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Community overview

Whaler's Cove Assisted Living is an apartment-style community at 114 Riverside Avenue in New Bedford, Massachusetts, offering assisted living, independent living and respite care. The community describes itself as the only privately owned assisted living community in New Bedford and has served seniors and families across the South Coast for nearly two decades. Respite stays let seniors who still live at home experience the community as a resident before deciding whether to move in full time.

Search description

Whaler's Cove Assisted Living offers assisted living, independent living and respite stays in apartment-style settings in New Bedford, MA.

Care & support

Staff provide personal care assistance with bathing, dressing and grooming, along with reminders for self-administered medication, and the community has 24-hour staff coverage.

Care & support

Assisted living includes up to 45 minutes of personal care assistance per day, and extended care packages and medication management levels can be added when more support is needed.

Rooms & living spaces

Residents can choose studio, one-bedroom or two-bedroom apartments in both assisted living and independent living.

Rooms & living spaces

Assisted living apartments include three meals daily, scheduled transportation, weekly housekeeping, weekly linen service and all utilities except telephone and cable.

Rooms & living spaces

Furnished apartments are available for respite stays, which include personal laundry and access to community amenities and social programs.

Dining & meals

Three meals are served daily in the dining room, and the community also has a private dining room and a country kitchen.

Activities & connection

Residents regularly enjoy shopping and local outings, musical entertainment, exercise and wellness programs, pet therapy visits, religious services, games, crafts and seasonal celebrations.

Shared spaces & amenities

Shared spaces include a library, reflection room, billiards room, auditorium, great room with fireplace, sunroom, indoor gardens, card and game room, gym and country store.

Shared spaces & amenities

Complimentary Wi-Fi is available to all residents, and the community has multiple resident laundry rooms.

Accessibility

A handicapped accessible van takes residents to off-site activity programs, and scheduled transportation is included in the apartment rate.

Location & getting around

The community is at 114 Riverside Avenue in New Bedford; from Route 195 East, Exit 27 (Washburn Street) leads toward Riverside Avenue.