Gorham House: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gorham House is a 69-bed for-profit nursing home in Gorham, Maine, part of Senior Lifestyle. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the Maine average of 2.83, and 52.6% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Gorham House
50 New Portland RdGorham, ME 04038
Cumberland 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 Gorham House, nurse aides logged 3.08 hours per resident per day, 9% above the Maine average. With about 62 residents a day, that works out to roughly 192 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.08 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.33 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.84 | 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
52.6% of nursing staff at Gorham House left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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. Gorham House holds 5 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Gorham House
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Senior Lifestyle, 4 homes
- Legal name: Vop Gorham, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gorham House
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Springbrook Center Westbrook | 3.9 | 123 | 2.27 | 3.79 | 34.5% | 2 | $17,388 |
| Barron Center Portland | 5.4 | 219 | 3.61 | 5.30 | 96.2% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough Scarborough | 7.3 | 120 | 2.93 | 4.84 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Fallbrook Commons Portland | 7.7 | 102 | 3.29 | 4.70 | 43.8% | 3 | None |
| Pine Point Center Scarborough | 8.2 | 61 | 2.22 | 3.84 | 47.0% | 2 | None |
| Cedars Nursing Care Center Portland | 8.4 | 102 | 3.05 | 4.89 | — | 4 | None |
| Seaside Healthcare LLC Portland | 8.5 | 147 | 3.05 | 4.34 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Pinnacle Health & Rehab at South Portland So Portland | 9.4 | 73 | 2.57 | 4.06 | 41.7% | 3 | 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.