Skilled nursing · WATERVILLE, ME

WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB

7 HIGHWOOD ST, WATERVILLE, ME 04901

111 bedsFor profit - Limited Liability company
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Score history
Oct 20260.0 flagged
Sep 20260.0 flagged
Aug 20260.0 flagged
Jul 20260.0 flagged
Jun 20260.0 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Oct 2026

Read this record before you tour: CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall and 1 for the health inspection that drives it, inspectors levied $83,038 in federal fines over the last 36 months, and antipsychotic use runs 1.7 times the national median. Every number below prints the same way for every facility, good or bad — these are the ones to ask about.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 3 Oct 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Health inspection★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Staffing★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality measures★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
51 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
4 hr 50 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
50.4%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
23.9%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
32.1%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
5.6%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$83,038 · 1 penalty
Abuse iconNot flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile6

ME does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.

  • A sedation pattern. Antipsychotic use (24%) and sleep-medication use (32%) are BOTH far above national norms — the pattern associated with medicating residents instead of staffing for them.
  • The falls number is the outlier: 4× the national rate. 5.6% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • $83,038 in federal fines. 1 penalty in the last 36 months — the citation detail is in the record above.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB?
WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
Has WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB been cited for resident harm?
WATERVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND REHAB has $83,038 in federal fines across 1 penalties in the last 36 months. Details appear in the record above.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.

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