Road | Large126 residents | $5,000 to $8,050/moLilisity estimate |
| The Residence at Silver Square100 Sterling Way | Large95 residents | $5,000 to $8,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Spring Village at Dover35 Pointe Pl | Large62 residents | $5,000 to $8,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Watson Assisted Living201 Watson Rd | Large54 residents | $5,000 to $8,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Bellamy Assisted Living150 Garrison Rd | Large52 residents | $5,000 to $8,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Wentworth Home for the Aged795 Central Ave | Mid-size42 residents | from $5,575/mo |
| Johnson Creek Village301 Durham Rd | Mid-size22 residents | $5,000 to $8,050/moLilisity estimate |
| Wadleigh House10 Summer St | Small home12 residents | $5,000 to $8,050/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Dover?
The median cost of assisted living in New Hampshire is $8,025 a month ($96,300 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 New Hampshire, 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 Dover 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 Dover community’s license
New Hampshire 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: dhhs.nh.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Dover assisted living questions
New Hampshire licenses 8 assisted living communities in Dover as of November 2026: 7 larger communities and 1 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 465 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in New Hampshire is $8,025 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. New Hampshire's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
New Hampshire publishes its licensing records at dhhs.nh.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.