The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB CANTON
CANTON, ME · Medicare-certified · 47 beds
In good standing
For-profit
2 of 5 overall
PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB CANTON has a 2-star overall rating, with 2 stars for health inspections and quality measures, but 4 stars for staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 4.40 hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection issues included privacy and care-plan deficiencies.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3988 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 19, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3988.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.08
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.36
- Nurse aides
- 2.97
- Weekend nursing
- 3.83
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 56%
Registered nurse turnover: 0%
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
50%30%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.9%5.4%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.9%8.2%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
3.1%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.8%17.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—35.1%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
21.9%21.2%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—1.9%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.9%1.5%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
32.6%36.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.1%5.6%Worsening
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
—89.5%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
82.9%97.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—87%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
81%65.4%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 36.4 residents on an average day (77% of 47 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 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.