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79 Portland Street, South Berwick, ME
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★★★★★
PositiveThis was originally an old house so rooms are small but adequate. My friend loves it there. Likes the food and socializing with other residents. Staff is friendly and helpful when I visit.
★★★★★
CriticalRooms are small and cramped with two people, most share restrooms. Whole home smells like urine and feces in some areas, plus the staff are extremely rude and do not tend well to the residents.
★★★★★
CriticalIt is run closer to a prison then a retirement home. Profits over what is best for the Residents happiness. Thre rooms are small cold and dirty they make the.2 or 3 newest employees clean rooms, feed them,wipe and change them several times a day.wash dishes etc. Then they are forced to feed them pre cooked highly processed high in sodium etc garbage because it is easier for the person who runs the kitchen. In short this is not some where to send someone you care about.
★★★★★
CriticalThe rooms are small and offer little privacy. Some staff are very helpful; others are too busy to be concerned.
★★★★★
Criticalmost of the rooms are small and crowded and dirty, as there is no housekeeping staff. interactions with the staff usually achieve nothing positive. the residents are generally over-medicated and spend an inordinate amount of time drooling in their laps, not what i would call an activity. as for amenities, unless you consider food made toxic from preparation in decades-old cookware and dirty bathrooms nearly unfit to use amenities, it is my opinion there were none.
★★★★★
PositiveBerwick Estates is a very old facility. At first, we were a little concernws because when my mother-in-law was admitted when it was very cold. But the facility has been more than adequate. The staff is just wonderful and very nice. My mother-in-law says the food is good. The residents seem quite happy there. They have lots of activities and the activity director is really wonderful. They play bingo, sing hymns, play all kinds of memory games, movies and popcorn. They're very busy and the place seem really plea…
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Coverage last checked October 21, 2026.
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