The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Maine Veterans’ Homes – South Paris
Registered name: Maine Veterans Home - So Paris
SOUTH PARIS, ME · Medicare-certified · 62 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Maine Veterans’ Homes – South Paris has a 5 of 5 overall rating, with 5 of 5 on health inspections, 4 of 5 on staffing, and 3 of 5 on quality measures. It reported 5.22 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations were noted in pharmacy services, food handling, and resident rights.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.2189 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 19, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.2189.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.84
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.37
- Nurse aides
- 3.01
- Weekend nursing
- 4.48
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.5%8.6%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.9%1.9%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.4%2.2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%1.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
2.6%4.4%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
32.4%20%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—32.1%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25.6%21.7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
4.3%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.8%39.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.3%0%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—98.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide care or services that were trauma-informed and culturally competent. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 699 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of MAINE VETERANS' HOME · 5 homes · 4.4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 55.9 residents on an average day (90% of 62 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 31 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.