Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center is a 72-bed for-profit nursing home in Caribou, Maine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Maine average of 2.83.
Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center
10 Bernadette StCaribou, ME 04736
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 Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 3.48 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Maine average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 221 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.48 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.67 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.98 | 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 Caribou Rehab and Nursing 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 Jul 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Caribou Nursing Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Maine Veterans Home - Caribou Caribou | 1.6 | 40 | 3.53 | 5.13 | 28.6% | 4 | $42,320 |
| Borderview Rehab & Living Ctr Van Buren | 19.4 | 27 | 3.13 | 5.32 | 57.4% | 5 | None |
| Aroostook Health Center Mars Hill | 25.3 | 66 | 3.50 | 4.95 | — | 1 | None |
| High View Rehabilitation and Living Center Madawaska · SFF candidate | 36.2 | 51 | 2.65 | 4.09 | 49.0% | 1 | $17,917 |
| Forest Hill Manor Fort Kent | 38.5 | 45 | 2.39 | 3.99 | — | 4 | $13,627 |
| Madigan Estates Houlton | 52.2 | 99 | 2.60 | 3.95 | 42.6% | 4 | $11,450 |
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.