In-Home Care in Maine
We're still building out our in-home care directory for Maine. The median estimated cost statewide is $8,485/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
Cost of in-home care in Maine
Median monthly price, Maine
$8,485/mo
Typical range $8,100 – $9,222
● Maine $8,485 ○ National median $6,848
Modeled median costs for in-home care versus Maine and a multi-state national aggregate. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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What home care really costs by the hour
Hourly math uses the survey standard of 44 hrs/week when a sourced in-home monthly median is published for this city. We do not invent an hourly rate before that figure exists.
Ways families typically pay
- Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
- Long-term care insurance
- VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
- Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state
Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
CMS rating distribution in Maine
No CMS star ratings are loaded for in-home care in Maine yet. When ratings exist, the 1–5 star distribution appears here.
Maine licensing & regulation
Medicaid & local resources in Maine
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Maine resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We do not list eligibility dollar amounts or wait lists unless a primary source is cited in a later pass.
- Elderly and Adults with Disabilities Waiver. MaineCare 1915(c) Elderly and Adults with Disabilities Waiver (CMS factsheet).
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Maine
- Portland
- Lewiston
- Bangor
- South Portland
- Auburn
- Biddeford
- Sanford
- Saco
- Westbrook
- Augusta
- Brunswick
- Waterville
- Orono
- Brewer
- Old Orchard Beach
- Bath
- Presque Isle
- Ellsworth
- Gorham
- Old Town
- Caribou
- Topsham
- Rockland
- Belfast
- Skowhegan
- Yarmouth
- Kennebunk
- Gardiner
- Winslow
- Oak Hill
- North Windham
- Hampden
- Kittery
- Houlton
- Farmington
- Lisbon Falls
- York Harbor
- South Eliot
- Rumford
- Millinocket
- Camden
- Lisbon
- South Berwick
- Lake Arrowhead
- Norway
- Winthrop
- Bucksport
- Calais
- Pittsfield
- Madawaska
- Lincoln
- Cumberland Center
- Dover-Foxcroft
- Oakland
- Madison
- Hallowell
- Cape Neddick
- Fort Kent
- Dunstan
- Fairfield
- Bar Harbor
- Milford
- South Paris
- Mexico
- Richmond
- Farmingdale
- Thomaston
- Falmouth Foreside
- Berwick
- Mechanic Falls
- Steep Falls
- Dexter
- Veazie
- Bridgton
- Dixfield
- Newport
- North Berwick
- Wilton
- Van Buren
- Randolph
- Falmouth
- Fort Fairfield
- East Millinocket
- Fryeburg
- Waldoboro
- Freeport
- Livermore Falls
- West Kennebunk
- Clinton
- Norridgewock
- Milo
- Machias
- Kennebunkport
- Eastport
- Howland
- Searsport
- South Windham
- Oxford
- Damariscotta
- Limestone
- Winterport
- Boothbay Harbor
- Cornish
- Greene
- Castine
- Chisholm
- Gray
- Kittery Point
- Woodland
- Wiscasset
- Washburn
- Bradley
- Mars Hill
- Greenville
- Kezar Falls
- Blue Hill
- Bowdoinham
- Little Falls
- Corinna
- Mapleton
- Anson
- Newcastle
- Alfred
- Cousins Island
- Guilford
- Casco
- Ashland
- Patten
- Kingfield
- Jonesport
- Southwest Harbor
- Bingham
- Hartland
- Bethel
- Naples
- Brownville Junction
- Turner
- Danforth
- Oakfield
- North Anson
- Mattawamkeag
- Northeast Harbor
- Rangeley
- Winter Harbor
- Eagle Lake
- Standish
- Island Falls
- Unity
- Milbridge
- Lubec
- Grand Isle
- Blaine
- Sabattus
- Vanceboro
- Littlejohn Island
In-Home Care providers in Maine
We don't have licensed in-home care providers listed for Maine yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
How we rank these
Frequently asked questions
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