Forest Hill Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Forest Hill Manor is a 45-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fort Kent, Maine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.39 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Maine average of 2.83.
Forest Hill Manor
25 Bolduc AveFort Kent, ME 04743
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 Forest Hill Manor, nurse aides logged 2.39 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Maine average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 107 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.39 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.34 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.99 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.34 | 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 Forest Hill Manor 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 Mar 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,627 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
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. Forest Hill Manor holds 4 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Forest Hill Manor
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Northern Maine Medical Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1994
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Forest Hill Manor
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| High View Rehabilitation and Living Center Madawaska · SFF candidate | 14.4 | 51 | 2.65 | 4.09 | 49.0% | 1 | $17,917 |
| Borderview Rehab & Living Ctr Van Buren | 31.6 | 27 | 3.13 | 5.32 | 57.4% | 5 | None |
| Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center Caribou | 38.5 | 72 | 3.48 | 4.67 | — | 3 | None |
| Maine Veterans Home - Caribou Caribou | 39.6 | 40 | 3.53 | 5.13 | 28.6% | 4 | $42,320 |
| Aroostook Health Center Mars Hill | 61.8 | 66 | 3.50 | 4.95 | — | 1 | 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.