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Community Information
Whalers Cove is an assisted living facility in New Bedford, MA. Whalers Cove offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Whalers Cove offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Whalers Cove provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help.
Unique Features
* Urban setting in a very old section of town
* Located on the water in an old mill building, remodeled to look absolutely fantastic
* Nice, large apartments with high ceilings and huge floor to ceiling windows
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 62 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseHomecare OnsiteVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 0% Medium Care 100% Heavy Care 0% Whalers Cove prefers that residents need: light care, medium care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
Diabetic residents must be able to manage their own care, including blood sugar tests and insulin injections.
Memory Care Offered
The community's memory care section is in its own building.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide a 1 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationTransportation at CostProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedActivities Provided
Our residents can access activities within the assisted living as well as out in the local community. Residents may enjoy musical entertainment, painting classes, exercise, religious services, games and educational programs at Whaler's Cove. In addition, residents may choose to join us on outings to the grocery store, retail shops, casino, restaurants, ice cream shops and much more! -
Average Room Pricing at Whalers Cove
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 3600.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 4075.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms 4700.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Whalers Cove
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 1500.00 One-time Respite Fee 180.00 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee 1200.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 850.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 600.00 Monthly 2nd Person Fee 1800.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If Whalers Cove isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bedford | 0 miles | 1 | $4,080 |
| Fairhaven | 1 miles | 1 | $5,800 |
| Dartmouth | 4 miles | 3 | $5,250 |
| Fall River | 13 miles | 1 | $3,250 |
| Tiverton | 15 miles | 1 | N/A |
| Falmouth | 17 miles | 1 | $6,880 |
General Pricing Information for New Bedford Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $4,075 | $4,075 | $4,075 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $4,700 | $4,700 | $4,700 |
| Studio | $3,600 | $3,600 | $3,600 |
Community Reviews
Overall I'm very impressed by what I'...
reviewed on: 03/03/2014 by J OOverall I'm very impressed by what I've seen of this place! It's a very nice looking facility, it's very spacious and well decorated, and they keep it very clean. The staff all seemed very... Read the full review.
Large living spaces (twice ...
reviewed on: 12/19/2013 by A Place For Mom CustomerLarge living spaces (twice the size of all the others) Large interior common areas. No apparent outdoor area other than the street sidewalk. Dad and E liked this place and knew some of the folks.
Angels to help!
reviewed on: 03/28/2015 by RosaThanks to the Whaler's Cove staff to making the decision to join their community an easy one. From day 1, my Dad was welcomed and had everything done to make his transition as simple as possible.... Read the full review.
The staff is friendly, people that are there are friendly
reviewed on: 11/03/2021 by Alan HWe visited this community years ago when we first started this process and we were very impressed. We toured it again just recently before moving our loved one in and they did a great job... Read the full review.
Very poorly run
reviewed on: 10/19/2018 by RickI would not recommend whalers cove to my worst enemy. My mom complained numerous times about not getting her pain meds in a timely fashion. After she passed I scheduled salvation army to pick up... Read the full review.
