Maine Veterans Home - Augusta: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Maine Veterans Home - Augusta is a 108-bed nonprofit nursing home in Augusta, Maine, part of Maine Veterans' Home. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.57 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 62% above the Maine average of 2.83, and 32.5% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Maine Veterans Home - Augusta
35 Heroes WayAugusta, ME 04330
Kennebec 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 Maine Veterans Home - Augusta, nurse aides logged 4.57 hours per resident per day, 62% above the Maine average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 475 aide hours a day, or about 59 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.57 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.76 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.62 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.95 | 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
32.5% of nursing staff at Maine Veterans Home - Augusta left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.5%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Maine Veterans Home - Augusta holds 5 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Maine Veterans Home - Augusta
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Maine Veterans' Home, 5 homes
- Legal name: Maine Veterans' Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Maine Veterans Home - Augusta
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Augusta | 3.4 | 72 | 2.75 | 3.99 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Glenridge Augusta | 3.8 | 125 | 3.03 | 4.33 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch Augusta | 4.6 | 77 | 2.82 | 4.73 | 48.0% | 4 | None |
| Lakewood A Continuing Care Center Waterville | 13.5 | 105 | 2.56 | 3.93 | — | 2 | None |
| Oak Grove Center Waterville · SFF candidate | 14.0 | 90 | 2.11 | 3.76 | 50.0% | 1 | $14,056 |
| Waterville Center for Health and Rehab Waterville · SFF candidate | 15.8 | 111 | 3.40 | 4.83 | 50.4% | 1 | $83,038 |
| Cove's Edge Inc Damariscotta | 24.8 | 76 | 3.36 | 4.29 | — | 4 | None |
| Marshwood Center Lewiston | 27.5 | 108 | 2.42 | 3.98 | 33.6% | 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.
Explore next
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.