Overview
Barron Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Maine average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 4 nursing homes in Portland. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 85% of nursing homes in Maine (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 21, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maine average of 10.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the past three years.
Barron Center is a government-run facility with 219 certified beds, caring for about 116 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,278
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.90 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.17 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.42 hrs
- Nurse aides3.32 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Certified beds
- 219
- Average residents per day
- 116
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes