Nursing home
Hawthorne House
6 Old County Rd, Freeport, ME 04032 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of First Atlantic Healthcare (10 facilities) · 83 certified beds
Hawthorne House is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Freeport, Maine. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.68 hours per resident per day, above the Maine average of 4.35. Its most recent inspection on May 1, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Hawthorne House 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) | 4.68 | 4.35 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.97 | 1.03 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.03 | 2.86 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 65.3% | 49.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 11.3 | 9.5 | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 24, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 24, 2026
What inspectors found at Hawthorne House
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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · 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 · May 1, 2025 · 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 · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · 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 1, 2025 · 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 · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · 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
- 6 Old County Rd
Freeport, ME 04032 - CMS certification #
- 205098
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 83
- Avg residents/day
- 75.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-01-01
- Chain
- First Atlantic Healthcare (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of First Atlantic Healthcare
First Atlantic Healthcare operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all First Atlantic Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Hawthorne House says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Located in Portland and offering transportation services in and around the city.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom.
Opened in 2012, the Sylvia Ross Home at Ross Manor offers a mix of 40 studio and one bedroom private apartments, many with distant views of the historical
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick. 13.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Coastal Manor, Yarmouth. 3.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mainehealth Chans Home Health And Hospice, Brunswick. 9.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 04032 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Casco Bay Dialysis Facility, Westbrook, 14.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Freedom Center Fore River, Portland, 14.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Southern Maine Dialysis Facility, Portland, 14.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 04032.
Chans Home Health & Hospice, office in Brunswick, 9.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Gentiva I, office in South Portland, 14.1 miles away, straight line
Northern Light Home Care & Hospice, office in South Portland, 16.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mainehealth, Falmouth. 8.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake very 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 Hawthorne House a good nursing home?
CMS gives Hawthorne House an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Hawthorne House staffed?
Hawthorne House reports 4.68 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maine average of 4.35.
Has Hawthorne House had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Hawthorne House have?
Hawthorne House is certified for 83 beds.