Cummings Health Care Facility
Nursing home in Howland, Maine, CMS certification number 205143
5 Crocker Street, Howland, ME 04448 · Penobscot County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 34
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 1, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,824 (1)
Does Cummings Health Care Facility take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cummings Health Care Facility 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cummings Health Care Facility 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
- 4.55
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.33
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.32
- Weekend total hours
- 4.08
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 1, 2026 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 11, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Cummings Health Care Facility 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,824 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 29.1 residents live here, about 86% of its 34 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 34
- Average residents per day
- 29.1
- Certified since
- March 1, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cummings Health Care Facility
- Legal business name
- Cummings Health Care Facility Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
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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 Cummings Health Care Facility, 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 Cummings Health Care Facility
What is the CMS star rating of Cummings Health Care Facility?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cummings Health Care Facility accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cummings Health Care Facility?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cummings Health Care Facility?
Cummings Health Care Facility Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.