BREWER CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC

CCN 205062 · VK BREWER LLC · Penobscot · ME · For profit - Limited Liability company · NATIONAL HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES chain · 111 certified beds


BREWER CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC, in BREWER, Maine, holds 111 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1989-12-04, averaging 102.5 residents a day.

Has BREWER CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC been cited for violations?

CMS lists 31 health-inspection deficiencies for BREWER CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-23.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-23F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2026-04-30F0684, F0812Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E
2026-04-30F0550, F0655, F0909Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.D
2026-02-19F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D
2025-03-06F0695, F0711, F0730Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.E
2025-03-06F0561, F0578, F0580, F0644, F0645, F0692, F0756, F0761, F0791Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / 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. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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 or obtain dental services for each resident.D
2024-02-15F0645, F0684, F0693, F0755, F0756, F0758, F0759, F0761, F0880PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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.D
2024-02-15F0883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.B
2023-10-18F0657, F0689Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D

How is BREWER CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC staffed?

MeasureThis facilityME average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day4.745434.33770
Total nursing staff turnover (%)51.046.7
Average number of residents per day102.565.2

Who owns BREWER CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC, and what chain is it in?

BREWER CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name VK BREWER LLC and belongs to the NATIONAL HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTVK HEALTH FACILITIES LLCsince 01/28/2013
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTMARVIN OSTREICHER FAMILY TRUST 2012, MERIDIAN CAPITAL FOUNDATION, MSO ASSOCIATES LLC, SUSAN OSTREICHER FAMILY TRUST 2012, VENTAS NHV FUND, BOKOW, BARRY, GEFFNER, IRA, GLUCK, ROBERT, LOBELL, JONAH, LOWINGER, BEN, LOWINGER, JOSEPH, OSTREICHER, DAVID, OSTREICHER, MARC, OSTREICHER, MARVIN, OSTREICHER, SUSAN, SCHOOR, KALMAN, STEG, YITZCHOK, WEINSTOCK, ABRAHAMsince 01/28/2013
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLBOKOW, BARRY, GILMARTIN, THOMAS, KULIKOWSKI, TIMOTHY, OSTREICHER, MARVIN, PORTER, JESSICAsince 01/28/2013
INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNFDAVID, ALBERT, SHAYA-MOGRABY, MOSHEsince 11/26/2025
ADP OF THE SNFBARRY BOKOW 2012 FAMILY TRUST, BPB VENTURES LLC, CEDAR HILL NG TRUST, JUNIPER NG TRUST, NATIONAL HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES INC, OAK DRIVE NG TRUST, PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC, PREFERRED THERAPY SOLUTIONS LLC, ROLLING HILL NG TRUST, ALMEIDA, ELIZABETH, BOKOW, BARRY, GILMARTIN, THOMAS, KULIKOWSKI, TIMOTHY, LOPIANSKY, REBECCA, OSTREICHER, DAVID, OSTREICHER, MARC, OSTREICHER, MARVIN, OSTREICHER, SUSAN, PORTER, JESSICA, STEG, SHAYNAsince 01/28/2013

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