The Best Nursing Home Communities in Hancock County, ME

"My mother went in as an Independent, then eventually went to assisted living before she needed full time care. The Residence took wonderful care of her and the nurses and nurses aids were the best...caring, helpful, sympathetic. The Activities Director always made sure to tell mom about any games, music, or trips that were taking place. Mom is very particular about her food. The kitchen staff always made sure she had her favorites and gave her excellent choices when she didn't care for the menu. The entire staff was very communicative to myself, too. I can't say enough good things about The Residence. Then when she needed to move over to The Commons for full care, the transition was without incident. Very easy move. I highly recommend Tall Pines facilities."

"I am a retired nurse, and I have a great deal of experience in health care facilities. I recently spent one month in the Skilled Nursing Wing of Harbor Hill. I found the staff at all levels to be cheerful, caring and proficient at their jobs. All seemed to work together as a team. Harbor Hill is a very clean, beautiful building overlooking Belfast Harbor, with gorgeous shrubs, trees and flowers along tarred walking paths. I give Harbor Hill 5 stars!! "

"Maine Veterans' Home - Bangor was wonderful. The staff was great, kind, clean, caring, and there all the time. You didn't have to wait 45 minutes to go to the bathroom. It was great, and I would recommend that place. Mom's room was clean, big, and had a very nice setting. "

"I feel that narraguagus bay healthcare facility is among the average. I saw no care that was overly impressive. The CNA's seemed very rushed and spent little time providing emotional support to the residents. Meal times were hectic, but the food was sufficient. Basic care needs were met with most residents. One in particular suffered bed sores form not being turned. I feel this is unacceptable at any time. The facility was overall clean. Resident's rights were respected. There was a good balance between the old experienced CNA's and the young not as experienced ones. Some of the more experienced tended to cut a lot of corners unlike the young ones who have been recently taught properly. The nurses were very good. When asked to check a resident they did so promptly and balanced patient care with paperwork. Overall I would say the facility is decent as long as the resident has a family to provide emotional support, as this is a need just like any other. "

"The staff at Stillwater Health Care was wonderful, very friendly, informative, and very welcoming. It was nice, bright, and clean. They seemed to have a lot of things going on and daily activities, like somebody was there singing and playing the piano, and they do different arts and crafts projects. They showed us the memory care and the nursing care facilities."

"My husband was in Bangor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for a while for nursing and skilled rehab services. I would have to go back there because they didn't give us all his clothes when he left. The care was very good, though there were a few things I wasn't happy with. One day I went in to see my husband (since I went every day), and they never told me that he had COVID, which made me mad. They had no reason not to tell me that. The meals were good and everything else I thought was good. The only other thing I didn't care for was that the communication between them and me wasn't exactly what I would have expected. Trying to get a hold of the right people to talk to was often hard, they're very busy. I would have to run out to the nurse's desk to ask questions or try to get a hold of the lady in charge of the care, they're always busy, and I understand that but my time was valuable too. The building was very clean, they had common rooms and different dining areas. It's beautiful outside, it's an older building but it's very nice. Overall, I was really satisfied except for the lack of communication at some point. I thought it was very expensive, that's one of the reasons why we left, and it's self-pay for us. The place where he's now is twice as good as this place and costs $500 less a month. They also did activities and they had a monthly sheet of activities that they do with the people. They had pizza parties and things like that, every day was different."

"My 91yr old mother was admitted on April 11th 2025 to the waterman unit for 13 weeks after she fractured her hip & elbow. She had excellent care from ALL of the staff from the housekeeping ,nursing aids business office, social services , PT /OT RN,PA /NP and the MD's!! Any concern ( which was not many) I brought to the attention of the staff was addressed in a timely matter !! They were kind and engaging and most important of all they listened to my mom!! I am a RN for the last 38 yrs and I know great care when I see it!! BRAVO to the waterman staff!! Keep up the awesome care!! You are hard working crew & dedicated to your patients and it was a joy to get to know you all the last 13 weeks!! I always looked forward to visiting my mother on a daily basis and seeing all your smiling faces!!"