Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care
750 Union St, Bangor, ME 04401 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of National Health Care Associates (43 facilities) · 65 certified beds
Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bangor, Maine. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.34 hours per resident per day, below the Maine average of 4.35. Its most recent inspection on Mar 26, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care 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) | 4.34 | 4.35 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.34 | 1.03 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.00 | 2.86 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.9% | 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.
What inspectors found at Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care
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
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 26, 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 · Mar 26, 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 · Mar 26, 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 · Mar 26, 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 · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · 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 · Mar 26, 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 · Jan 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 31, 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
- 750 Union St
Bangor, ME 04401 - CMS certification #
- 205105
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 65
- Avg residents/day
- 63.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-01-01
- Chain
- National Health Care Associates (43 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
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 Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Secured and/or dedicated dementia units
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 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
- St Joseph Hospital, Bangor. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bangor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Bangor. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Bangor. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 04401 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Boyd Dialysis, Bangor, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Brewer Dialysis, Brewer, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 04401.
St. Joseph Hospice, office in Bangor, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Community Health & Counseling Services, office in Bangor, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Brewer, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mainegeneral Medical Center, Waterville. 42.4 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively 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 Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care staffed?
Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care reports 4.34 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maine average of 4.35.
Has Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care have?
Westgate Center for Rehab & Alzheimers Care is certified for 65 beds.