Orono Commons
Nursing home in Orono, Maine, CMS certification number 205031
117 Bennoch Rd, Orono, ME 04473 · Penobscot County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 7, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 18
- Fines in 3 years
- $10,358 (1)
Does Orono Commons take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Orono Commons 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Orono Commons 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
- 3.48
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.17
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.13
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.19
- Weekend total hours
- 3.24
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 7, 2025 and cited 18 deficiencies, plus 13 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 22, 2024, found 20.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Orono Commons 1 time in the past 3 years, for $10,358 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 73 residents live here, about 91% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Certified since
- July 1, 1969
Who owns Orono Commons
- Legal business name
- Orono Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 183 homes nationally under Genesis Healthcare, 2.4-star chain average
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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 Orono Commons, 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 Orono Commons
What is the CMS star rating of Orono Commons?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Orono Commons accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Orono Commons?
18 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Orono Commons?
Orono Operations, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.