Overview
Ashton Gardens Gracious Retirement Living is an independent living community in Portland, Maine — one of New England's most walkable and vibrant coastal cities.
Your apartment comes with a kitchenette, private bath, and Wi-Fi and cable included. Meals are prepared on-site by a professional chef, with a Heart Healthy option at every sitting. The culinary team meets monthly with residents to shape the menu around your preferences and dietary needs. Dining is restaurant-style, with a private dining room available for family visits or special occasions.
The tasks that used to fill your calendar — cleaning, laundry, home maintenance — are handled for you. An on-site salon, scheduled transportation, and a full calendar of activities and outings keep daily life social and connected. Your pets are welcome here.
Portland's Old Port district, Casco Bay waterfront, local galleries, and renowned dining scene are close by. The city is compact and walkable, with the Maine coast always within reach for a day's outing.
Amenities
- Activities Offsite
- Activities Onsite
- Air Conditioning
- Arts and Crafts Center
- Bath Tubs
- Beautician
- Beautician Onsite
- Beauty Salon
- Billiards Lounge
- Cable or Satellite TV
- Café or Bistro
- Carpet
- Cats Allowed
- Complimentary Transportation
- Dogs Allowed
- Emergency Alert System
- Fitness Center
- Game Room
- Guest Meals
- Housekeeping
- Interior / Exterior Maintenance Services
- Kitchenette
- Laundry Service / Drycleaning
- Library
- Low / No Sodium
- Meals Provided
- Movie / Theater Room
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Outdoor Walking Paths
- Pet Friendly
- Private Bath
- Private Dining Room
- Professional Chef
- Resident Parking Available
- Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
- Restaurant Style Dining
- Safety Rails In Bathroom
- Security System
- Special Dietary Menus
- Telephone Hookup
- TV Lounge
- Uncovered Parking
- Wheelchair Accessible Showers
- Wi-Fi / High-Speed Internet
Pricing
Starting Price 3480
Starting monthly rates reflect our standard independent living apartments. Contact the community for current availability and a personalized rate quote.
Care
Independent Living
Designed to help older adults who want to maintain an active and independent lifestyle, these communities offer services and amenities that cater to residents’ needs, while encouraging a sense of community and freedom from the responsibilities of owning a home.
Frequently Asked Questions
Qualifications
ASHA Verified Member
Neighborhood
Pulling from a variety of reliable data sources, Walk Score® measures the walkability of any address, helping you understand how easy it is to live a car-free lifestyle. Transit Score®, when available, measures how well a location is served by public transit. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more amenities within walking distance and diverse transit options nearby.
Ashton Gardens Reviews
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Vicki Fox
3 months ago
Ashton wants to be a great place at which to live out your years, but its missing the mark and several levels and I feel sad about those omissions. For example, we have had 2 fire calls in the last 2 months and there has never been any instructions of exactly where to go or how to get there, especially considering how many residents who live here use walkers. The announcement says don't use elevators but what should folks on the forth floor, for example, use to exit the building? We have gotten no instruction. Even tiny little kids are drilled as to what to do in as emergency! Service in the dining room is challenging. The young people working there have often been abrupt in their rush to leave, snatching food and plates away from diners in a thoughtless and gruff and noisy manner. Many of the people here have traveled extensively and eaten well and the service at Ashton is often shockingly coarse. I think they feel they are paying a fair price for this food service and they do not want to be upset at so many meals. The recipes for for the meals often present as a dog food selections, overly salted and often spiced heavily. Cream soups are tastely but frequently indigestable. Another observation is that there is no reception at the front desk and anyone can walk into the complex and wander anywhere. Someone recently came to visit me and didn't know where to go to find me, so she wandered all over all the floors then gave up. So, little or no security or instructions for guests and delivery. I like the activity offerings, the gym, movies and the chapel offerings and I appreciate that the mangers are willing to clean off peoples cars after a snow storm, but couldn't there be designed young person for that job? I like the building well enough and the plantings have great promise; I understand there will be a major redecoration of the lobby but I'd rather I'd rather see the money spent on better service and better food.
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Bernard Broder
7 months ago
Lovely facility. The staff is welcoming and helpful. There seems to be significant staff shortages and turnover, however. Also, they represent having an outside vendor providing assisted living services. I learned after-the-fact that the vendor is not insured or bonded. I found this concerning and moved my loved one elsewhere.
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michael anker
3 months ago
Almost 5 stars. Good food,service, staff friendly. Van to Drs great. If anything negative for me is there are so many people over 90.
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Kaitlyn Morse
10 months ago
Ashton Gardens offers a relaxed, reliable option for independent living in Southern Maine. It’s not assisted living—but it is living with assistance. The environment is casual, the services are thoughtful, and the focus is on ease, not pressure. For older adults looking to simplify without sacrificing independence, Ashton Gardens continues to be a steady, well-run choice.
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