Best Nursing Homes in Maine — 2026 Rankings

Maine has 78 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 28.6 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

  1. Maine Veterans Home - So Paris — South Paris (8 deficiencies)
  2. Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Glenridge — Augusta (8 deficiencies)
  3. Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough — Scarborough (9 deficiencies)
  4. Norway Center For Health & Rehabilitation, LLC — Norway (10 deficiencies)
  5. Durgin Pines — Kittery (11 deficiencies)
  6. St Andre Health Care Facility — Biddeford (11 deficiencies)
  7. Cove's Edge Inc — Damariscotta (12 deficiencies)
  8. Maine Veterans Home - Augusta — Augusta (12 deficiencies)
  9. Pinnacle Health & Rehab At Sanford — Sanford (12 deficiencies)
  10. Borderview Rehab & Living Ctr — Van Buren (14 deficiencies)
  11. Mid Coast Senior Health Center — Brunswick (14 deficiencies)
  12. Gorham House — Gorham (16 deficiencies)
  13. Pinnacle Health & Rehab At N Berwick — North Berwick (16 deficiencies)
  14. Sanfield Rehab & Living Center — Hartland (16 deficiencies)
  15. Westgate Center For Rehab & Alzheimers Care — Bangor (16 deficiencies)
  16. Aroostook Health Center — Mars Hill (17 deficiencies)
  17. Maine Veterans Home - Caribou — Caribou (17 deficiencies)
  18. Odd Fellows Health Care Center — Auburn (17 deficiencies)
  19. Summer Commons — Sanford (18 deficiencies)
  20. Barron Center — Portland (19 deficiencies)
  21. Horizons Living And Rehab Center — Brunswick (20 deficiencies)
  22. Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch — Augusta (20 deficiencies)
  23. Piper Shores — Scarborough (21 deficiencies)
  24. Brentwood Center For Health & Rehabilitation, LLC — Yarmouth (22 deficiencies)
  25. Seaside Nursing And Retirement Home — Portland (22 deficiencies)

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