Skilled nursing · CANTON, ME

PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB CANTON

26 PLEASANT ST, CANTON, ME 04221

47 bedsFor profit - Corporation
3.7Clarity
Score history
Aug 20263.7 flagged

First scored Aug 2026. Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 5 May 2026

The record on Pinnacle Health & Rehab Canton cuts both ways. On one side, nurses here log 1.4 times the national average of registered-nurse time with each resident. On the other, CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall and 2 for the health inspection that drives it, and antipsychotic use runs 3.2 times the national median. The sections below show exactly where each number comes from — read them before you tour.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 5 May 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Apr 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Health inspection★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Staffing★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality measures★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
1 hr 5 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
4 hr 24 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
56.4%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
45%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
24.2%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
3.5%
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 reconcile2

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

Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.

  • A sedation pattern. Antipsychotic use (45%) and sleep-medication use (24%) are BOTH far above national norms — the pattern associated with medicating residents instead of staffing for them.
  • The falls number is the outlier: 2× the national rate. 3.5% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. High staffing makes this surprising, which is exactly why it needs asking about: 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 PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB CANTON?
PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB CANTON has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Has PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB CANTON been cited for resident harm?
PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB CANTON 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.