News & Events

February 10, 2012

Holbrook at Piper Shores Receives 5-Star Ranking in
U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 Best Nursing Homes

Scarborough, Maine

Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores has received a high ranking of five stars overall in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 Best Nursing Homes.

The rankings highlight top-rated homes in all 50 states and offers important guidance to families and healthcare providers caring for people in need of nursing homes.

“More than 3 million Americans will spend part of 2012 in a nursing home, and trying to decide under pressure which one is best isn’t easy,” says Avery Comarow, Health Rankings Editor. “Top-rated nursing homes are worth considering and deserve special recognition.”

U.S. News’s Best Nursing Homes profiles more than 15,000 facilities and ranks them by state, using data and quality ratings from the federal government. The rankings are updated quarterly.

The rankings rely on information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that sets and enforces quality standards for all homes enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid. Nursing homes receive an overall rating of one to five stars from the government based on a composite score from three distinct operational areas: health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of care.

“At Holbrook, we believe in a PersonFirst® approach to resident care,” said Peggy Farrington, Piper Shores Administrator. “Each of our residents enjoy a private room, and 24/7 access to professional, respectful and compassionate staff that takes the time to get to know each resident individually. We are pleased that this approach is consistently reflected in our high rankings with US News & World Report, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the State of Maine.”

Nursing home facilities that ranked highest in Best Nursing Homes 2012 earned overall five-star ratings. Of the 15,500 homes rated and profiled on the U.S. News website, only about one nursing home in eight met this 5-star standard.

About Piper Shores Piper Shores is the only nonprofit lifecare retirement community in Maine and the first to be recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC) - the nations’ only accrediting body for continuing care retirement communities. Built in 2001 in a style that complements Maine’s architectural heritage, Piper Shores is located on 138 acres of beautiful oceanfront property, situated between Higgins Beach and historic Prouts Neck in Scarborough, Maine. Piper Shores is an innovative retirement community that promotes the long-term wellbeing of its residents through a continuum of activities and lifecare services. Piper Shores residents enjoy active, independent lifestyles with guaranteed priority access to on-site assisted living and skilled nursing care, whenever they may need it.

Piper Shores is owned by Maine Life Care Retirement Community, Inc., a Maine nonprofit organization, formed by a group of accomplished local individuals to deliver the shared vision of creating an ideal retirement community on the coast of Maine. Piper Shores is managed by Life Care Services, LLC, the nation’s leading development and manager of senior living communities.

For more information, visit http://www.pipershores.org or call 207-510-5211.