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Aroostook Health Center

15 HIGHLAND AVE, MARS HILL, ME, 04758

(207) 768-4915

66 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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15 Highland Ave

Mars Hill, ME 04758

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

205018

Care type

Nursing home

County

Aroostook

Facility name

Aroostook Health Center

Street address

15 HIGHLAND AVE

City / state / ZIP

Mars Hill, ME 04758

Phone

(207) 768-4915

About this facility — Aroostook Health Center

Aroostook Health Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Mars Hill, Maine. It is licensed for 66 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maine (72 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Mars Hill and 78 skilled nursing facilities across Maine. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Aroostook Health Center 44 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Bell, Carol

Director — since 2012

Dentry, Timothy

Operational control — since 2019

Dobson, Samuel

Managing employee · Officer — since 2023

Duncan, Richard

Director — since 2016

Eastern Maine Healthcare Services

Operational control — since 1987

Herweh, John

Director — since 2018

Johnson, Holly

Director — since 2013

Roark, Deborah

Director — since 2020

St Pierre, Steve

Director — since 2012

Thompson, Bryan

Director — since 2020

Towle, Jane

Director — since 2017

Wilcox, Mark

Director — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-01-04

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

15 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-12-17

Nurse staffing

5.0 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-12-17Health inspection15 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0578

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-01-29

F-0584

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0628

E · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0730

E · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0761

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-01-28

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2026-01-29

F-0882

E · No harm found

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2026-01-28

2024-10-17Health inspection9 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-11-27

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2024-11-01

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2024-12-13

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-11-27

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-11-30

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-27

F-0883

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-11-30

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)

2024-10-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-11-14

2023-09-21Health inspection6 citations

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-11-05

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-11-05

F-0688

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2023-11-05

F-0756

E · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2023-11-05

F-0758

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2023-11-05

F-0811

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.

Corrected 2023-11-05

2025-12-17Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2026-02-11

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2025-12-16

K-0321

F · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-12-26

K-0362

D · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2025-12-16

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-01-29

K-0911

F · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-12-16

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-12-16

2023-09-21Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0223

C · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2023-10-05

K-0321

C · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2023-10-05

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-10-05

K-0781

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2023-10-05

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-10-05

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-10-05

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 205018.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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