Nursing home
Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation
188 Eastern Ave, Augusta, ME 04330 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of National Health Care Associates (43 facilities) · 72 certified beds
Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Augusta, Maine. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.15 hours per resident per day, below the Maine average of 4.35. Its most recent inspection on Nov 20, 2024 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $10,059In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation compares
This facility vs. the Maine and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Maine avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.15 | 4.35 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.10 | 1.03 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.79 | 2.86 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.7% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 11.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $10,059, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 188 Eastern Ave
Augusta, ME 04330 - CMS certification #
- 205077
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 72
- Avg residents/day
- 67.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-08-01
- Chain
- National Health Care Associates (43 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of National Health Care Associates
National Health Care Associates operates 43 nursing facilities across the United States. View all National Health Care Associates facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care, 3 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour skilled nursing care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
, we offer access to a continuum of post-acute services including therapy, telehealth, diagnostics, home care, and hospice.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
3 meals a day, plus an always available menu
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Furnished semi-private and private rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Maine General Medical Center, Augusta. 3.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Glenridge, Augusta. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mainegeneral Community Care, Waterville. 17.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 04330 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Kennebec Kidney Center, Augusta, 2.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Gardiner, Gardiner, 5.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 04330.
Constellation Hospice, Constellation Health Services, office in Augusta, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mainegeneral Community Care, office in Waterville, 17.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mainegeneral Medical Center, Augusta. 0.8 miles away, straight line. 5 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation staffed?
Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation reports 4.15 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maine average of 4.35.
Has Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation have?
Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation is certified for 72 beds.