Overview
Durgin Pines has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Maine average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Kittery. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 77% of nursing homes in Maine (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 10, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maine average of 10.6. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $14,434 in the past three years.
Durgin Pines is a for-profit facility with 81 certified beds, caring for about 75 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
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 12%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 10, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $14,434
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.02 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.01 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.42 hrs
- Nurse aides2.59 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 81
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes