Overview
Maine Veterans Home - Caribou has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Maine average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Caribou. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 96% of nursing homes in Maine (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 5, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maine average of 10.6. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $27,508 in the past three years.
Maine Veterans Home - Caribou is a nonprofit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 36 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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $27,508
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.33 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.10 hrs
- Nurse aides3.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 36
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 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