Nursing homes in Maine
78 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.1/5 — +0.06 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 35% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $576,125.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in Maine
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
MAINEGENERAL REHAB & LONG TERM CARE - GLENRIDGE
5/5Augusta · 125 bedsMuch above average →MAINE VETERANS HOME - SCARBOROUGH
5/5Scarborough · 120 bedsMuch above average →Maine Veterans Home - Augusta
5/5Augusta · 108 bedsMuch above average →St Andre Health Care Facility
5/5Biddeford · 96 bedsMuch above average →PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB AT SANFORD
5/5Sanford · 86 bedsMuch above average →DURGIN PINES
5/5Kittery · 81 bedsMuch above average →All 78 facilities in Maine
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Nursing homes by city in Maine
Pick a city to compare its facilities on rating, staffing, and fines.
City pages cover the 7 cities with three or more facilities. Smaller towns appear in the full table below.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in Maine
0 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB Watch list | Waterville, ME | 1/5 | 111 | $83,038 |
| CLOVER HEALTH CARE Watch list | Auburn, ME | 1/5 | 109 | $15,317 |
| OAK GROVE CENTER Watch list | Waterville, ME | 1/5 | 90 | $14,056 |
| Market Square Health Care Center, LLC Watch list | South Paris, ME | 1/5 | 76 | — |
| River Ridge Center Watch list | Kennebunk, ME | 1/5 | 62 | $15,334 |
Choosing between nursing homes in Maine
The state average hides wide variation. In Maine the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in Maine?
78 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 5830 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in Maine?
3.1 out of 5 stars across 77 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in Maine has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in Maine?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.