Nursing home
Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough
290 Us Rt 1, Scarborough, ME 04074 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Maine Veterans' Home (5 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Scarborough, Maine. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.51 hours per resident per day, above the Maine average of 4.35. Its most recent inspection on Nov 20, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough 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) | 4.51 | 4.35 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.63 | 1.03 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.66 | 2.86 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.6% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 June 17, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 1, 2025
What inspectors found at Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough
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
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 17, 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 · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · 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 · Aug 31, 2023
Show all 9 deficiencies
- 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 31, 2023 - 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 31, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2023 - Minimal
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2023
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
- 290 Us Rt 1
Scarborough, ME 04074 - CMS certification #
- 205127
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 110.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-01-01
- Chain
- Maine Veterans' Home (5 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Maine Veterans' Home
Maine Veterans' Home operates 5 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Maine Veterans' Home facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (MAINE VETERANS HOME – SCARBOROUGH) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Nursing and Skilled Care: 120; Domiciliary Care: 30. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Aug 14, 2024)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, Portland. 6.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pine Point Center, Scarborough. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Northern Light Home Care & Hospice, So Portland. 4.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 04074 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Freedom Center Fore River, Portland, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Southern Maine Dialysis Facility, Portland, 6.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Casco Bay Dialysis Facility, Westbrook, 7.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 04074.
Compassus - Greater Maine, office in Scarborough, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Andwell Health Partners, office in Scarborough, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Affinity Care Of Maine, LLC, office in South Portland, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mainehealth, Scarborough. 2.8 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough a good nursing home?
CMS gives Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough staffed?
Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough reports 4.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maine average of 4.35.
Has Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough have?
Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough is certified for 120 beds.