78.5/100
Above average
Cove's Edge Inc
26 Schooner Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543
- Certified beds
- 76
- Occupancy
- 54%
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
Our read on Cove's Edge Inc
Cove's Edge is a 76-bed nonprofit home in Damariscotta, and its inspection record is genuinely clean, 14 deficiencies on the current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level, no abuse citations, and a survey completed in January 2026. The problem sits elsewhere in the numbers. Staffing carries the lowest possible federal rating, which is the single biggest day-to-day factor for a resident, and the quality measure score is below average too. So you have a home that passes its inspections without serious findings but runs lean on the floor and posts middling clinical outcomes. If you're considering it, the honest question to ask isn't about its last survey, it's about how many aides are actually working on evenings and weekends.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
26/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →4.86 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.89 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays
Staff stability
7.5/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral
Resident outcomes
5/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: January 7, 2026 (9 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
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Common questions about Cove's Edge Inc
What is the ElderGrade for Cove's Edge Inc? +
Cove's Edge Inc holds an ElderGrade of B (78.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Cove's Edge Inc? +
Residents receive an average of 4.29 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Cove's Edge Inc been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Cove's Edge Inc accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Cove's Edge Inc is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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