Maine Veterans Home - Caribou
Caribou, Maine · CCN 205151
13 surveys since 2010. The first finding at harm level was recorded in 2014.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 54
- Surveys
- 13
- Harm or worse
- 4
- Immediate jeopardy
- 0
Findings where a surveyor recorded actual harm to a resident.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 40
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- MAINE VETERANS' HOME
- County
- Aroostook · rural
- Medicare-certified since
- 1994
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 4
- Health inspection
- 4
- Staffing
- 5
- Quality measures
- 1
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat fewer weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 36 facilities with fewer than 66 beds in Maine.
Last survey on record
Feb 5, 2026
277 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 5.13 | 4.52 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 1.55 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 28.6% | 40.7% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $42,320 across 1 penalty
- Payment denials
- 1
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G17.1% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1071.4% | E17.1% | F— |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B214.3% | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6952×
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F5501×
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F5611×
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- F5801×
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F6041×
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Maine Veterans Home - Caribou, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Actual harm, isolatedF580Feb 5, 2026
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to notify the physician of significant change in condition for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for Abuse [Resident #16 (R16)]. This failure delayed physician intervention that resulted in harm to R16 when R16 had requested to go to the hospital on 1/27/26 while experiencing respiratory distress which included needing increased supplemental oxygen above physician order, increased anxiety and restlessness which required frequent staff intervention and redirection. The Medical Provider was not notified of the change in condition until 1/29/26. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF689Jun 26, 2023
Based on record review, interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to supervise 1 of 1 residents (Resident #1) when the resident, who was wearing a secure care bracelet, was let outside while in their wheelchair by a staff member and left unsupervised. Because of the facility's failure, the resident while in their wheelchair left the paved sidewalk, rolled down a slight incline on a grassy hill which resulted in the wheelchair tipping over the parking lot curb and the resident sustained a forehead laceration that required sutures, facial abrasion, bruises, knee pain and left wrist pain. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Feb 5, 2026
Based on observations, facility policy reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to maintain an Infection Control Program designed to help prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection by failing to ensure staff wore the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) in enhanced barrier precaution and contact precaution rooms and failing to ensure staff discarded a medication pill after if fell on top of the medication cart on 3 of 4 days of survey (2/2, 2/4 and 2/5/26). […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF607Feb 5, 2026
Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to implement the written policy and procedures for preventing the abuse and neglect of residents after a resident reported an allegation of abuse [Resident #41 (R41)]. This had the potential to affect all residents.Findings: Review of the facility's Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation of Property, dated November 19, 2025, states the following:Under the 5.4 Identification/Detection heading:- 5.4.2.1 Resident complaints of abuse.- 5.4.2.4 Unexplained bruises or other injuries- Resident's apparent fear of another person, whether staff, resident or visitor.- Resident refusal to be with a specific personUnder the 5.6 Protection heading:- 5.6.1 Staff will intervene immediately to protect the resident(s) in any situation of… […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF695Feb 5, 2026
Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide respiratory care as order by the Provider for 2 of 16 residents reviewed on survey [Resident #61 [R16] and R5).Findings: 1. On 2/2/26 at 12:04 p.m., during a dining observation, a surveyor observed R5 sitting at a table in the dining room wearing nasal cannula tubing connected to an empty oxygen tank. At this time the surveyor observed and confirmed with RN2 that R5's portable oxygen tank was empty. RN2 stated R5 is supposed to be on 2 Liters (L) oxygen continuously. 2. […]
Read 22 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 22 of 54 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Feb 5, 2026Standard and complaint5 findings · 1 harm
- Jan 8, 2025Standard and complaint5 findings
- Dec 6, 2023Standard and complaint4 findings
- Jun 26, 2023Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Sep 22, 2022Standard7 findings
- Mar 8, 2021Complaint2 findings
- Aug 7, 2019Standard3 findings
- Nov 16, 2016Standard2 findings
Show the 5 earlier surveys
- Dec 4, 2014Standard2 findings
- Nov 6, 2014Complaint3 findings · 2 harm
- Oct 30, 2013Standard2 findings
- Oct 18, 2012—10 findings
- May 21, 2010—8 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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