Cumberland County, Maine
County inventory for Cumberland County, Maine is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
5 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Cumberland County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 17 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Maine medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet ME-CUMBERLAND-MAINE · Cumberland, ME
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 17 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,514 beds
- STAR-MID 3.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 5 HH
- RANK-HIGH #146/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Madison
- AL-HIGH $8,205/mo
- BOOK-FULL 17/17 NH · 5/5 HH
Photo-finish peer: Madison County, IL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Cumberland County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Cumberland County: 5 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 17 nursing homes and 1,514 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.6/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Maine medians: assisted living $8,205/mo, semi-private nursing $13,976/mo, private nursing $14,904/mo, home health aide $8,485/mo, adult day $2,492/mo. Local Cumberland providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 2★, 5 at 3★, 7 at 4★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (41% of 17 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Cedars Nursing Care Center, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, Piper Shores. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Cumberland, ME
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Cumberland County
17 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Nursing Care Center | Portland | 5/5 | 102 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mid Coast Senior Health Center | Brunswick | 5/5 | 42 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Piper Shores | Scarborough | 5/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Barron Center | Portland | 4/5 | 219 | Government - City |
| Coastal Manor | Yarmouth | 4/5 | 39 | For profit - Corporation |
| Gorham House | Gorham | 4/5 | 69 | For profit - Corporation |
| Horizons Living and Rehab Center | Brunswick | 4/5 | 65 | For profit - Corporation |
| Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough | Scarborough | 4/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Pinnacle Health & Rehab at South Portland | So Portland | 4/5 | 73 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Seaside Nursing And Retirement Home | Portland | 4/5 | 147 | For profit - Corporation |
| Brentwood Center For Health & Rehabilitation, LLC | Yarmouth | 3/5 | 78 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Hawthorne House | Freeport | 3/5 | 83 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ledgewood Manor | Windham | 3/5 | 60 | For profit - Individual |
| Pine Point Center | Scarborough | 3/5 | 61 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Sedgewood Commons | Falmouth | 3/5 | 91 | For profit - Corporation |
| Fallbrook Commons | Portland | 2/5 | 102 | Non profit - Other |
| Springbrook Center | Westbrook | 2/5 | 123 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Cumberland County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health | Portland | 4.5 |
| Elara Caring | South Portland | 4.5 |
| Centerwell Home Health | South Portland | 4.0 |
| Mainehealth Chans Home Health and Hospice | Brunswick | 4.0 |
| Northern Light Home Care & Hospice | So Portland | 2.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Cumberland
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Cumberland County, ME, both outside ME so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Maine overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (17 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (5 here).
Continue on the Maine elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Maine state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Cumberland County.