Clover Health Care
440 Minot Ave, Auburn, ME 04210 · (207) 784-3573
For profit - Limited Liability company · 109 certified beds
Special Focus Facility candidate Medicare's data lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for homes with a persistent record of serious problems.
Clover Health Care has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in May 2025, found 19 citations, 1 for actual harm or immediate jeopardy (the Maine average is 10.8). It was fined 1 time in the last three years, $15,317 in all.
Medicare ratings
| Overall ratingStarts from the health inspection rating, then goes up or down a star for a 5-star or 1-star staffing or quality rating. | ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars · Much below average |
| Health inspectionsFrom the two most recent standard inspections and three years of complaint inspections, compared with other homes in the same state. | ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars · Much below average |
| Quality measuresFrom 15 measures of how residents do, such as falls with major injury, pressure ulcers, hospital stays and getting home after a short stay. | ★★★★★ 2 out of 5 stars · Below average |
| StaffingFrom payroll records of nurse hours per resident, adjusted for how much care residents need, and staff turnover. | ★★★★★ 4 out of 5 stars · Above average |
How to read a nursing home's star ratings
Most recent health inspection
The standard health inspection on May 9, 2025 found 19 citations. What an inspection citation means
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.May 9, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Some
- Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.May 9, 2025 · F0578 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Honor 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.May 9, 2025 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.May 9, 2025 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.May 9, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.May 9, 2025 · F0730 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.May 9, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.May 9, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.May 9, 2025 · F0867 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.May 9, 2025 · F0944 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.May 9, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesMay 9, 2025 · F0645 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedMay 9, 2025 · F0655 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.May 9, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.May 9, 2025 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.May 9, 2025 · F0698 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure 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.May 9, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.May 9, 2025 · F0814 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.May 9, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Complaint inspections, last three years
Inspections after complaints found 35 citations.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.February 17, 2026 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.November 24, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.November 24, 2025 · F0605 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.November 24, 2025 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.August 13, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.August 13, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.August 13, 2025 · F0949 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.May 9, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure 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.May 9, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.May 9, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.January 22, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Honor 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.January 22, 2025 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.January 22, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.January 22, 2025 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.January 22, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.January 22, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.February 9, 2024 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.February 9, 2024 · F0558 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.February 9, 2024 · F0582 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.February 9, 2024 · F0583 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Honor 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.February 9, 2024 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.February 9, 2024 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Notify 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.February 9, 2024 · F0625 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.February 9, 2024 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.February 9, 2024 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.February 9, 2024 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Post nurse staffing information every day.February 9, 2024 · F0732 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Some
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.February 9, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure 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.February 9, 2024 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.February 9, 2024 · F0790 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.February 9, 2024 · F0800 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.February 9, 2024 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.February 9, 2024 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.February 9, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.February 9, 2024 · F0947 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Fines and payment denials
- Fine of $15,317May 9, 2025
- Medicare payment denial for 82 daysStarting June 12, 2025
- Medicare payment denial for 7 daysStarting June 26, 2024
Nurse staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine average | U.S. average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing | 3.79 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.78 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Nurse aides | 2.49 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Total nursing staff turnover | 55% | 46.7% | 45.8% |
About this home
| Ownership | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Certified beds | 109 |
| Average residents per day | 100.4 |
| Inside a hospital | No |
| Continuing care retirement community | Yes |
Nursing homes nearby
- Odd Fellows Health Care Center Auburn · ★★★★★ 3 out of 5 stars
- Marshwood Center Lewiston · ★★★★★ 3 out of 5 stars
- Montello Manor Lewiston · ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars
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