Orchard House in Dover Foxcroft, ME

Orchard House is an assisted living community in Dover Foxcroft, ME.

Information last verified: June 19, 2026

1344 Bangor Road, Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.9 from 120 reviews

5 stars

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4 stars

8

3 stars

4

2 stars

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Overall Review of Orchard House

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Dining reviews focus on waffles

Most reviews talk about a waffle restaurant rather than senior-living day to day life.

The reviews included in this listing overwhelmingly describe ordering, waffle flavors, and restaurant-style hospitality. They also mention topics like wait times, menu variety, and food coming out quickly, which don’t map to typical assisted-living experiences. Because of that, residents’ perspectives on meals and dining within Orchard House aren’t clearly established by the review text provided.

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Staff is described as personable

Reviewers repeatedly describe friendly, attentive staff during their dining visits.

Across the review text, people consistently mention staff being welcoming, personable, and attentive. While that gives a sense of how staff treat guests in the reviewed context, it doesn’t confirm staffing or service patterns for assisted living. Orchard House does offer ADL assistance and medication management services, but the reviews provided don’t specifically attribute those care responsibilities to staff.

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Diet needs are supported in care

Orchard House supports special dietary restrictions for care needs.

The services list includes diabetes diet and special dietary restrictions, along with meal preparation and service and coordination around health care needs. Residents’ review text included here doesn’t clearly discuss those care-specific diet supports, so you’ll want to confirm details directly. Still, the community does formalize dietary restrictions as part of care services.

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Nearby essentials look within reach

The community is located near healthcare, pharmacies, and local dining options.

The nearby place list includes physician offices, a hospital, and pharmacies within roughly 0.2 to 7 miles, plus restaurants and cafes in the same general area. This can make it easier to handle appointments and errands while remaining close to everyday conveniences. Distances here are from the community’s location to the listed destinations.

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Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes become a section.

Features

Housing

3 resident community capacity

Types of Care

Assisted Living

Amenities

Cable or satellite TV
Dining room
Fully furnished
Garden
Housekeeping services
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Telephone
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Care Services

24-hour supervision
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers
Coordination with health care providers
Diabetes diet
Meal preparation and service
Medication management
Special dietary restrictions
Transportation arrangement (medical)
Transportation to doctors appointments

Dining

Diabetes diet
Special dietary restrictions

Activities

Community-sponsored activities
Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Places of Worship

Church Of The Nazarene Study (4.8 miles)
Saint Augustines Episcopal Church (5 miles)
Living Word Assembly of God (5.2 miles)
St Thomas Church (5.2 miles)
St Thomas Aquinas Church (5.3 miles)
United Methodist Church (5.3 miles)
United Baptist Church of Dover (5.3 miles)

Pharmacies

Walgreens (5.3 miles)
Foxcroft Pharmacy (7 miles)
Hannaford Pharmacy (10.7 miles)
Corrado's Pharmacy of Corinth (11 miles)
Hippy Chick Natural Solutions (11 miles)
Community Pharmacies (12.6 miles)

Physicians

David P Frasz, MD (5.4 miles)
Mayo Women's Health Ob-Gyn (5.5 miles)
Dover-Foxcroft Family Medicine (5.9 miles)
Mayo Surgical Associates (5.9 miles)
Mayo Orthopaedics (6 miles)
Penquis Orthopaedics PA (6 miles)
Hometown Health Center (6.3 miles)

Restaurants

Charlie's (5.4 miles)
Pat's Dairyland (5.4 miles)
Moon Hing Restaurant (5.4 miles)
Nor'easter (5.6 miles)
Chew 62 (5.7 miles)
The Bear's Den (5.7 miles)
Bears Den Restaurant & Tavern (5.7 miles)

Theaters

Center Theatre (5.5 miles)

Cafes

Center Coffee House (5.5 miles)
Center Coffee House (6 miles)
Spruce Mill Farm Kitchen (6 miles)
Spencer's Bakery & Cafe (6 miles)
Stutzman's Farm (6.9 miles)
Robinson's Country Cafe (12.3 miles)

Transportation

U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (5.5 miles)
Roadrunner Taxi (10.4 miles)
Central Maine & Quebec Railway (10.5 miles)
U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (10.8 miles)
U-Haul (11.9 miles)
Rickshaw Taxi Service (13.8 miles)

Parks

Peaks Kenny State Pk (5.6 miles)
Kiwanis Park (6.1 miles)
Dexter Recreation Department (10.9 miles)
Milo Recreation Department (11.5 miles)

Hospitals

Mayo Regional Hospital (6 miles)
Hospital Administration District 4 (6 miles)

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