Barron Center
Nursing home in Portland, Maine, CMS certification number 205011
1145 Brighton Ave, Portland, ME 04102 · Cumberland County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 219
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,278 (1)
Does Barron Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Barron Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Barron Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.90
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.17
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.42
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.32
- Weekend total hours
- 4.34
- Nursing staff turnover
- 27.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.9%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 21, 2025 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 21, 2022, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Barron Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,278 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 115.6 residents live here, about 53% of its 219 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 219
- Average residents per day
- 115.6
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Barron Center
- Legal business name
- City of Portland
- Ownership type
- Government - City
Other nursing homes near Barron Center
- Springbrook Center300 Spring St, Westbrook 04092
- Fallbrook Commons91 Merrymeeting Dr, Portland 04103
- Cedars Nursing Care Center630 Ocean Avenue, Portland 04112
- Seaside Healthcare LLC850 Baxter Boulevard, Portland 04103
- Pinnacle Health & Rehab at South Portland42 Anthoine St, So Portland 04106
Who inspects nursing homes in Maine
Maine's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Maine, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Barron Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Barron Center
What is the CMS star rating of Barron Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Barron Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Barron Center?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Barron Center?
City of Portland, government - city.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.