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Dexter Health Care

64 PARK STREET, DEXTER, ME, 04930

(207) 924-5516

53 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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64 Park Street

Dexter, ME 04930

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

205115

Care type

Nursing home

County

Penobscot

Facility name

Dexter Health Care

Street address

64 PARK STREET

City / state / ZIP

Dexter, ME 04930

Phone

(207) 924-5516

About this facility — Dexter Health Care

Dexter Health Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Dexter, Maine. It is licensed for 53 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maine (72 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Dexter 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 Dexter Health Care 44 times across 13 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $10,033 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

Parent company

First Atlantic Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bowden, Kenneth

Indirect owner · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Coffin, Craig

Indirect owner · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Eastern Maine Medical Center

Additional disclosable party — since 2018

First Atlantic Corporation

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1988

First Atlantic Healthcare Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Fridman, Fred

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Jost, Tammy

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Maine Medical Consultants Pc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Otis-higgins, Andrea

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Pelkey, Wanda

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1993-01-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

16 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$10,033 total

Last standard inspection

2025-09-10

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$396 per day (≈ $12,040/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

68% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 24% private/other

Occupancy

77% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

10% below the ME median of $442/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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.

2026-05-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-06-26

2025-12-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-01-26

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-01-26

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (41 citations)

2025-09-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0550

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-10-08

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 2025-10-08

F-0755

E · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-10-08

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2025-10-08

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2025-10-08

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-10-08

2025-08-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

F-0600

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-09-22

F-0603

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).

Corrected 2025-09-22

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2025-09-22

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2025-09-22

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 2025-09-22

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-08-17

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-09-22

2024-10-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2024-11-25

F-0584

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2024-11-25

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 2024-11-25

F-0684

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-11-25

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-11-25

F-0711

D · No harm found

Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

Corrected 2024-11-25

F-0727

D · No harm found

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Corrected 2024-11-25

F-0758

D · 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 2024-11-25

F-0760

G · Actual harm

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-11-25

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 2024-11-25

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 2024-11-25

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-25

2023-11-08Health inspection10 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 2023-12-15

F-0577

B · No harm found

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Corrected 2023-12-15

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2023-12-15

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-12-15

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-12-15

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2023-12-15

F-0761

D · 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 2023-12-15

F-0770

E · No harm found

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

Corrected 2023-12-15

F-0776

D · No harm found

Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.

Corrected 2023-12-15

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-12-15

2023-10-17Health 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 2023-10-05

2023-08-30Health 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 2023-08-25

2025-09-10Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0223

D · 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 2025-10-03

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2025-10-03

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-10-03

2023-11-08Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0211

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-11-17

Federal penalties

2024-10-31Fine$10,033

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 205115.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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