Overview
Cummings Health Care Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Maine average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Howland. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 66% of nursing homes in Maine (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 1, 2026, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Maine average of 10.6. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,824 in the past three years.
Cummings Health Care Facility is a for-profit facility with 34 certified beds, caring for about 29 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 82%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 1, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,824
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.55 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.91 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.33 hrs
- Nurse aides3.32 hrs
- Physical therapists0.16 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 34
- Average residents per day
- 29
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes