Understanding the differences between types of senior living communities is essential when making decisions for your retirement, especially if you are considering a move. When it comes to independent living vs. assisted living, there are several key factors you’ll want to consider as you do your research. While there are wonderful benefits found in each type of senior living community, learn more about which could best meet your needs with our guide below!

What Is Independent Living?

Independent living is for seniors who are looking to live on their own but without taking on the burden of homeownership, making for a hassle-free and enjoyable retirement. It gives you the flexibility to do whatever it is you love in a community of like-minded individuals. With nearly endless enrichment opportunities and social events to take advantage of, you can truly live your retirement years to the fullest in an independent living community! 

At OceanView, each of our independent living options is as unique as the individuals who live here, and all are designed to encourage an active lifestyle!

Schoolhouse Cottages – Featuring 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, these airy cottages are perfect for retirement. Some can include 2nd floor lofts and walk-out basements depending on your preferences, and all offer the luxury of gas fireplaces, 4-season sunrooms, and patios. They are run on cost and energy-saving solar electricity and have generators.

Whipple Farm – Speckled through this historic hillside property, you’ll find a unique neighborhood of spacious and customized housing. There are four basic floor plans to choose from, which can include sunrooms, basements, lofts, screened-in porches, gas fireplaces and more! Colonial-era architecture of these homes is made complete when surrounded by beautiful gardens and terraced rock walls.

Cottages I, Cottages II & III – These cottages offer two efficient and well-designed floor plans, ranging in size and layout depending on what you are looking for. With heated garages, screened-in porches and/or sunrooms, and even breakfast nooks, our private cottages offer a quiet serenity.

Blueberry Commons – These luxury apartments offer convenience at your fingertips! Featuring corner apartments that can size up to 1,800 square feet, complete with fireplaces and balconies, these lovely apartments are a wonderful place to call home.

Hilltop Lodge – These spacious apartments also reside in the same building as our screening room, fitness studio and underground parking garage, so you can enjoy convenient indoor access to all of our wonderful amenities.

Main Lodge Proper – These beautifully-renovated retirement apartments are located in the same building as our Library, Game Room, Salon, Wellness Center, and The Gazebo Grille Café. Plus, you can enjoy one delicious meal in our impressive main dining room.

Main Lodge Expansion – Enjoy luxury apartment living at its finest in our Main Lodge Expansion. Complete with fireplaces and balconies, many of which look out over the spectacular Presumpscot River Estuary and Casco Bay, you’ll wonder why you didn’t make the move sooner!

What Is Assisted Living?

Assisted living integrates independence with custom support when and where it is needed, providing an additional level of personal care. This may include help with medication assistance, dressing, bathing, and so forth. With the added support in your everyday tasks, and three delicious meals each day, you’ll have more freedom to pursue your interests, socialize and live your life to the fullest.

It’s also very important to understand that assisted living is different from a nursing home. Individuals who reside in nursing homes typically have medical needs that require more hands-on daily care by medical professionals, where those who retire in an assisted living community still need some support but to a lesser degree.

OceanView’s Falmouth House helps our seniors live life to the fullest while providing daily customized assistance at their fingertips. Each resident is involved in creating their care plan, which is delivered by certified staff and licensed nurses as needed, 24-hours a day. Falmouth House offers beautiful private apartments that are centrally located to all the wonderful aspects of our community. Experience art courses, local trips, fitness classes, musical performances, lectures, movies, games, discussion groups and so much more! 

We also provide a state-of-the-art, uniquely designed community for residents with dementia and memory loss. Legacy Memory Care at OceanView ensures that each resident enjoys not only the feeling of success every day, but has meaningful life experiences in a secure environment. In addition to 29 private apartments, our memory care residence is designed to encourage activity by way of implicit cues using color and architecture. Amenities include a library, salon, beautiful garden with walking path, media room, and more! Our team of specially-trained caregivers provide 24-hour assistance, so residents in all stages of cognitive impairment can experience engagement, comfort, security and peace of mind.

OceanView at Falmouth

Whether you’re considering independent living vs. assisted living, OceanView at Falmouth offers the advantage of a care continuum to ensure you have access to comfortable, hassle-free living, regardless of what stage of life you’re in. From independent cottages and apartments to assisted living and even memory care, our homes offer retirement living for the 21st century. Enjoy peace of mind for the future at OceanView! To learn more about our community, please contact us today.