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Barron Center

1145 BRIGHTON AVE, PORTLAND, ME, 04102

(207) 541-6548

www.portlandmaine.gov/222/Barron-Center

219 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

1145 Brighton Ave

Portland, ME 04102

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

219

CMS facility ID

205011

Care type

Nursing home

County

Cumberland

Facility name

Barron Center

Street address

1145 BRIGHTON AVE

City / state / ZIP

Portland, ME 04102

Phone

(207) 541-6548

Website

www.portlandmaine.gov/222/Barron-Center

About this facility — Barron Center

Barron Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Portland, Maine. It is licensed for 219 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maine (72 beds).

It is one of 19 senior care facilities in Portland 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 Barron Center 48 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $8,278 in fines. 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

Operator / owner

Jeralyn Logue

Ownership type

Government - City

Registered owners & officers

City of Portland

Operational control — since 2021

Gagnon, Rebecca

Managing employee — since 2020

Logue, Jeralyn

Managing employee — since 2007

West, Danielle

Operational control — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-01-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

10 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$8,278 total

Last standard inspection

2025-08-21

Nurse staffing

5.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$429 per day (≈ $13,040/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

85% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 13% private/other

Occupancy

42% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

3% below the ME median of $442/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

219

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-08-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 citations

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0641

B · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2025-10-03

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 2025-10-03

F-0657

E · 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 2025-10-03

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-10-03

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 2025-10-03

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 2025-10-03

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0887

D · No harm found

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2025-10-03

2025-01-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-01-27

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (37 citations)

2022-07-21Health inspection7 citations

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2022-08-26

F-0623

B · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2022-08-26

F-0641

B · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2022-08-26

F-0732

B · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2022-08-26

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2022-08-26

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 2022-08-26

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-08-26

2020-01-09Health inspection1 citation

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2020-01-24

2025-08-21Fire-safety inspection12 citations

E-0006

F · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2025-09-26

E-0015

D · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2025-09-26

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0222

F · 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 2025-09-26

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0914

D · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-09-26

2022-07-21Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0036

D · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2022-09-01

E-0037

D · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2022-09-01

E-0039

D · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2022-09-01

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2022-09-01

K-0321

D · 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 2022-09-01

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2022-09-01

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-09-01

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-09-01

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2022-09-01

K-0916

C · No harm found

Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.

Corrected 2022-08-31

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2022-09-01

2020-01-09Fire-safety inspection6 citations

E-0020

D · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.

Corrected 2020-02-18

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2020-02-18

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2020-02-18

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2020-02-18

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2020-02-18

K-0918

D · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2020-02-18

Federal penalties

2025-05-14Fine$8,278

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 205011.

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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NPI 1609917889

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