Overview
Market Square Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Maine average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in South Paris. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 71% of nursing homes in Maine (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 14, 2026, found 20 health deficiencies, more than the Maine average of 10.6. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 36% of Maine nursing homes have been fined.
Market Square Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 76 certified beds, caring for about 71 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
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
- May 14, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 20
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.60 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.66 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.86 hrs
- Nurse aides3.08 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 76
- Average residents per day
- 71
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 1992
- 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