Piper Shores celebrates the completion of $8 million Master Campus Plan

March 12, 2013 - Posted to: Campus

Piper Shores held a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening of the Founders Room auditorium, fitness center, pool, salon and spa on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Over 300 were in attendance including representatives from Senators Collins’ and Senator King’s offices as well as members of the state legislative delegation. The ribbon cutting ceremony featuring (L-R)… Read more »

Piper Shores welcomes CEO James Adamowicz

February 17, 2013 - Posted to: Board of Directors, News

Piper Shores recently announced that the Board of Directors has hired James Adamowicz as CEO. Mr. Adamowicz (pronounced Adam-O-vich) will provide strategic vision and leadership as Piper Shores chooses self-management after working with an outside management company for its first 13 years of operation. Mr. Adamowicz brings more than 20 years of management experience in… Read more »

Lifecare: An Effective Way to Manage the Cost of Long Term Care in an Unpredictable Market

November 30, 2012 - Posted to: Lifecare, Planning

Finding comfortable and affordable long-term care for you or for loved ones can be a confusing and frustrating process. The options are seemingly endless, difficult to compare, and in recent years, prices for some long-term care options have skyrocketed, far faster than the rise of inflation. At the same time, long term care insurance companies,… Read more »

Transitioning to Medicare: Tips for Seniors

October 16, 2012 - Posted to: Planning, Uncategorized

Transitioning to Medicare, or deciding whether or not Medicare is right for you is a complicated and confusing process. There are hundreds of options, dozens of carriers and minimal guidance available. That’s where independent advisors like Caroline Irwin come in. Ms. Irwin is an independent Medicare insurance broker with Coveside Senior Solutions (CSS) in Portland,… Read more »

Living Well by Living Simple

July 17, 2012 - Posted to: Resident Profiles

Dorothy Larson was the youngest of 4 children, raised in Brooklyn, NY. She married at 21 and had 3 beautiful children – each of whom occupies a window full of photos in her apartment at Piper Shores lifecare retirement community. “I have a window for each child and their family,” says Dorothy as she picks up a… Read more »

Piper Shores Marketing Director to Help Advance Economic Development

May 24, 2012 - Posted to: Awards & Recognition

Andrea Killiard, Marketing Director at Piper Shores, will be accepting a 3-year term on the Board of Directors and Marketing Committee for the Scarborough Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO). Killiard currently serves on the Scarborough Community Chamber as Secretary and Chair of the Marketing Committee. She will continue in these roles in addition to her work… Read more »

Piper Shores’ Greatest Asset – Its Residents!

May 5, 2012 - Posted to: Community

Moving from a large home with spacious landscaping, leaving our friends behind, how would we adjust to the “closeness” of retirement community living?  Would we still have the space, which we had come to cherish?  That worry was readily relieved by the pleasant rhythm between “togetherness” and “aloneness”, the balance between community and privacy that is so… Read more »

5-Star Nursing Care at Holbrook Health Center

April 17, 2012 - Posted to: Awards & Recognition

Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores has received a high ranking of five stars overall in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 Best Nursing Homes. The rankings highlight top-rated homes in all 50 states and is based on a composite score from three distinct operational areas: health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of care. “At Holbrook, we believe… Read more »