Hodgdon Homestead sits on Hodgdon Mill Rd in Houlton, ME, and has about a hundred people in the wider community, with a long farming and service history, families like the Duffs, Lincolns, Cranes, and Hendersons living here across generations, and people who've worked as teachers, nurses, plumbers, businesspeople, and clergy. The senior housing part has 20 total units-there are studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and semi-private options, plus condos and townhomes for more independent folks, and residents can choose from care types like Assisted Living, Memory Care, Respite, Skilled Nursing, and Hospice, so needs like bathing, dressing, special diets, incontinence, and diabetic care get managed by staff available day and night. Hodgdon Homestead's staff includes aides, nurses, and caregivers who help with medication, transfers between bed and wheelchair, and offer on-site physical therapy, and there's always support for emergencies and activities of daily living.
Meals come with a focus on nutritious ingredients and are provided every day, so people don't have to worry about cooking. There's a dining room for sharing meals and a private space for special gatherings or parties. People find spots to relax or chat in common rooms, TV lounges, a library, computer room, and even an arts and crafts center, woodworking shop, billiards lounge, ballroom, and movie theater. You'll find a fitness center, a beauty salon, and outdoor spaces, too, like enclosed courtyards, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, raised garden beds, and walking paths, which is nice for folks with pets-dogs, cats, and other animals are allowed, and there are special gardens and patios to enjoy.
Housekeeping, laundry, and even dry cleaning come as part of services, with on-site maintenance making life easier for people who want independent living without the upkeep worries. Security gates and a secured perimeter help residents feel safe, and Wander Guard systems support those with memory issues. Language isn't much of a barrier here, with staff covering languages like English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Arabic, Tagalog, Croatian, Russian, Vietnamese, Dutch, German, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Hindi, Ukrainian, Farsi, and Korean. Transportation comes in many forms, from free rides to paid trips, so errands and offsite activities are doable, and there's always chances for social movement and devotionals, both on and off the property.
Hodgdon Homestead handles all kinds of needs, so people can live more independently or with full care, and it also helps families with real estate if needed-buying, selling, rentals, and working with local realtors who can help in person or by live video tours, give home values, walk through options like cash offers, and even find VA loans for veterans. The property's linked with veterans' benefits, giving guidance for those who served, and has special ties back to local nurses, doctors, and clergy who made a difference, with many Golden Weddings celebrated here, plus twin sets in several families.
People can pay through private means, veterans' programs, social security, or a mix, and there are fees for community, respite, buy-in, and different levels of care, all explained up front. The wider town has history, too, from the East Hodgdon Union Church and a cemetery from the 1700s to farms with U-Pick strawberries, farm stands, farm pond swimming, and even spots like Anderson's Mill Pond Dairy Bar, Hidden Spring Winery, Pleasant View Tree Farm, Seiders Hill-Top Lanes with bowling and mini golf, Seiders Variety for pizza, the Shoe Tree with all the shoes, Forticor Farms' alpaca yarn, Crown of Maine Taxidermy, and Wynes Trailside Popcorn for caramel popcorn. Modern and remodeled homes sit beside historic ones like the Benjamin Duff homestead, plus dairy farms, granite veterans' monuments, and farm stores, so there's a strong local feeling. Hodgdon Homestead has earned praise for its activities, friendliness, and support, and while it isn't fancy or the biggest place around, it sticks to making things steady, safe, and neighborly.
