Dexter Health Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Dexter Health Care is a 53-bed for-profit nursing home in Dexter, Maine, part of First Atlantic Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Maine average of 2.83, and 56.7% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Dexter Health Care
64 Park StreetDexter, ME 04930
Penobscot County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Dexter Health Care, nurse aides logged 2.78 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Maine average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 122 aide hours a day, or about 15 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) | 2.78 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.98 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 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
56.7% of nursing staff at Dexter Health Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 70.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,033 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2024 | Fine | $10,033 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Dexter Health Care holds 2 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Dexter Health Care
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: First Atlantic Healthcare, 10 homes
- Legal name: Dexter Manor Associates
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Dexter Health Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hibbard Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Dover Foxcroft | 10.9 | 93 | 2.98 | 4.17 | 46.1% | 3 | None |
| Sanfield Rehab & Living Center Hartland | 13.0 | 23 | 3.03 | 4.57 | 34.3% | 5 | None |
| Cedar Ridge Center Skowhegan | 26.7 | 75 | 2.11 | 3.48 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care Bangor | 28.0 | 65 | 2.91 | 4.17 | 22.9% | 5 | None |
| Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Bangor | 28.0 | 60 | 2.25 | 3.95 | 63.9% | 1 | $12,831 |
| Ross Manor Bangor | 28.1 | 103 | 2.93 | 4.34 | 27.3% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Woodlawn Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Skowhegan | 28.3 | 46 | 2.44 | 3.34 | 54.0% | 2 | $8,018 |
| Stillwater Health Care Bangor | 29.1 | 63 | 2.88 | 4.11 | 31.9% | 4 | $11,190 |
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.