The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
CEDAR RIDGE CENTER
SKOWHEGAN, ME · Medicare-certified · 75 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall
Cedar Ridge Center in Skowhegan, ME has an overall 2-star rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating and 3-star staffing and quality scores. Reported nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and recent inspection citations included staffing, care planning, and respiratory care issues; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5088 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 3, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5088.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.06
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.44
- Nurse aides
- 2.01
- Weekend nursing
- 3.16
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 42%
Registered nurse turnover: 39%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
7.5%14.6%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4%1.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%5.5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
8%5.6%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.4%11.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
47.7%35.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
35.9%33.8%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
24.4%10.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.9%1.4%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.5%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
29.1%29.6%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
16.7%14.8%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
74%83.6%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—57.4%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
74.3%67.6%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of GENESIS HEALTHCARE · 187 homes · 2.4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 69.3 residents on an average day (92% of 75 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 36 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.