Nursing home
Lakewood A Continuing Care Center
220 Kennedy Memorial Dr, Waterville, ME 04901 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 105 certified beds
Lakewood A Continuing Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Waterville, Maine. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.24 hours per resident per day, below the Maine average of 4.35. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lakewood A Continuing Care Center 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) | 4.24 | 4.35 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.67 | 1.03 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.91 | 2.86 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.6% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 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 December 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 28, 2026
What inspectors found at Lakewood A Continuing Care Center
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
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 11, 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · 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 · Dec 11, 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 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 · Dec 11, 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 · Dec 11, 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
- 220 Kennedy Memorial Dr
Waterville, ME 04901 - CMS certification #
- 205138
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 105
- Avg residents/day
- 91.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-01-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2004
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2026, 11 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 21, 2004 to May 20, 2006. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Lakewood Continuing Care Center (Lakewood). Case 1440748.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 20, 2026: unprogrammed, related to another inspection inspection, partial (health). Case closed Apr 16, 2026. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $11,585 proposed, $8,110 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Pine Tree Home Health Care Incorporated. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $11,585 proposed, $8,110 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(m)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 29, 2026.
- Feb 20, 2026: unprogrammed, related to another inspection inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 14, 2026. 5 violations cited (4 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $17,023 proposed, $7,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Allmed Staffing of New England. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $14,895 proposed, $7,000 now. To be fixed by Jun 22, 2026. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(l)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 22, 2026. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(m)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 22, 2026. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Injury and illness log forms (OSHA 300 and 301) (1904.29(a)). Penalty $2,128 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 22, 2026. Contested by the employer.
- Jan 12, 2026: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Apr 17, 2026. 4 violations cited (2 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $24,471 proposed, $14,895 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Lakewood Healthcare Centers, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $14,895 proposed, $14,895 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(5)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 7, 2026.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(l)(2)). Penalty $4,788 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 7, 2026.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(m)(1)). Penalty $4,788 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 7, 2026.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Maine General Medical Center, Augusta. 13.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Oak Grove Center, Waterville. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mainegeneral Community Care, Waterville. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Whitney Davis. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 04901 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci Greater Waterville, Fairfield, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 04901.
Mainegeneral Community Care, office in Waterville, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Constellation Hospice, Constellation Health Services, office in Augusta, 17.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mainegeneral Medical Center, Waterville. 4.5 miles away, straight line. 3 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 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lakewood A Continuing Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lakewood A Continuing Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lakewood A Continuing Care Center staffed?
Lakewood A Continuing Care Center reports 4.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maine average of 4.35.
Has Lakewood A Continuing Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lakewood A Continuing Care Center have?
Lakewood A Continuing Care Center is certified for 105 beds.