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Nursing Home Watchlist — Maine

Homes where the federal record contains at least one of the following: a CMS abuse icon, Special Focus Facility status or candidacy, or a citation scored at actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Ordered with Special Focus homes first.

Read this as a prompt, not a verdict. A citation can be years old and the management responsible may have gone. It means you ask what happened and what changed — and you get a specific answer before you sign anything.

D

45/100

Waterville Center For Health And Rehab

Waterville, ME · Kennebec County

CMS 1/5 111 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.83 /day
Staff turnover
50%
Serious cites
4

Special Focus Facility

D

53.2/100

High View Rehabilitation And Living Center

Madawaska, ME · Aroostook County

CMS 1/5 51 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.09 /day
Staff turnover
49%
Serious cites
4

Special Focus Facility

F

38/100

Clover Health Care

Auburn, ME · Androscoggin County

CMS 1/5 109 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.79 /day
Staff turnover
55%
Serious cites
2

Special Focus Facility

D

45/100

Oak Grove Center

Waterville, ME · Kennebec County

CMS 1/5 90 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.76 /day
Staff turnover
50%
Serious cites
1

Special Focus Facility

D

54/100

River Ridge Center

Kennebunk, ME · York County

CMS 1/5 62 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.05 /day
Staff turnover
59%
Serious cites
1

Special Focus Facility

D

54/100

Windward Gardens

Camden, ME · Knox County

73 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.96 /day
Staff turnover
76%
Serious cites
0

Special Focus Facility

C

55.9/100

Dexter Health Care

Dexter, ME · Penobscot County

CMS 2/5 53 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.98 /day
Staff turnover
57%
Serious cites
2

Abuse icon on record

C

61/100

Southridge Rehab & Living Ctr

Biddeford, ME · York County

CMS 1/5 62 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.44 /day
Staff turnover
53%
Serious cites
3

3 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

D

54.6/100

Maine Veterans Home - Bangor

Bangor, ME · Penobscot County

CMS 3/5 120 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.13 /day
Staff turnover
46%
Serious cites
2

2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

76.5/100

Stillwater Health Care

Bangor, ME · Penobscot County

CMS 4/5 63 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.11 /day
Staff turnover
32%
Serious cites
2

2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

77.9/100

Springbrook Center

Westbrook, ME · Cumberland County

CMS 2/5 123 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.79 /day
Staff turnover
35%
Serious cites
2

2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

D

53/100

Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Bangor, ME · Penobscot County

CMS 1/5 60 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.95 /day
Staff turnover
64%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

D

54.3/100

Orono Commons

Orono, ME · Penobscot County

CMS 2/5 80 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.54 /day
Staff turnover
56%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

57.1/100

Forest Hill Manor

Fort Kent, ME · Aroostook County

CMS 4/5 45 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.99 /day
Staff turnover
—
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

58.6/100

Woodlawn Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

Skowhegan, ME · Somerset County

CMS 2/5 46 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.34 /day
Staff turnover
54%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

60.7/100

Sandy River Center

Farmington, ME · Franklin County

CMS 2/5 82 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.44 /day
Staff turnover
46%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

62/100

Seal Rock Healthcare

Saco, ME · York County

CMS 2/5 105 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.48 /day
Staff turnover
56%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

63.9/100

Montello Manor

Lewiston, ME · Androscoggin County

CMS 1/5 37 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.18 /day
Staff turnover
52%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

64/100

St Mary's D'youville Pavilion

Lewiston, ME · Androscoggin County

CMS 1/5 210 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.01 /day
Staff turnover
50%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

66.2/100

Harbor Hill Center

Belfast, ME · Waldo County

CMS 3/5 40 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.57 /day
Staff turnover
47%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

C

69.4/100

Eastside Center For Health & Rehabilitation, Llc

Bangor, ME · Penobscot County

CMS 2/5 69 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.23 /day
Staff turnover
37%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

70.7/100

Cummings Health Care Facility

Howland, ME · Penobscot County

CMS 3/5 34 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.10 /day
Staff turnover
—
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

71.2/100

Marshall Health Care And Rehab

Machias, ME · Washington County

CMS 3/5 64 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.87 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

71.6/100

Madigan Estates

Houlton, ME · Aroostook County

CMS 4/5 99 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.95 /day
Staff turnover
43%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

72.8/100

Ross Manor

Bangor, ME · Penobscot County

CMS 5/5 103 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.34 /day
Staff turnover
27%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

75/100

Maine Veterans Home - Caribou

Caribou, ME · Aroostook County

CMS 4/5 40 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.13 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

75.4/100

Augusta Center For Health & Rehabilitation, Llc

Augusta, ME · Kennebec County

CMS 3/5 72 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.99 /day
Staff turnover
33%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

75.9/100

Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch

Augusta, ME · Kennebec County

CMS 4/5 77 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.73 /day
Staff turnover
48%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

76.5/100

Ledgewood Manor

Windham, ME · Cumberland County

CMS 3/5 60 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.04 /day
Staff turnover
—
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

78.6/100

Rumford Community Home

Rumford, ME · Oxford County

CMS 3/5 32 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.05 /day
Staff turnover
36%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

B

79.5/100

Caribou Rehab And Nursing Center

Caribou, ME · Aroostook County

CMS 3/5 72 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.67 /day
Staff turnover
—
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

What to do if a home you use is on this list

  1. 1. Read the citations themselves on the home's profile — the inspector's own words tell you whether this was paperwork or a person being hurt.
  2. 2. Ask the administrator directly what happened, when, and what specifically changed afterwards. Ask who was in charge then and whether they still are.
  3. 3. Call your state's Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The service is free, independent, and they know which homes generate complaints.
  4. 4. If you believe someone is at risk right now, contact emergency services and Adult Protective Services — do not wait on a process.
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