Thornton Oaks Retirement Community

The campus has 46 cottages and 99 apartments. Apartment layouts include one bedroom, one bedroom plus den, or two bedrooms; apartments have full kitchens and combined living/dining areas.

Cottages have kitchen appliances, washer-dryers, patios, attached garages and attic storage. Matthew Terrace apartments have large windows, accommodating bathrooms and generous closets.

Matthew Terrace residents receive weekly housekeeping, with housekeeping and maintenance staff available on weekdays.

Property upkeep includes lawn care, snow removal, outside window washing, and exterior painting and maintenance. The facilities crew also services appliances and maintains plumbing and heating systems.

When possible, the culinary team uses local ingredients, including garden herbs, farmers-market vegetables, locally raised beef and seafood from local fishermen.

Residents can give input through a resident-run dining committee and comment cards; family recipes and new ideas are welcome.

The atrium-style dining room has table linen, menus and waitstaff. In warm weather, residents and guests can dine on the garden patio.

The culinary team caters family gatherings and parties for residents.

Staff and residents plan events such as concerts, lectures, art shows and classes, along with socials, tournaments and interest-group gatherings.

Outings include museums, theatrical productions and sporting events. Bowdoin College offers residents the opportunity to audit classes and attend lectures, concerts and gallery conversations.

Residents can take tai chi or yoga, or join neighbors to hike, bike or snowshoe.

Matthew Terrace has a two-story rotunda with a grand piano, as well as a library, art and exercise rooms, sunroom and deck, multi-purpose room, and fireplace lounge.

The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust trail system at Crystal Spring Farm abuts the campus; Bowdoin College and downtown Brunswick are nearby.