Skilled nursing · MARS HILL, ME

AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER

15 HIGHLAND AVE, MARS HILL, ME 04758

66 bedsFor profit - Limited Liability company
4.3Clarity
Score history
Aug 20264.3 flagged
Jun 20264.3 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Jun 2026

Read this record before you tour: CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall and 1 for the health inspection that drives it, and falls with major injury far outpace the national rate. Every number below prints the same way for every facility, good or bad — these are the ones to ask about.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 3 Jun 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · May 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Health inspection★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Staffing★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Quality measures★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailynot reported

This facility has not reported this measure to CMS.

All nursing time with each resident, dailynot reported

This facility has not reported this measure to CMS.

Nurses who quit each yearnot reported

This facility has not reported this measure to CMS.

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
16.4%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
11.2%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
3.6%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNone
Conflict flags in latest reconcile1

ME does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Mixed — a strong record with one number that needs an answer.

  • The falls number is the outlier: 2× the national rate. 3.6% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • Clean accountability record. There are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER?
AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
Has AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER been cited for resident harm?
AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.