The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited January 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
BREAKWATER COMMONS
ROCKLAND, ME · Medicare-certified · 96 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
1 of 5 overall
Breakwater Commons in Rockland, ME has a 1 out of 5 overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating and an attention flag for the lowest overall rating. Staffing is rated 3 stars, with reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.80 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.8009 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 28, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.8009.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.77
- Nurse aides
- 3.11
- Weekend nursing
- 4.44
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 70%
Registered nurse turnover: 63%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
44.4%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
32.8%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
18.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.9%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.8%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
31.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
10.7%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
69.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
85.9%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 16 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $11,998 in total fines.
- $3,529
Federal fine
Aug 28, 2023
- $8,469
Federal fine
Aug 7, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 88.8 residents on an average day (92% of 96 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.