East Side Home in Houlton, ME

East Side Home is an assisted living community in Houlton, ME.

Information last verified: April 25, 2026

1 Joseph Street, Houlton, ME 04730

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

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Features

Housing

6 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

Restaurants

Houlton Farms Dairy Bar (0.7 miles)
McDonald's (1.4 miles)
Pizza Hut (1.5 miles)
Ean's Eatery (10.7 miles)
Quiznos (11.2 miles)
Pizza Hut (11.5 miles)
KFC (11.6 miles)

Physicians

Company Doc (1.1 miles)
Houlton Family Practice (1.2 miles)
Houlton Internal Medicine (1.2 miles)
O'Leary Debi G (11.7 miles)

Hospitals

Houlton Regional Hospital (1.3 miles)

Pharmacies

Walmart Pharmacy (1.9 miles)
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy (11.1 miles)
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy (11.6 miles)
Loblaws Inc (11.7 miles)
Shoppers Drug Mart (11.8 miles)
Guardian and I.D.A. Pharmacies (24.5 miles)

Places of Worship

Linneus Free Will Baptist Church (8.3 miles)
Belleville Baptist Church (8.5 miles)
Trinity Presbyterian Ch (10.2 miles)
Calvary United Pentecostal Ch (11 miles)
Lindsay Baptist Church (11.1 miles)
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (11.8 miles)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (11.9 miles)

Transportation

U-Haul Moving & Storage (11.1 miles)
Alamo (11.5 miles)
U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (11.6 miles)
Alamo (11.7 miles)
Discount Car & Truck Rentals (11.8 miles)
U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (12 miles)
National Car Rental (24.3 miles)

Parks

Town of Woodstock (11.5 miles)

Theaters

Atlantic Cinemas (11.7 miles)
Atlantic Cinema (11.7 miles)

Cafes

Honeycakes - Cafe & Bakery (24.5 miles)
Fancy Coffee Svc (24.6 miles)

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