Assisted Living | MaineHealth Mid Coast Senior Health

MaineHealth Assisted Living residents play pool in the billiard room

Assisted Living at Thornton Hall provides personalized care that celebrates the special qualities, life experiences and current needs of each resident. 

With onsite health care services, thoughtful amenities, and daily social activities, each resident enjoys the highest possible level of independence and quality of life.

Easy living with trusted health care providers close by

Our assisted living options are fully integrated with the MaineHealth system, including MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital and a wide range of primary and specialty care services, close to home. 

More about our services

A MaineHealth assisted living resident embraced by a family member

Our personalized care promotes independence and quality of life for each resident.

Onsite health services

  • 24/7 nursing care
  • Onsite primary care provided by MaineHealth Geriatric Care Brunswick
  • Regular weight and blood pressure monitoring
  • Medication assistance and chronic disease management
  • Integrated mental health services provided by a specialty trained nurse practitioner
  • In-home podiatry, dental, therapy and laboratory services
  • Coordination and transportation to medical appointments
A MaineHealth assisted living resident enjoys tea on a couch

Personal care and amenities

  • Comfortable apartments that accommodate your personal taste and style
  • Weekly housekeeping and laundry
  • Three daily meals and healthy snack options
  • Assistance with activities of daily living
  • Common spaces for visits and celebrations with family and friends
  • A game room with billiards and game tables
  • An inviting dining room that serves delicious meals made with locally sourced ingredients
  • Outdoor sitting areas with professionally maintained gardens
  • Dedicated wellness area with directed exercise programs
  • Salon services
  • Facility, grounds and utilities maintenance

Our assisted living residents find fulfillment every day, through companionship and participation in social events and stimulating activities. Should you choose, friendships and a host of social activities are awaiting you right outside your doorstep.

Healthy Happenings

A MaineHealth assisted living resident enjoys an exercise class

As a health care organization committed to the health and wellness of our community, we offer a variety of activities that promote the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our residents. 

  • Daily exercise and walking groups
  • Onsite walking and nature trails
  • Relax and renew meditation sessions
  • Caring Touch hand massages
  • Spiritual studies
  • Exercise classes and strength training
  • Pet therapy

The Adventurers Club

MaineHealth assisted living residents enjoy a picnic at Reid State Park

We are pleased to have a great connection to our local community and a private bus dedicated for leisure trips. 

  • Local dining and shopping
  • Museums and cultural events
  • Boating excursions
  • Bowdoin College and Brunswick schools
  • Local church groups
  • Picnics at local parks
  • Community service projects

Fine Arts & Music

MaineHealth assisted living residents enjoy a piano recital

For many, arts and music are an integral part well-being. Recognizing the power of the arts in health and healing, we offer cultural programming that appeals to multiple audiences in a variety of different formats.

  • Certified Music & Memory® program
  • Fine art projects: drawing, painting, and ceramics
  • Hand made crafts and hobbies
  • Dancing and singing
  • Live music including visiting pianists, music groups, and singers
  • Community-based music and theater performances
  • Rotating art exhibits

Mindbenders

Understanding that cognitive challenges help to keep the brain active and healthy, we seek to regularly engage residents in thinking activities that contribute to overall wellbeing and an ongoing pursuit of lifelong learning.

  • Current and historical event discussions
  • Historic radio programs
  • Book club and reading groups
  • Educational talks and videos
  • Classic games (trivia, puzzles, bingo)

The Social Scene

Socializing with neighbors and friends is an essential part of human existence. We offer many opportunities for residents to engage in comfortable, relaxing and fun ways that support social development.

  • Weekly wine and cheese pairings
  • Monthly Men’s breakfast
  • Holiday parties
  • Dessert buffets and social teas  

Sports & Entertainment

Many residents enjoy participating in sports as well as viewing sporting events

  • Regular following of professional baseball, football, basketball and hockey
  • Special occasions for classic annual sporting events
  • Club room includes a pool table, card tables and video entertainment center
  • Outdoor Bocce court

 

Please call 207-373-3646 for more information.

Assisted Living at Thornton Hall offers 41 comfortable apartments of varying sizes, designed to incorporate resident's personal furnishings and décor.

Efficiency apartment: 288 square feet

MaineHealth Assisted Living Efficiency Apartment Floorplan

Studio apartment: 337 - 442 square feet

MaineHealth Assisted Living Studio Apartment Floorplan

One bedroom apartment: 465 - 618 square feet

MaineHealth Assisted Living One Bedroom Apartment Floorplan

 

Please call 207-373-3646 for more information.

If needed, we can provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADL) such as:

  • Bathing: Assistance with a shower, spa whirlpool bath, or full sponge bath
  • Dressing: Assistance with fastening buttons/snaps/zippers, and removing clothing, assistance with prostheses
  • Toilet Use: Assistance with transferring on and off the toilet, personal hygiene, changing incontinence products, managing ostomy/catheter care, and adjusting clothing as needed
  • Locomotion: Assistance moving within your personal apartment and throughout common areas
  • Transfer: Assistance moving to/from standing from sitting, such as moving from your bed to a chair
  • Bed Mobility: Assistance moving to/from a lying position, turning side to side, and body positioning while in bed
  • Social Engagement: Assistance joining activities and engaging in social opportunities through cueing, redirecting and one-on-one supervision
  • Medication Management: Management with all medications, including cueing and supervision while taking medications

Please call 207-373-3646 for more information.

Respite care

Respite stays are available to offer relief to caregivers. Fees are based on individual assessment by our nursing team. Respite stays may be as short as two weeks, as long as a month, or even open-ended. Respite care includes all of the basic services and amenities enjoyed by regular residents.

Companion care

Couples, companions and siblings are welcome to join our community with access to all services and amenities. Rates for the second individual depend on the size of apartment and level of care needed.

Please call 207-373-3646 for more information.