Nursing home
Seal Rock Healthcare
88 Harbor Drive, Saco, ME 04072 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of First Atlantic Healthcare (10 facilities) · 105 certified beds
Seal Rock Healthcare is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Saco, Maine. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.25 hours per resident per day, below the Maine average of 4.35. Its most recent inspection on Jul 27, 2022 cited 16 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 1 fine totaling $75,433In 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 Seal Rock Healthcare 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) | 4.25 | 4.35 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.71 | 1.03 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.80 | 2.86 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.4% | 49.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $75,433, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Seal Rock Healthcare
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 2, 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 · Apr 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2023 - Minimal
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 12, 2023 - 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 · Jul 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 27, 2022 - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 27, 2022 - 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 · Jul 27, 2022
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
- 88 Harbor Drive
Saco, ME 04072 - CMS certification #
- 205103
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 105
- Avg residents/day
- 85.8
- 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 →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Seal Rock Healthcare says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, Portland. 13.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Andre Health Care Facility, Biddeford. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mainehealth Home Health And Hospice, Saco. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 04072 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc York County Dialysis Center, Biddeford, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Freedom Center Fore River, Portland, 12.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Southern Maine Dialysis Facility, Portland, 12.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 04072.
Andwell Health Partners, office in Scarborough, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Greater Maine, office in Scarborough, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Affinity Care Of Maine, LLC, office in South Portland, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mainehealth, Biddeford. 3.3 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively high, 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 Seal Rock Healthcare a good nursing home?
CMS gives Seal Rock Healthcare an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Seal Rock Healthcare staffed?
Seal Rock Healthcare reports 4.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maine average of 4.35.
Has Seal Rock Healthcare had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Seal Rock Healthcare have?
Seal Rock Healthcare is certified for 105 beds.