517 RIVERVIEW ST, Madawaska, ME 04756
Assisted Living
Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
Call for pricing
Prices not published
🏥
Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
High View Rehabilitation and Living Center
Madawaska, MaineMedicare inspection record
About High View Rehabilitation and Living Center
High View Rehabilitation and Living Center brings specialized skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Madawaska, Maine, with a focus on helping residents regain strength and independence. Our experienced team provides personalized care plans tailored to each person's recovery goals.
Community at a glance
Capacity
51 residents
Location
Madawaska, ME
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
517 RIVERVIEW ST, Madawaska, Maine 04756
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 17, 2026, state inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the Maine average is 10.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 5 minutes with each resident a day, below the Maine average of 4 hours 20 minutes.
Medicare fined High View Rehabilitation and Living Center once in the last three years, $17,917 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 5 minutesBelow the Maine average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 18 minutesAbove the Maine average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 49% |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
36 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 17, 2026 · Standard inspection · 11 citations
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 29, 2026Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 29, 2026Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 29, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 29, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 29, 2026Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 29, 2026Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 29, 2026Provide appropriate foot care.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 29, 2026Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)AdministrationCorrected Jul 29, 2026Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 29, 2026Post nurse staffing information every day.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jul 29, 2026
April 9, 2025 · Standard inspection · 12 citations
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediate danger to residents, a pattern (level K)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 25, 2025Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Immediate danger to residents, a pattern (level K)EnvironmentalCorrected Apr 25, 2025Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Immediate danger to residents, a pattern (level K)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 25, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 25, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 25, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 25, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Apr 25, 2025Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 25, 2025Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Apr 25, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 25, 2025Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 25, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 25, 2025
December 23, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Dec 13, 2024Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 10, 2025
May 1, 2024 · Standard inspection · 11 citations+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jun 11, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jun 11, 2024Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jun 11, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jun 11, 2024Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jun 11, 2024Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 11, 2024Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jun 11, 2024Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 11, 2024Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 11, 2024Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 11, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jun 11, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $17,917 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- April 9, 2025Payment denial, 8 days
- April 9, 2025Fine: $17,917
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- High View Manor
- Medicare-certified beds
- 51
- Average residents per day
- 37
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- January 1, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 205114
Location
Loading map…
517 RIVERVIEW STMadawaska, ME 04756
7 other communities within 10 miles
Senior living near Madawaska
521 Albert St, Madawaska, ME 04756
Independent LivingActive Adult Living
Affordable senior housingIndependent livingAge 62+ community
Call for pricing
Prices not published
480 RIDGEVIEW AVE, Madawaska, ME 04756
Assisted Living
Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
Call for pricing
Prices not published
Questions about High View Rehabilitation and Living Center
How did High View Rehabilitation and Living Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 17, 2026 and cited 11 health deficiencies. The Maine average is 10.8.
How much nursing care does each resident get at High View Rehabilitation and Living Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 5 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 18 minutes from registered nurses. 49% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has High View Rehabilitation and Living Center been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined High View Rehabilitation and Living Center once in the last three years, totaling $17,917.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.