All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Brunswick,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Gracemore runs about 3.50 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 9% under the national average, and weekends drop another 12% below its own weekday staffing. Annual turnover sits at 51.1%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, though the home's last inspection came back clean at the harm level, nine deficiencies on record, one tied to abuse, none causing jeopardy. Inspectors visited most recently in April 2026, and the health inspection rating reflects that. The company is a for-profit LLC with 60 certified beds. Families weighing this one should ask how the weekend coverage gap and turnover actually play out on the floor.
Sears Manor runs on thinner nurse staffing than most homes, 3.37 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 13% below its own weekday level, which is when families tend to visit and notice. The bigger number is turnover: 65.2% of staff left over the past year, well above the 45.8% national figure, and that churn shows up in the inspection record too. Twenty deficiencies are on file, three of them abuse-related, with the most recent state visit in May 2025. This is a for-profit LLC operating 100 beds in Brunswick, and the pattern reads as a home where care depends heavily on who happens to be on shift.
The nurse staffing numbers at this 200-bed Brunswick home are where I'd start: 3.04 hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends run about 9% thinner than weekdays, which is when families tend to visit and notice. Annual turnover of 66.4% sits well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people providing care change often. Inspectors have cited 38 deficiencies, six of them at the level where harm or jeopardy to a resident occurred and three tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $16,801 on record. The most recent inspection was July 29, 2025. The quality measure score of 4 out of 5 looks strong on paper, but the staffing and inspection results point a different direction, and that gap is worth asking about directly.