One of the most important reasons residents choose independent living at the Piper Shores lifecare retirement community is the assurance that as they age they can continue their active lifestyle and make their own decisions about how they want to spend their time. Independent living residences include studios, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments, as well as cottages. The Piper Shores community offers a unique combination of services, onsite activities, and amenities that provide residents the opportunity to decide how they want to live. Residents choose whether to spend a relaxing afternoon in the library or garden, or to play bocce on the oceanfront lawn, make furniture in the woodworking shop, plant flowers and vegetables in the community garden, go fishing, take a bike ride or play a few hands of bridge.

Staff members ensure that housekeeping, apartment and building maintenance are provided. But this is just the beginning of the many amenities available to residents of Piper Shores. If residents choose not to cook, they can enjoy a delicious meal in the dining room, complete with lively conversation and companionship. When residents don't feel like driving their own cars, they can take advantage of scheduled transportation to medical appointments, places of worship and shopping as well as a host of social, cultural and recreational destinations in nearby Greater Portland.