PIPER SHORES
PIPER SHORES, in SCARBOROUGH, Maine, holds 40 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 2001-10-20, averaging 36.7 residents a day.
Has PIPER SHORES been cited for violations?
CMS lists 21 health-inspection deficiencies for PIPER SHORES since 2023-07-12, 13 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 2025-12-12.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | F0584, F0695, F0812 | 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2025-12-12 | F0761 | 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. | D |
| 2025-12-12 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | B |
| 2024-09-11 | F0678, F0761 | Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. / 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. | E |
| 2024-09-11 | F0582, F0584, F0759, F0812, F0947 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D |
| 2024-09-11 | F0640 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | B |
| 2023-07-12 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2023-07-12 | F0550, F0558, F0656, F0756 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
| 2023-07-12 | F0582, F0623, F0625 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | C |
How is PIPER SHORES staffed?
| Measure | This facility | ME average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 5.13796 | 4.33770 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 40.7 | 46.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 36.7 | 65.2 |
Who owns PIPER SHORES?
PIPER SHORES is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name MAINE LIFE CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | ADAMOWICZ, JAMES, ASHLEY, RICHARD | since 02/18/2013 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | DANIELSON, ROBERT | since 10/25/2017 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | ADAMOWICZ, JAMES | since 02/18/2013 |