Piper Shores
Nursing home in Scarborough, Maine, CMS certification number 205187
15 Piper Road, Scarborough, ME 04074 · Cumberland County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 40
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 12, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Piper Shores take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Piper Shores 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Piper Shores 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
- 5.28
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.45
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.49
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.34
- Weekend total hours
- 4.67
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 15.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 12, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 11, 2024, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Piper Shores in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 36.2 residents live here, about 91% of its 40 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 36.2
- Certified since
- October 20, 2001
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Piper Shores
- Legal business name
- Maine Life Care Retirement Community, Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Piper Shores
- Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough290 US RT 1, Scarborough 04074
- Pine Point Center67 Pine Point Rd, Scarborough 04074
- Pinnacle Health & Rehab at South Portland42 Anthoine St, So Portland 04106
- Springbrook Center300 Spring St, Westbrook 04092
- Barron Center1145 Brighton Ave, Portland 04102
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 Piper Shores, 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 Piper Shores
What is the CMS star rating of Piper Shores?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Piper Shores accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Piper Shores?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Piper Shores?
Maine Life Care Retirement Community, Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.