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Maine Veterans Home - Caribou
Part of Maine Veterans' Homesee all 5 affiliated facilities
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
5.7%
national median 0.9%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
4.3%
national median 2.8%
worse than the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
national median 1.0%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
15.9%
national median 12.5%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
2.9%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
14.1%
national median 13.4%
near the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.1 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.6 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.6 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 28.6%
ME average: 4.3 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
ME average: 1.1 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
ME average: 3.9 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
ME average: 46.7% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Penalties & Enforcement
1 fine totaling $42,320 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the recent inspection window (most recent: February 5, 2026).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- Maine Veterans' Home
Who owns this facility — 25 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Armstrong, Angela Individual
- Brawn, Christine Individual
- Burr, Heather Individual
- Collins, Samuel Individual
- Gardner, Christopher Individual
- Genest, Emil Individual
- Jackson, Diane Individual
- Lagace, Donald Individual
- Miller, Bridget Individual
- Pooler, Michael Individual
…and 15 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 5 health (ME avg 11) · 5 fire (ME avg 6.7) · ⚠ 1 serious Details
14 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 1 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: February 5, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 5 health deficiencies · ME average: 11 · National: 9.3
5 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often egress (2) and miscellaneous (2).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2023-12-06): 5 deficiencies · ME average: 6.7 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Maine Veterans Home - Caribou compares nearby
Compared with the 5 other nursing homes within 50 miles — 6 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 6 nursing homes within 50 miles, Maine Veterans Home - Caribou's overall star rating is 4★; the median among the 5 peers reporting it is 3★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median |
|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers | 4★ | 3★ |
| Health inspections reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers | 4★ | 3★ |
| Staffing reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers | 5★ | 4★ |
| Quality measures reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers | 1★ | 2★ |
The comparison group
- Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center
- Borderview Rehab & Living Ctr
- Aroostook Health Center
- High View Rehabilitation And Living Center
- Forest Hill Manor
Cohort: within 50 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work