Maine Veterans Home - Caribou
163 Van Buren Rd Suite 2, Caribou, ME, 04736
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other · Chain: Maine Veterans' Home
- Certified beds
- 40 · avg 36 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34% — lower than most Maine nursing homesMaine avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 25% — lower than most Maine nursing homesMaine avg: 42.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Maine averageMaine avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $7,901 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 205151
- Certified beds
- 40 beds · avg 36 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Maine Veterans' Home
- Chain affiliation
- Maine Veterans' Home
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Maine Veterans' Home chain — 5 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (21 on record)
- John r Armstrong
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Melissa Graham
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Brad m Klawitter
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Angela Armstrong
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Bridget Miller
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Christine Brawn
Corporate Director · since 2024
+ 15 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)
- D0695·Feb 5, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0607·Feb 5, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- G0580·Feb 5, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E0880·Feb 5, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- B0842·Feb 5, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0657·Jan 8, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0695·Jan 8, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0692·Jan 8, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $7,901
Most recent events
- Jun 26, 2023Fine · $7,901
Fire-safety citations
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 6, 2023. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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