Nursing home
Barron Center
1145 Brighton Ave, Portland, ME 04102 · Map
Government - City · 219 certified beds
Barron Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Portland, Maine. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.19 hours per resident per day, above the Maine average of 4.35. Its most recent inspection on Aug 21, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,278In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Barron Center compares
This facility vs. the Maine and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Maine avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.19 | 4.35 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.30 | 1.03 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.54 | 2.86 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 97.2% | 49.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 11.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the August 21, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 3, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,278, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Barron Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 21, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1145 Brighton Ave
Portland, ME 04102 - CMS certification #
- 205011
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Certified beds
- 219
- Avg residents/day
- 114.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Barron Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2016, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 26, 2016: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Mar 14, 2016. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as City of Portland. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule T.26CH.1?2(2). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 24, 2016.
- Serious: Cited rule 12-179CMRCH.6(6.9). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 24, 2016.
- Serious: General duty to keep the workplace free of recognized serious hazards (OSH Act section 5(a)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 24, 2016.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, Portland. 3.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Springbrook Center, Westbrook. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Portland. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 04102 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Casco Bay Dialysis Facility, Westbrook, 0.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Freedom Center Fore River, Portland, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Southern Maine Dialysis Facility, Portland, 1.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 04102.
Northern Light Home Care & Hospice, office in South Portland, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Affinity Care Of Maine, LLC, office in South Portland, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gentiva I, office in South Portland, 4.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of New England, Portland. 1.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Barron Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Barron Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Barron Center staffed?
Barron Center reports 5.19 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maine average of 4.35.
Has Barron Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Barron Center have?
Barron Center is certified for 219 beds.