AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-01-04, AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER is a 66-bed nursing home in MARS HILL, Maine, averaging 47.9 residents a day.
Has AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 31 health-inspection deficiencies for AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-17.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | F0550, F0578, F0584, F0628, F0684, F0730, F0761, F0880, F0881, F0882 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | E |
| 2025-12-17 | F0656, F0657, F0756, F0757, F0812 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2024-10-17 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2024-10-17 | F0812, F0883 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2024-10-17 | F0550, F0645, F0657, F0699, F0761, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-10-03 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| 2023-09-21 | F0756, F0758, F0811 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised. | E |
| 2023-09-21 | F0677, F0684, F0688 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D |
How is AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | ME average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.95359 | 4.33770 |
| Average number of residents per day | 47.9 | 65.2 |
Who owns AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER?
AROOSTOOK HEALTH CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name THE AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | DOBSON, SAMUEL | since 07/30/2023 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | BELL, CAROL, DUNCAN, RICHARD, HERWEH, JOHN, JOHNSON, HOLLY, ROARK, DEBORAH, ST PIERRE, STEVE, THOMPSON, BRYAN, TOWLE, JANE, WILCOX, MARK | since 02/02/2012 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | DOBSON, SAMUEL | since 07/30/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | EASTERN MAINE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, DENTRY, TIMOTHY | since 06/01/1987 |
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