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North Country Associates nursing homes

9 nursing homes with 469 beds in Maine (9).

Average overall
2.6 of 5
Fines, 3 years
$23,179
Special focus
0 + 1 candidates
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0 homes

CMS affiliated entity 375 · data as of September 1, 2026

The group's record in brief

CMS links 9 certified nursing homes in 1 state to North Country Associates: 7 for profit, 2 nonprofit. 9 of them are certified for Medicaid.

Across the inspections on file, the group's homes carry 284 health citations; 3 citations were rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, 2 of them immediate jeopardy. At their latest standard inspections the homes averaged 11.3 health deficiencies (national average 9.2).

1 home in the group was fined in the last three years, $23,179 in all across 2 fines. Average nursing staff turnover across its homes was 48.6% (national 45.8%).

Staffing across the group

Daily payroll records from 9 homes in the group for January to March 2026, added up: hours worked by nursing staff divided by resident days. Weekend staffing ran 14% below weekdays.

Hours per resident per dayThis groupUnited States
All nursing staff4.493.75
Registered nurses0.850.62
Weekdays4.683.92
Weekends4.043.33
Share of nursing hours by contract staff27.0%5.3%

Source: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing. Weekend staffing in every state.

How the group's homes are rated

9 of its homes have a CMS overall rating. The national average is 3 stars. CMS's own chain averages: 2.6 overall, 2.4 health inspections, 4.3 staffing, 2.4 quality measures.

Overall starsHomes
5 of 52
4 of 50
3 of 52
2 of 52
1 of 53

Across the group: 3 citations rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, and an average of 4.49 nursing staff hours per resident per day (national 3.86).

Every home in the group

Group membership is CMS's: homes it links to one affiliated entity through common owners or operators, from the Provider Information file.

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