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Odd Fellows Health Care Center

85 CARON LANE, AUBURN, ME, 04210

(207) 786-4616

26 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

85 Caron Lane

Auburn, ME 04210

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

26

CMS facility ID

205170

Care type

Nursing home

County

Androscoggin

Facility name

Odd Fellows Health Care Center

Street address

85 CARON LANE

City / state / ZIP

Auburn, ME 04210

Phone

(207) 786-4616

About this facility — Odd Fellows Health Care Center

Odd Fellows Health Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Auburn, Maine. It is licensed for 26 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maine (72 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Auburn 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 Odd Fellows Health Care Center 73 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 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

Operator / owner

Jo-ellen Strout

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Anderson, Michael

Director · Officer — since 2025

Carter, Troy

Director · Officer — since 2025

Farnum, Jerrold

Director · Officer — since 2025

Flanders, Deborah

Operational control — since 2025

Gulya, David

Director · Officer — since 2025

Harney, Debra

Director · Officer — since 2025

House, Norma

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Leary, Desiree

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Little, Kaitlin

Operational control — since 2025

Norway Savings Bank

Mortgage holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2011

Strout, Jo-ellen

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1994-03-31

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

10 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-02-18

Nurse staffing

4.5 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

26

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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-18Health inspection10 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2026-03-17

F-0584

D · 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 2026-03-17

F-0605

E · No harm found

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2026-03-17

F-0656

E · 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 2026-03-17

F-0677

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-17

F-0732

B · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2026-03-17

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 2026-03-17

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 2026-03-17

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-03-17

F-0882

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-17

2025-03-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered14 citations

F-0550

B · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0656

E · 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 2025-05-04

F-0677

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0678

E · No harm found

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0695

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0699

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-04

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 2025-05-04

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 2025-05-04

F-0842

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0880

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0882

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0883

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-05-04

F-0947

E · No harm found

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2025-05-04

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (49 citations)

2025-03-20Fire-safety inspection32 citations

E-0007

F · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2025-08-08

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2025-08-08

E-0023

F · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0025

F · No harm found

Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0029

F · No harm found

Develop a communication plan.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0030

F · No harm found

List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0031

F · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0032

F · No harm found

Provide primary/alternate means for communication.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0033

F · No harm found

Establish methods for sharing information.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0034

F · No harm found

Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0036

F · No harm found

Establish emergency prep training and testing.

Corrected 2025-05-04

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-08-15

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0131

F · No harm found

Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0133

D · No harm found

Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0211

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-03-19

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 2025-05-15

K-0291

D · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2025-04-18

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 2025-05-29

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-04-11

K-0355

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-03-29

K-0541

F · No harm found

Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

Corrected 2025-06-27

K-0700

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for operating features, such as evacuation plans, fire drills, smoking regulations, draperies, decorations and the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors.

Corrected 2025-03-20

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0751

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains.

Corrected 2025-03-19

K-0754

D · No harm found

Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0761

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-04-20

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 2025-05-04

K-0918

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-03-19

2022-12-21Fire-safety inspection14 citations

K-0163

F · No harm found

Install noncombustible or limited-combustible interior walls.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0211

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0226

D · No harm found

Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0300

D · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0311

C · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2023-01-13

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 2023-01-13

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0364

D · No harm found

Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0541

D · No harm found

Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0753

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0754

F · No harm found

Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0761

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2023-01-13

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-01-13

2020-10-29Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0015

D · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2020-12-31

K-0232

D · No harm found

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Corrected 2020-12-31

K-0293

C · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2020-12-31

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 205170.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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