Here at Elm St. Assisted Living, we have
learned that as we age,
luxury comes to mean
something very personal. 
As we arrive at needing assistance,
having that helper be someone we know
and who knows us,
is the true meaning of luxury.

"My Mother spent the last 5 years of her life at 56 Elm St.  We are from Massachusetts and when the time came that my Mother could no longer live on her own we began the search for a place she could be happy and comfortable but also be safe and have the assistance she needed. She did not do well with any of the options that we found in Massachusetts. The places were all too big with too many staff and too many residents. It was much too overwhelming for my Mom. My brother and his family live in Maine and he found 56 Elm Street. We all immediately fell in love with everything about the place!!! From the home like atmosphere to the beautiful gardens to the amazing staff we found it to be perfect!!"

- Robin D'Ampolo

Does your mom treasure her home but need more care than you can give?

56 Elm St. is an assisted living residence for elderly women in Topsham, Maine.  There are no long corridors with closed doors, no nursing station with a counter blocking access, no dining room with the chef in the kitchen and wait staff wanting your order. 

Instead, there are six private rooms, each with its own bathroom; an open, family style kitchen and dining room; and two large living rooms. Your mom can bring her pet with her to live here.  She can have grandchildren visit and be comfortable playing blocks in the living room or picking flowers on the deck or riding bikes in the largely empty parking lot.  She will have home cooked meals prepared just for her, whether a traditional diet, dairy or gluten free or vegetarian.  Meals are taken together at the large table in the kitchen.  She will have only five staff people to get to know, who will love getting to know her, and only five other residents to learn about.  She will have activities geared to her interests and needs, facilitated by staff who might even share her interests. 

Does your mom live in a congregate housing site that is not meeting her needs?

Is she having a difficult time hearing her companions because of the background noise in the large dining room?  Is she having trouble choosing from the menu?  Has she stopped going down to meals because it is too hard to find her way? Is she isolating herself in her small apartment because it is just too difficult to reach out and initiate relationships or activities?

Elm St. Assisted Living is a small setting, with only six female residents and four or five consistent staff over the course of a week.  The staff enjoys getting to know each resident and learning how to facilitate her unique interests and needs.  The staff have time to interact, encourage, and guide the confused senior.  They have time to reach out and inspire the depressed senior.  The dining table is low key and quiet, easy for hard of hearing residents to have a conversation and easy for the confused resident to navigate choices and respond to stimuli.