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⌖ Howland, ME · Penobscot County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds34
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Cummings Health Care Facility
Cummings Health Care Facility is a 34-bed for-profit nursing home in Howland, ME. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Maine is 3.1.
- Inspections: 9 problems at its last full inspection (Jun 2025), close to the Maine average of 10.8. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 06 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Maine average of 4 hr 20 min.
- Fines: $8,824 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameCummings Health Care Facility
LocationPenobscot County, Maine
Phone(207) 732-4121
Address5 Crocker Street, Howland, ME 04448 · Penobscot County
Medicare provider number205143
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMarch 1, 1994 (32 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Jun 2025No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2025.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection9 (Jun 2025)Maine average: 10.8.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 06 min a dayMaine average: 4 hr 20 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $8,824Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Mar 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Registered nurse time per resident49 min a dayMaine average: 1 hr 03 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Maine average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.5%State average: 4.1%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.8%State average: 4.3%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs17.8%State average: 20.2%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.8State average: 1.4Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Maine average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, up from 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 3 stars and changed 6 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing2★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.1
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.1 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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