Maine has 78 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
18 Maine facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katahdin Health Care Llc | Millinocket | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Durgin Pines | Kittery | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough | Scarborough | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Pinnacle Health & Rehab At N Berwick | North Berwick | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| St Andre Health Care Facility | Biddeford | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Mid Coast Senior Health Center | Brunswick | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Maine Veterans Home - So Paris | South Paris | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Pinnacle Health & Rehab At Sanford | Sanford | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Borderview Rehab & Living Ctr | Van Buren | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Piper Shores | Scarborough | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 1 Maine facility with an abuse icon and lists 6 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Clover Health Care | Auburn | Special Focus |
| High View Rehabilitation And Living Center | Madawaska | Special Focus |
| Oak Grove Center | Waterville | Special Focus |
| River Ridge Center | Kennebunk | Special Focus |
| Waterville Center For Health And Rehab | Waterville | Special Focus |
| Windward Gardens | Camden | Special Focus |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your Maine search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.