Caribou · 04736
Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center
10 Bernadette St
Caribou, ME 04736
Maine Veterans Home - Caribou
⌖ Caribou, ME · Aroostook County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds40
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (other)
About Maine Veterans Home - Caribou
Maine Veterans Home - Caribou is a 40-bed nonprofit nursing home in Caribou, ME. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Maine is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Feb 2026), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer than the Maine average of 10.8. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 08 min a day with each resident, more than the Maine average of 4 hr 20 min. About 29% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $42,320 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameMaine Veterans Home - Caribou
LocationAroostook County, Maine
Phone(207) 498-6074
Address163 Van Buren Rd Suite 2, Caribou, ME 04736 · Aroostook County
CMS provider number205151
Ownership typeNon-profit (other)
Operating companyMaine Veterans' Home · 5 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 1, 1994 (32 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS 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 CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Feb 2026)Maine average: 10.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 08 min a dayMaine average: 4 hr 20 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 33 min a dayMaine average: 1 hr 03 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover29% a yearMaine average: 47%Strength
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $42,320; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
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.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.2%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 2 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.3%State average: 4.1%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.9%State average: 4.3%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs14.1%State average: 20.2%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.7State average: 1.4About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Maine average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Maine, Medicaid pays for 59% of resident days at a typical home.
- 39% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 60% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average92%Maine typical: 91%
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 4 to 5 stars and changed 3 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.1
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5.1 |
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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