WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB — Nursing Home in WATERVILLE, ME

7 HIGHWOOD ST, WATERVILLE, ME, 04901 | 2078730705

CMS Five-Star Rating

★☆☆☆☆ 1/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds111
Average Residents/Day97.6
CMS Certification Number205120

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 4.82 HPRD
RN Staffing 1.11 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection August 28, 2025
Total Deficiencies 15

WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB had 15 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (August 28, 2025).

Inspection Findings — August 28, 2025

  • 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. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • 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. (Level E)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level E)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level E)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Level E)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. (Level E)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Level D)
    Corrected — October 6, 2025
CareQED Analysis

Waterville Center for Health and Rehab is a 111-bed nursing home in Waterville, Maine. It holds a 1-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.8 hours per resident day, above the Maine average of 4.4. Its most recent inspection, in August 2025, cited 15 deficiencies, none of them severe. It is on CMS's Special Focus Facility list, a designation for persistently poor-performing nursing homes.

The facility’s nurse staffing level stands out as a relative strength compared with other homes in the state. It’s also on CMS’s Special Focus list and had multiple recent citations related to staff training and residents’ rights and notifications, so ask what specific corrective actions, staff competency checks, and outside monitoring are in place to address those issues and how the facility measures ongoing improvement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB Medicare and Medicaid certified?

WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB's CMS star rating?

WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB?

WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB reports 4.82238 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB had 15 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.

How many beds does WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB have?

WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB has 111 certified beds.

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Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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