Overview
Piper Shores has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Maine average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Scarborough. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 95% of nursing homes in Maine (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 12, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maine average of 10.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 36% of Maine nursing homes have been fined.
Piper Shores is a nonprofit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 36 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2001. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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.
Top 34%
Top 5%
Top 6%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 12, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff5.28 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.49 hrs
- Nurse aides3.34 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 36
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 20, 2001
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes