Stillwater Health Care
335 STILLWATER AVE, Bangor, ME 04401
Bangor, Maine · CMS verdict
CMS places Stillwater Health Care in the average range on the federal scale, and in line with the Maine average of 3.0.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Stillwater Health Care in Bangor, Maine holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 55 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 55 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 55.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Stillwater Health Care's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Maine average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Bangor, Maine. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 95% occupancy, this facility is running near full capacity, worth confirming current bed availability directly before visiting.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Stillwater Health Care compares to Maine
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Maine facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Maine state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Stillwater Health Care ranks in Maine
Among the 77 CMS-rated nursing homes in Maine, Stillwater Health Care’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 43% of them. The bars show how all Maine homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
13 Maine homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 63 |
| Residents | 60 |
| Ownership | For profit - Partnership |
| County | Penobscot |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 26 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Stillwater Health Care? ▾
Stillwater Health Care has an overall CMS quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Maine average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Maine? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Maine's median semi-private nursing home rate at $13,976 per month ($167,718 per year), with private rooms averaging $14,904 per month.
What services does Stillwater Health Care offer? ▾
Stillwater Health Care is a skilled nursing facility. CMS Care Compare does not list individual services or therapies, so ask the facility directly which it provides. Its bed capacity, census, and ownership type are in the Facility details table on this page.
Does Stillwater Health Care have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Stillwater Health Care has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Maine? ▾
In Maine, alternatives include assisted living ($8,205/mo), home health aides ($8,485/mo), and adult day care ($2,492/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Maine elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 205116.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.