Forest Avenue Home is a small, licensed assisted living facility in Maine with space for up to four residents, and it sits among several other places like Franklin-Golden Acres, Franklin Home, Eastside Manor, The Franklin House, Armandos Manor, Hancock Golden Acres, Maddocks Avenue Home, Knox Road House, Courtland Rehab & L C, Mountain Vista Manor, Birch Bay Retirement Village, The Inn At Seaport Village, Taunton Bay Manor, The Surry House, and Parker Ridge, which provides both independent and assisted living. The staff at Forest Avenue Home offers help with things like bathing, dressing, medication management, moving around, and daily personal needs, with caregivers who stay awake through the night and licensed nurses always on-call. The place is wheelchair accessible, pet-friendly for small pets, and the building has features like non-slip floors, ADA-compliant bathrooms, emergency alert systems, and full safety measures throughout, so residents can feel safe and secure all day.
The facility organizes regular activities like bingo, cards, music therapy, pet therapy, exercise classes, computer lessons, movie nights, and outdoor time, and there's a library, game rooms, and planned community events for those wanting to keep busy and social. Residents eat three homemade meals a day, and the kitchen can handle special diets for conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes. There are single bedrooms, studio units, and common living spaces, so people can choose what fits best, and everyone's got access to housekeeping, laundry, and private bathing spaces. The building has a resident dining hall, an exercise and fitness room, a steam room, a jacuzzi, hairdresser or mobile barber services, a garden area with walking paths, and transportation is available for medical appointments, shopping, or religious services.
Forest Avenue Home also offers memory and dementia care, as well as care options for folks with Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, plus hospice care, respite care for short stays, and rehabilitation services at places like Courtland Rehab & L C and The Inn At Seaport Village, and they've got a health care service component meant to keep residents as healthy as possible. The place is big on letting people keep their independence but has caregivers on standby within arm's reach for those who need extra help. The trained staff speaks English, helps coordinate with doctors, handles insulin doses and two-person transfers if needed, supports medication management, and runs tailored care plans and weight management for anyone who wants it. Residents can join daily planned events, chapel services, arts and crafts, cultural activities, and fitness programs, and there's a nice focus on keeping seniors involved and in touch with family, with options for family counseling, support, and move-in coordination to help folks settle in when they're new. The facility is licensed, regulated, and affordable, aiming to give seniors a maintenance-free, safe, and social place to live while taking care of meals, cleaning, and most daily chores.
