Canterbury Inn sits right along the Pacific Ocean, giving people easy access to miles of sandy coastline and fresh sea air, and the building has a cozy, home-like feel with bedrooms that look out over the water or shared gardens, with common spaces where residents and visitors can gather or relax throughout the day while staff stay awake 24 hours to help with needs big or small. Residents pick from different room types including 2-bedroom, 1-bedroom, private studio, and semi-private rooms, each one furnished with beds, bureaus, armoires, night tables, and chairs unless you want to use your own furniture, and there's cable TV, wireless internet, and phone service already set up, and the place is pet-friendly so guests can bring their dogs to the designated pet rooms and enjoy shared outdoor areas set up for everyone, and the decorations in some parts of Canterbury Inn really do reflect the unique tastes of each person living there because some condos are individually owned and decorated.
The staff help with daily living activities like bathing, dressing, moving from bed to wheelchair, managing medications, insulin levels, and other health needs including diabetes, incontinence, memory care, and both high or low medical needs, and they have a nurse on site along with a Director of Nursing who oversees health care and medication management. Canterbury Inn is licensed for up to 6 residents under Vermont's Department of Social Services and offers assisted living, independent living, memory care, hospice, and respite care for people who need a place to stay for a short time. Meals come three times a day-homemade and planned by chefs with attention to nutrition and taste-and the facility can change menus for people with diabetes or high blood pressure. Laundry and housekeeping get done regularly, and the staff help put clothes away, do deep cleans for the rooms and help with simple repairs to personal things while the dining room stays open for anyone who loves a good sit-down meal with neighbors.
Canterbury Inn keeps life social and active with daily schedules for exercise, art, music, books, tabletop games, movie nights, animal therapy, and outdoor events, and there's a mobile hairdresser, transportation for medical visits or errands, and devotional activities both on-site and off, plus support for attending spiritual events in the community. People living at Canterbury Inn can count on having personal care as their needs change-whether that means extra assistance with medications, memory care support to prevent wandering, or help moving around when strength is low-and there are structured programs to keep folks mentally, physically, and emotionally engaged while making it feel much like summer camp with the added comfort of kind staff and a dog-friendly policy.
The cost for assisted living starts at about $3,000 each month, with separate buy-in and community fees depending on room choice, support level, and extra services, and payments can come from private pay, social security, veteran's benefits, or commercial insurance. Every person gets care based on their own level of need-high, medium, or low-and Canterbury Inn will set pricing accordingly, always aiming to help elders age in place safely and as independently as they can. The staff have won awards for making daily activities meaningful, and they try to make Canterbury Inn a welcoming, friendly environment where residents can feel both supported and at home.
