CMS Nursing Home Care Compare · Maine
Nursing homes in Maine
All 78 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Maine — the safety record CMS publishes, in one place you can sort and search.
Before the brochure: look at staffing
The single best-evidenced predictor of safe care is not the marketing — it's nurse hours per resident per day (how much hands-on nursing time each resident actually gets). CMS measures it from payroll. Researchers and CMS point to about 4.1 total nurse hours/resident/day as a staffing-adequacy reference.
In Maine, the median nursing home reports 4.22 hours/resident/day — and 57% (40 of 70 that report staffing; 8 report none) meet the 4.1-hour reference. The catch a star rating hides: 7 Maine homes rated 4–5★ overall staff below the 4.1-hour adequacy reference — they sit flagged understaffed for rating in the table below, which opens sorted by staffing, not stars.
CMS Special Focus facilities in Maine (6)
RECORDED CMS places its most seriously and persistently underperforming homes on the Special Focus Facility program (or names them candidates). This is CMS's own designation — recorded here, not an Atlas verdict.
Every nursing home in Maine
Opens sorted by nurse hours/resident/day (highest first) — the staffing measure, not the star. Click any column to re-sort. Nurse-hours cells are colored green ≥ 4.1 · grey ≥ 4.22 · red below median. understaffed for rating = 4–5★ but staffs below the 4.1-hour reference. ⚠ abuse = CMS abuse/neglect citation (a citation, not a conviction).
| Facility | Overall | Health insp. | Nurse hrs/day | RN hrs/day | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Veterans Home - Augusta AUGUSTA | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 6.84 | 1.72 | |
| BORDERVIEW REHAB & LIVING CTR VAN BUREN | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 5.60 | 1.43 | |
| BARRON CENTER PORTLAND | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 5.39 | 1.26 | |
| HAWTHORNE HOUSE FREEPORT | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.30 | 1.24 | |
| MAINE VETERANS HOME - CARIBOU CARIBOU | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 5.21 | 1.54 | |
| PIPER SHORES SCARBOROUGH | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 5.16 | 1.30 | |
| GORHAM HOUSE GORHAM | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.14 | 1.45 | |
| Fallbrook Commons PORTLAND | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5.13 | 0.75 | |
| MAINEGENERAL REHAB & LONG TERM CARE - GRAY BIRCH AUGUSTA | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4.95 | 1.72 | |
| BREWER CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC BREWER | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.93 | 1.37 | |
| SUMMER COMMONS SANFORD | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4.85 | 0.72 | |
| Maine Veterans Home - Bangor BANGOR | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.84 | 1.55 | |
| SANFIELD REHAB & LIVING CENTER HARTLAND | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4.84 | 1.24 | |
| HORIZONS LIVING AND REHAB CENTER BRUNSWICK | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.81 | 0.98 | |
| BREAKWATER COMMONS ROCKLAND | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.80 | 0.92 | |
| Market Square Health Care Center, LLC SOUTH PARIS | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.78 | 0.68 | |
| MAINE VETERANS HOME - SCARBOROUGH SCARBOROUGH | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | 4.73 | 1.54 | |
| Southridge Rehab & Living Ctr BIDDEFORD | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.64 | 1.11 | |
| WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB WATERVILLE | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.52 | 0.88 | SFF |
| CEDARS NURSING CARE CENTER PORTLAND | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4.47 | 1.32 | |
| ROSS MANOR BANGOR | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4.46 | 1.20 | |
| GREGORY WING OF ST ANDREWS VILLAGE BOOTHBAY HARBOR | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.46 | 0.33 | |
| EASTSIDE CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC BANGOR | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.46 | 1.34 | |
| PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB CANTON CANTON | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.40 | 1.08 | |
| Coastal Manor YARMOUTH | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.39 | 0.90 | |
| MONTELLO MANOR LEWISTON | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.37 | 0.82 | |
| WESTGATE CENTER FOR REHAB & ALZHEIMERS CARE BANGOR | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4.36 | 1.32 | |
| HIGH VIEW REHABILITATION AND LIVING CENTER MADAWASKA | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.32 | 1.37 | SFF |
| SEAL ROCK HEALTHCARE SACO | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.31 | 0.85 | stale |
| St Andre Health Care Facility BIDDEFORD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 4.29 | 1.12 | |
| NORWAY CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC NORWAY | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4.27 | 1.44 | |
| Seaside Nursing And Retirement Home Portland | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4.26 | 0.76 | |
| EASTPORT MEMORIAL NURSING HOME EASTPORT | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.26 | 0.88 | |
| MAPLECREST REHAB & LIVING CENTER MADISON | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.24 | 0.82 | |
| HARBOR HILL CENTER BELFAST | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.22 | 1.24 | |
| Edgewood Rehab & Living Ctr FARMINGTON | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.21 | 0.81 | |
| PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB AT SOUTH PORTLAND SO PORTLAND | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.19 | 0.56 | |
| STILLWATER HEALTH CARE BANGOR | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.15 | 1.00 | |
| Dexter Health Care Dexter | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.13 | 0.79 | ⚠ abuse |
| Orchard Park Rehab & Living Center Farmington | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.11 | 0.95 | |
| RUSSELL PARK REHABILITATION & LIVING CENTER LEWISTON | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.09 | 0.85 | |
| ST MARY'S D'YOUVILLE PAVILION LEWISTON | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.09 | 1.33 | |
| MADIGAN ESTATES HOULTON | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4.06 | 0.86 | understaffed for rating |
| AUGUSTA CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC AUGUSTA | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4.05 | 0.98 | understaffed for rating |
| KATAHDIN HEALTH CARE LLC MILLINOCKET | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.04 | 0.78 | understaffed for rating |
| KENNEBUNK CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC KENNEBUNK | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4.03 | 0.95 | |
| RIVER RIDGE CENTER KENNEBUNK | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.02 | 1.41 | SFF |
| HIBBARD SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER DOVER FOXCROFT | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.01 | 0.91 | |
| Brentwood Center For Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Yarmouth | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.00 | 0.73 | |
| Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center BANGOR | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.99 | 1.22 | |
| DURGIN PINES KITTERY | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 3.97 | 0.95 | understaffed for rating |
| PINE POINT CENTER SCARBOROUGH | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.93 | 1.30 | |
| WINSHIP GREEN CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHAB, LLC BATH | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.92 | 0.57 | |
| MARSHWOOD CENTER LEWISTON | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.91 | 1.04 | |
| RUMFORD COMMUNITY HOME RUMFORD | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.90 | 0.93 | |
| FOREST HILL MANOR FORT KENT | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.88 | 1.31 | |
| CLOVER HEALTH CARE AUBURN | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.87 | 0.78 | SFF |
| MAINEGENERAL REHAB & LONG TERM CARE - GLENRIDGE AUGUSTA | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 3.86 | 1.05 | understaffed for rating |
| MARSHALL HEALTH CARE AND REHAB MACHIAS | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.84 | 1.08 | |
| CUMMINGS HEALTH CARE FACILITY HOWLAND | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.83 | 1.00 | |
| PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB AT SANFORD SANFORD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 3.83 | 0.56 | understaffed for rating |
| PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB AT N BERWICK NORTH BERWICK | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 3.79 | 0.63 | understaffed for rating |
| Windward Gardens Camden | — | — | 3.71 | 1.05 | SFF |
| SEDGEWOOD COMMONS FALMOUTH | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3.71 | 0.93 | |
| Woodlawn Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Skowhegan | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.66 | 0.38 | |
| SPRINGBROOK CENTER WESTBROOK | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.66 | 1.17 | |
| ORONO COMMONS ORONO | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.57 | 1.30 | |
| OAK GROVE CENTER WATERVILLE | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.53 | 0.87 | SFF |
| CEDAR RIDGE CENTER SKOWHEGAN | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.51 | 1.06 | |
| Sandy River Center Farmington | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 3.48 | 0.80 | |
| MID COAST SENIOR HEALTH CENTER BRUNSWICK | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | — | — | no staffing data |
| Maine Veterans Home - So Paris SOUTH PARIS | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | — | — | no staffing data |
| COVE'S EDGE INC DAMARISCOTTA | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | — | — | no staffing data |
| Ledgewood Manor WINDHAM | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | — | — | no staffing data |
| ODD FELLOWS HEALTH CARE CENTER AUBURN | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | — | — | no staffing data |
| AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER MARS HILL | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | — | — | no staffing data |
| Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center CARIBOU | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | — | — | no staffing data |
| Lakewood A Continuing Care Center WATERVILLE | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | — | — | no staffing data |
What these figures mean
- MODELED — the star ratings are CMS's composite model; two homes with the same stars can differ on what matters to you.
- RECORDED — nurse hours/resident/day (payroll-based), the abuse citation, and the Special Focus designation are measured/recorded facts CMS publishes.
- CONTEXT — the 4.1-hour staffing reference is framing to read the numbers by, not a pass/fail line.
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What this is — and is not
This is published CMS Nursing Home Care Compare data — the same facts CMS shows the public, sorted so you can compare. It informs and compares; it does not rate, rank, or recommend a home for your relative's specific needs, and no figure here is a guarantee. Shortlist a few, visit in person, ask about the most recent inspection, and call your state Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Verify any facility at medicare.gov/care-compare.