Nursing homes across York County, Maine, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
St. Andre runs leaner than most places on turnover, about a third of its staff leaves each year against a national rate closer to 46%, which matters more than any single inspection score. Nurse hours per resident land at 4.24 a day, roughly a tenth above the national average, though weekends dip about 10% below what the home staffs during the week. Its record shows 11 deficiencies, none involving harm or abuse, and the most recent state visit came in June 2025. The one soft spot in the federal data is quality measures, where it scores near the bottom.
Summer Commons runs a lean ship on the clinical side: 4.89 nurse hours per resident day puts it well above the national figure, and its last inspection came back clean on harm, no deficiencies at that level, nothing tied to abuse. The catch is people. More than half the staff turned over in the past year, which is higher than the national rate, and weekend coverage dips below what the building manages Monday through Friday. For-profit, LLC-owned, 64 beds in Sanford. The care numbers look steady right now. Whether the team stays long enough to keep them there is the real question to ask on a tour.
Durgin Pines sits in Kittery with 81 certified beds, run by a for-profit corporation. Nurse staffing runs 4.07 hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average, and weekend coverage dips only slightly below its own weekday levels, a modest gap, not a cliff. Staff turnover is 46.4%, essentially matching the national rate, meaning the workforce churns at the usual pace rather than a crisis one. The home's inspection record is its strongest feature: a 5/5 health inspection rating, 11 deficiencies with none at harm or jeopardy level, no abuse citations, and two fines totaling $14,434. Its last inspection was in March 2025. Quality measures sit mid-range at 3/5.
Pinnacle Health & Rehab At N Berwick runs 64 beds in York County, owned by an individual for profit. Its staffing sits right at the national average, 3.85 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationwide, though weekends fall about 12% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so coverage thins when families tend to visit. Turnover is 38.1%, better than the 45.8% national figure. On inspections, the record is strong: a 5/5 health inspection rating, 12 deficiencies total, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in January 2026. The weaker spot is quality measures at 2/5.
Pinnacle Health & Rehab At Sanford runs on a corporate for-profit model with 86 certified beds, and its staffing sits at 3.98 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86. Turnover is 41.9%, lower than the typical 45.8%, though weekend coverage dips roughly 6% below weekday levels. The inspection record is clean where it matters most: 12 deficiencies total, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent survey from February 2025. Quality measures earn a middling three stars while staffing and health inspections rate higher, so the home looks solidly managed on paper without being flawless.
Southridge Rehab & Living Center sits in Biddeford with 62 certified beds and a nonprofit owner, and its numbers pull in two directions. The nursing floor is genuinely well staffed at 4.44 hours per resident day, roughly 15% above the national average, though weekend coverage dips about 5% below its own weekday level, and 53.4% of staff turned over last year against a 45.8% national rate. That instability shows up in the oversight record: 29 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to put residents at risk of harm, plus two fines totaling $23,179, with the most recent inspection in June 2024. Care hours are there; consistency and compliance are the open questions.
Seal Rock Healthcare runs 105 certified beds in Saco under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing is the strongest part of the picture: 4.48 nurse hours per resident day, about 16% above the national average. That cushion thins on weekends, which run roughly 7% below the home's own weekday level, a gap families often notice when visiting Saturday or Sunday. Turnover sits at 56.3%, well above the 45.8% national average, so the people providing that care keep changing. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 29 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, plus a $75,433 fine. The most recent inspection was April 3, 2026.
Kennebunk Center for Health & Rehabilitation runs 78 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.04 hours per resident day, roughly 5% above the national average of 3.86. That cushion shrinks on weekends, when coverage drops about 7% below the home's own weekday level. Staff turnover is the bigger issue: 54.7% annually against a national average of 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. The home carries 36 deficiencies on its current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with its last inspection dated April 2026. CMS rates it 2 of 5 stars on both health inspections and quality measures, and 3 on staffing.
River Ridge Center has a staffing edge on paper, 4.05 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average, but that number comes with a catch. Weekend coverage drops roughly 11% below the home's own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 59.4% against a national average of 45.8%, so the people delivering that care keep leaving. The inspection record is where the real trouble shows: 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, a $15,334 fine, and a place in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor inspections. The most recent inspection was July 2025.