The Mooring On Foreside is a specialized assisted living facility located on Cumberland Foreside, Maine, designed to cater to individuals suffering from dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, and other forms of progressive memory loss. The facility's peaceful wooded setting is conveniently located minutes away from Yarmouth, Falmouth, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, and greater Portland and Southern Maine. The Mooring's unique approach to memory care transcends traditional institutional care and nursing home models, providing customized resident-centric care that focuses on leveraging cognitive strengths, preserving autonomy, and respecting individuality.
Developed over a decade by an experienced team of memory care consultants, The Mooring is designed to provide a best practice approach to memory care-focused assisted living. The facility's layout, flow, and aesthetic are crafted to minimize the challenges and anxieties associated with transitioning to assisted living, creating a familiar, homelike setting that feels accessible, comfortable, and above all else, familiar. Each resident at The Mooring has their own private living space, enhanced with personal furniture and belongings to preserve a sense of continuity, familiarity, and comfort.
Dedicated to easing the transition for residents, The Mooring emphasizes personalized care and meaningful programming that draws on familiarity and reinforces a sense of relevance. The facility offers shared community spaces designed to feel like home, including a family kitchen, dining area, and traditional living room with abundant natural light and views of the landscaped backyard and surrounding forest. The Mooring's highly trained staff, carefully selected for their commitment to residents with progressive memory loss, build caring relationships with both residents and their families, providing everyday comfort and peace.
Recognized for its distinctive, resident-centric design, The Mooring On Foreside has received accolades such as the 2017 International Interior Design Association Healthcare Interior Design Competition award and the 2017 Senior Housing News Architectural & Design Award. The Mooring's commitment to exceptional caregiving is evident in its staff members who are certified as Dementia Care Practitioners and receive training in Teepa Snow's Positive Approach™ to Care curriculum. The facility's focus on high-quality training, continuity of care, and resident-oriented philosophy ensures that each resident receives personalized care in a familiar, home environment that preserves individuality, autonomy, and dignity.