Orono Commons: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Orono Commons is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Orono, Maine, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.20 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Maine average of 2.83, and 56.2% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Orono Commons
117 Bennoch RdOrono, ME 04473
Penobscot 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 Orono Commons, nurse aides logged 2.20 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Maine average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 163 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.20 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.15 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.19 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.54 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.33 | 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
56.2% of nursing staff at Orono Commons left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,358 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | Fine | $10,358 |
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. Orono Commons holds 2 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Orono Commons
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Orono Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1969
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Orono Commons
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eastside Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Bangor | 5.9 | 69 | 2.77 | 4.23 | 37.0% | 2 | $11,190 |
| Maine Veterans Home - Bangor Bangor | 6.0 | 120 | 3.44 | 5.13 | 45.9% | 3 | $74,698 |
| Stillwater Health Care Bangor | 6.2 | 63 | 2.88 | 4.11 | 31.9% | 4 | $11,190 |
| Ross Manor Bangor | 6.8 | 103 | 2.93 | 4.34 | 27.3% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care Bangor | 8.1 | 65 | 2.91 | 4.17 | 22.9% | 5 | None |
| Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Bangor | 8.4 | 60 | 2.25 | 3.95 | 63.9% | 1 | $12,831 |
| Brewer Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Brewer | 8.5 | 111 | 2.95 | 4.75 | 51.0% | 4 | None |
| Cummings Health Care Facility Howland | 24.9 | 34 | 2.87 | 4.10 | — | 3 | $8,824 |
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.