Set on 58 acres in Augusta, Maine, Maine Veterans’ Homes Augusta is a 108-bed nursing home operated by Maine Veterans’ Home. The campus holds 138 private rooms, and the design leans into that scale: open, well-lit hallways connect each room to shared living and dining areas, with a fireplace lounge anchoring the communal space. Wireless call systems, flat-screen TVs, and internet access come standard in the rooms.
Total nursing time averages 7 hours and 26 minutes per resident per day, split between about 1 hour 43 minutes of RN coverage and nearly 5 hours from nurse aides. That sits alongside 24-hour RN coverage and a doctor on staff, plus a short-term skilled rehabilitation and nursing track for residents recovering from an acute event. Outpatient therapy runs in parallel for those who don’t need to stay overnight.
A community center with a bistro, a theater, and a barbershop give the campus a small-town feel, and a therapeutic gym with an aquatic therapy pool supports recovery work directly. Augusta’s veteran community shows up too, in a dedicated Veteran’s Club and an on-site bank. The setting is car-dependent (Walk Score 7), so getting around the neighborhood on foot isn’t realistic.
Coverage-wise, the home accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Residents stay an average of 246 days, long enough to suggest this isn’t purely a short rehab stopover but a place built for residents who need sustained nursing support. Jacob Anderson administers the facility day to day. Between the staffing levels, the rehab programs, and the veteran-specific spaces, this reads as a home designed around long-term nursing needs with recovery care built in alongside it.
