2 Starboard Dr, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
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About Piper Shores
PIPER SHORES is a non profit - corporation nursing home in SCARBOROUGH, ME with 40 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
40 residents
Location
Scarborough, ME
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
15 PIPER ROAD, Scarborough, Maine 04074
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 December 12, 2025, state inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Maine average is 10.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 5 hours 8 minutes with each resident a day, above the Maine average of 4 hours 20 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Piper Shores in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 5 hours 8 minutesAbove the Maine average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 13 minutesAbove the Maine average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 41%Below the Maine average |
Inspections
13 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
December 12, 2025 · Standard inspection · 5 citations
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 19, 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 pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Jan 19, 2026Procure 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 Jan 19, 2026Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jan 19, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 19, 2026
September 11, 2024 · Standard inspection · 8 citations
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 26, 2024Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 26, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 26, 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 few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Oct 26, 2024Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Oct 26, 2024Honor 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 Oct 26, 2024Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 26, 2024Encode 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 Oct 26, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Maine Life Care Retirement Community, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 37
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- October 20, 2001
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 205187
Location
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15 PIPER ROADScarborough, ME 04074
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Questions about Piper Shores
How did Piper Shores do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on December 12, 2025 and cited 5 health deficiencies. The Maine average is 10.8.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Piper Shores?+
Nurses and aides spend 5 hours 8 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 13 minutes from registered nurses. 41% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Piper Shores been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Piper Shores in the last three years.
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.