Stillwater Health Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Stillwater Health Care is a 63-bed for-profit nursing home in Bangor, Maine, part of First Atlantic Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.88 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Maine average of 2.83, and 31.9% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Stillwater Health Care
335 Stillwater AveBangor, ME 04401
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 Stillwater Health Care, nurse aides logged 2.88 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Maine average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 168 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.88 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.12 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.11 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.60 | 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
31.9% of nursing staff at Stillwater Health Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 13.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $11,190 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2025 | Fine | $11,190 |
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. Stillwater Health Care holds 4 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Stillwater Health Care
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: First Atlantic Healthcare, 10 homes
- Legal name: Stillwater Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Stillwater Health Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eastside Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Bangor | 0.8 | 69 | 2.77 | 4.23 | 37.0% | 2 | $11,190 |
| Ross Manor Bangor | 1.1 | 103 | 2.93 | 4.34 | 27.3% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Maine Veterans Home - Bangor Bangor | 1.2 | 120 | 3.44 | 5.13 | 45.9% | 3 | $74,698 |
| Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care Bangor | 2.0 | 65 | 2.91 | 4.17 | 22.9% | 5 | None |
| Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Bangor | 2.3 | 60 | 2.25 | 3.95 | 63.9% | 1 | $12,831 |
| Brewer Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Brewer | 2.8 | 111 | 2.95 | 4.75 | 51.0% | 4 | None |
| Orono Commons Orono | 6.2 | 80 | 2.20 | 3.54 | 56.2% | 2 | $10,358 |
| Dexter Health Care Dexter · abuse citation | 29.1 | 53 | 2.78 | 3.98 | 56.7% | 2 | $10,033 |
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.