Durgin Pines: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Durgin Pines is a 81-bed for-profit nursing home in Kittery, Maine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.61 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Maine average of 2.83, and 46.4% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Durgin Pines
9 Lewis RdKittery, ME 03904
York 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 Durgin Pines, nurse aides logged 2.61 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Maine average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 193 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.61 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.07 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.94 | 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
46.4% of nursing staff at Durgin Pines left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $14,434 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $4,178 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Fine | $10,256 |
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. Durgin Pines holds 5 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Durgin Pines
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Sentry Commons LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Durgin Pines
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Edgewood Centre (The) Portsmouth | 4.7 | 156 | 2.12 | 3.46 | 46.2% | 3 | None |
| Cedar Healthcare Center Portsmouth | 4.8 | 102 | 2.23 | 3.54 | 44.7% | 5 | None |
| Saint Ann Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Dover | 6.6 | 54 | 2.63 | 4.25 | 60.5% | 4 | None |
| Langdon Place of Dover Dover | 8.3 | 30 | 2.70 | 5.62 | 55.6% | 5 | None |
| Webster at Rye Rye | 8.8 | 61 | 2.95 | 4.58 | 45.5% | 4 | None |
| Dover Center for Health & Rehabilitation Dover | 10.8 | 112 | 1.82 | 3.31 | 44.9% | 4 | None |
| Pinnacle Health & Rehab at N Berwick North Berwick | 12.6 | 64 | 2.51 | 3.85 | 38.1% | 5 | None |
| Riverside Rest Home Dover | 13.1 | 215 | 2.55 | 4.30 | 16.2% | 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.