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10 Best Assisted Living Facilities in Franklin County, MA
If you’re looking for assisted living in Franklin County, our local senior living advisors can help you find a safe, welcoming community for you or your loved one. Whether you’re searching for luxury assisted living in Franklin County or sticking to a budget, we’ll work with you to understand the cost of assisted living in Franklin County.
From there, we’ll show you the best assisted living communities in Franklin County for your family member’s budget, lifestyle, and personal care needs. With 89 assisted living facilities in the Franklin County area, A Place for Mom makes it easier to find a secure and social community for this next stage of life.
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Mclean has closed a few times due to Covid concerns. This is why the overall experience is a 4. My father says that the food that is served is good, but not great. It is a caring environment that provides...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Village at McLean includes 15 barrier-free cottages, 48 large, spacious apartments plus a neighborhood of 13 villas . We are under construction of a beautiful new apartment building that will have 55 one & two bedroom apartments. Some will have balconies and fireplaces. Amenities will be...
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My mother in law has Alzheimer's and could no longer safely live alone. She had a difficult time leaving her home of 50+ years. She now has lived in Sugar Hill for months. She loves it and is so happy. She...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Sugar Hill Senior Living Community is a recently restored mansion located on over 20 acres of manicured grounds in the heart of the Berkshires. We offer 24-hour personal assistance in a socially active, gracious residential setting. Our residents enjoy such amenities as beautifully appointed...
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Great care in memory unit. Clean, attractive facility with excellent food. My husband has dementia and it's his 1st time in a facility. He was apprehensive about it but with encouragement from staff,...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
When you think of assisted living and memory care, what do you see? If cookie-cutter apartments, quiet hallways, bland food and stereotypical activities come to mind, then think again. Over twenty years of experience have taught us that today's seniors want more choices and are leading a...
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Rockridge, a not-for-profit Retirement Community, provides singles and couples 62 or older with a rewarding lifestyle on a magnificent 12-acre site adjacent to Fitzgerald Lake Conservation area in Northampton, MA. Established in 1971, the Rockridge grounds are beautifully landscaped and allow...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
We offer wonderful options for people who have a wide range of needs, but a strong desire to maintain their privacy and independence.This comfortable and cozy lifestyle includes many wonderful amenities. Our full scope of services consists of 24-hour staff, a secured building, housekeeping,...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
As an integral part of the Hillside Village Keene Life Plan Retirement community, The Prospect-Woodward Health Center is a not-for-profit community, offering Assisted Living and Specialized Memory Care in Keene NH. Prospect-Woodward is made up of 43 attractive, newly built, private assisted...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Reeds Landing Retirement Community is a member of the Loomis Communities, a not-for-profit organization which has served seniors for over 100 years. The only community in Western Massachusetts offering independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care under one roof, Reeds Landing...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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The facility is amazing! It's in an inner city neighborhood, but they have security and it is safe. The building is amazing! Once she runs out of private pay, she is eligible for state help. There is a...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Rosewood Assisted Living is situated in Pittsfield, MA, a city that is the heart of Berkshire County. This historic area offers much to those who are visiting their family members in the area, and it is a great place for residents to move to and call home. With lush, beautiful landscapes,...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Our home was established in 1983. Our home’s configuration is two houses that were located side by side to each other and were connected in 1994 by a newly constructed building. Hence the name, Side By Side. We have thirty-six private furnished rooms and one two-bedroom apartment. This connection...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Our home was established in 1983. Our home’s configuration is two houses that were located side by side to each other and were connected in 1994 by a newly constructed building. Hence the name, Side By Side. We have thirty-six private furnished rooms and one two-bedroom apartment. This connection...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
In 1884, Glenmeadow was the first organization in Western Massachusetts to provide a safe place for seniors to live out their retirement years with dignity. Today, we continue to redefine retirement living by providing whatever people need to live a worry-free retirement. We provide the...
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
At East Longmeadow Memory Care Assisted Living, our specialized memory care community provides an ideal and homelike setting. Our beautiful newly renovated building in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts offers families the confidence that their loved one can experience the best that each day...
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for East Longmeadow provides quality healthcare to our community in a JCAHO-accredited facility designed for people who have complex medical conditions or are recovering from surgery or illness. Each resident receives ongoing healthcare assessments from our...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Cost of assisted living in Franklin County, MA
The average cost of senior living in Franklin County is $5,970 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include North Adams, MA with an average of $4,472 per month.
Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Franklin County, MA vs. nearby counties
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Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Franklin County, MA vs. the state and national average
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Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Franklin County vs. other types of senior living
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Median monthly costs of Assisted Living in Franklin County, MA by room type
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Average cost of Assisted Living in Franklin County over time
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Franklin County, MA
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What families are saying about assisted living in Franklin County
Recent reviews for assisted living in Franklin County
Corcoran House in Clinton, MA
4.3
The community is always clean. Every time we visit, my mother's apartment is always clean and the bathroom is always clean. Very high marks for cleanliness. Some of the staff is a bit friendlier than others, but they are all great with the residents. The care could be improved for the higher ...
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All American at Enfield Assisted Living
5.0
It is a nice place the staff are friendly and kind. They must all take a class about caring for Alzheimer's patients and they ask us to write a history about my father in law so they can get to know him and when he talked about his past they understood what kind of person he was and could engage ...
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Sunrise of Leominster
4.5
Sunrise is a bit pushy on the sales end to get your family member in quickly. I would recommend if you're going to regular assisted living. Memory care assisted living I would do a deeper research.
Franklin County review score based on 331 family reviews
This proprietary review score is based on 331 reviews of 89 Franklin County assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.The Franklin County review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores
Franklin County review score compared against nearby cities
Review subcategories for Franklin County assisted living
When assisted living residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 331 reviews of 89 Franklin County assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Franklin County resident and family assisted living satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.Franklin County, MA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.5
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
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Care services
4.2
4.2
Staff
4.5
4.5
Meals & dining
4.2
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Activities
4.2
4.1
Value for cost*
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Franklin County assisted living services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Franklin County assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Franklin County, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.
Availability of select care services in Franklin County assisted living
Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Franklin County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
38.3%
43.3%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
23.4%
28.4%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
90.4%
85.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
94.7%
85.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
61.7%
48.4%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
27.7%
25.5%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
89.4%
85.4%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
51.1%
39.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
62.8%
44.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Franklin County assisted living
Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Franklin County Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
55.3%
43.7%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
45.7%
27.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
48.9%
34.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
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11.5%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Franklin County assisted living
Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Franklin County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
40.4%
22.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
56.4%
33.8%
No sugar
No sugar
51.1%
31.2%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
45.7%
29.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.4%
10.8%
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Availability of select dining options in Franklin County assisted living
Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Franklin County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
47.9%
26%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
55.3%
34.3%
Room service
Room service
39.4%
29.8%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18.1%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Franklin County assisted living
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Franklin County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
59.6%
38.9%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
38.3%
26.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
37.2%
25.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
52.1%
42.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
59.6%
41.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
58.5%
44.5%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
52.1%
34.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
36.2%
28.4%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
53.2%
31.5%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
58.5%
39.2%
Live performances
Live performances
56.4%
39.5%
Dances
Dances
31.9%
24.7%
Fitness center
Fitness center
26.6%
20.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
58.5%
38.5%
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State regulations for assisted living in Franklin County
Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to ensure seniors reside in a safe environment. Learning about Massachusetts assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Franklin County protect seniors.
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Cedarbrook Village at Ware, Southwick Village and Spring Village at Summerhill are the top-rated assisted living facilities near Franklin County, Massachusetts. See full list of communities.
There are 89 assisted living facilities near Franklin County, Massachusetts. See the full list.
The best assisted living facilities near you in Franklin County, Massachusetts are Cedarbrook Village at Ware, Southwick Village and Suffield by the River. These assisted living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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