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Maine Veterans Home - Caribou

Nursing home in Caribou, ME

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
163 Van Buren Rd Suite 2, Caribou, ME 04736
Phone
(207) 498-6074
Listed under
Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
205151
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
40
Average residents per day
36
Ownership
Nonprofit, other
Legal business name
Maine Veterans' Home
Chain
Maine Veterans' Home (5 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 1, 1994
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 205151. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 5, 2026. CMS lists 14 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 6, 2023 to Feb 5, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Feb 5, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Feb 5, 2026Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 5, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 5, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 5, 2026Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 6, 2023Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Dec 6, 2023Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 14. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $42,320 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Feb 5, 2026Fine: $42,320
Feb 5, 2026Payment denial for 3 days from Mar 17, 2026

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
5.13 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.55 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.53 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.61 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
29%
RN turnover (yearly)
9%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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