Aroostook Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aroostook Health Center is a 66-bed for-profit nursing home in Mars Hill, Maine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% above the Maine average of 2.83.
Aroostook Health Center
15 Highland AveMars Hill, ME 04758
Aroostook County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Aroostook Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.50 hours per resident per day, 24% above the Maine average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 168 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.50 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.94 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.95 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.39 | 3.92 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Aroostook Health Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aroostook Health Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Aroostook Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: The Aroostook Medical Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 4, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Aroostook Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Maine Veterans Home - Caribou Caribou | 23.8 | 40 | 3.53 | 5.13 | 28.6% | 4 | $42,320 |
| Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center Caribou | 25.3 | 72 | 3.48 | 4.67 | — | 3 | None |
| Madigan Estates Houlton | 27.2 | 99 | 2.60 | 3.95 | 42.6% | 4 | $11,450 |
| Borderview Rehab & Living Ctr Van Buren | 43.7 | 27 | 3.13 | 5.32 | 57.4% | 5 | None |
| High View Rehabilitation and Living Center Madawaska · SFF candidate | 61.4 | 51 | 2.65 | 4.09 | 49.0% | 1 | $17,917 |
| Forest Hill Manor Fort Kent | 61.8 | 45 | 2.39 | 3.99 | — | 4 | $13,627 |
| Katahdin Health Care LLC Millinocket | 71.4 | 36 | 2.76 | 4.04 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.