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Cove's Edge

26 SCHOONER STREET, DAMARISCOTTA, ME, 04543
(207) 563-4608
76 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
76
CMS facility ID
205067
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lincoln
Facility name
Cove's Edge
Street address
26 SCHOONER STREET
City / state / ZIP
Damariscotta, ME 04543
Phone
(207) 563-4608

About this facility — Cove's Edge

Cove's Edge is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Damariscotta, Maine. It is licensed for 76 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maine (72 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Damariscotta and 78 skilled nursing facilities across Maine. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Cove's Edge 23 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Mainehealth
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2019
Mainehealth Services
Indirect owner · Trustee — 100% stake — since 1997
Alamo, Aquilino
Director · Trustee — since 2024
Betts, Brooks
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Crafts, Lydia
Director · Trustee — since 2024
Dobbelsteyn, Cheryl
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Elkins, Kelly
Officer · Trustee — since 2024
Fossel, Leslie
Director · Trustee — since 2024
Fox, Timothy
Officer · Trustee — since 2024
Fulmer, Jack
Director · Officer · Trustee — since 2024
Garren, Bruce
Director · Officer · Trustee — since 2016
Hamblett, Meagan
Director · Trustee — since 2024
Hasan, Omar
Officer — since 2024
Hasan, Samira
Director · Trustee — since 2017
Hunold, Robert
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Mack, Russell
Director · Trustee — since 2024
Moore, Douglas
Director · Trustee — since 2024
Mueller, Andrew
Officer · Owner of a disclosable party · Trustee — since 2015
Nesbit, Marva
Officer · Trustee — since 2016
O'donnell, Sean
Officer · Trustee — since 2024
Patstone, Andrea
Operational control — since 2024
Pinkham, Jessica
Director · Trustee — since 2024
Printy, Wayne
Officer — since 2003
Rose, Katharine
Operational control — since 2018
Russ, Andrew
Director · Trustee — since 2015
Sell, Louis
Director · Trustee — since 2018
Shanklin, Heather
Officer — since 2025
Soucy, Denise
Director · Trustee — since 2015
Stover, Holly
Director · Trustee — since 2015
Tutt, Dawn
Operational control — since 2023
Wade, Cynthia
Officer — since 2015
Wood, Peter
Director · Officer · Trustee — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1991-06-29
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
8 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-01-07
Nurse staffing
4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$443 per day (≈ $13,470/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
35% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 61% private/other
Occupancy
56% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
right at the ME median of $442/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
76
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-01-07Health inspection8 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0842
B · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-02-20
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-02-20
2024-10-23Health inspection4 citations
F-0584
B · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-12-30
F-0689
E · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-12-30
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-12-30
F-0825
D · No harm found
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Corrected 2024-12-30
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)
2023-08-09Health inspection2 citations
F-0732
B · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2023-08-30
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-08-30
2026-01-07Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2026-02-20
K-0293
F · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2026-02-20
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2026-02-20
K-0361
D · No harm found
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
Corrected 2026-02-20
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-02-20
2024-10-23Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0222
D · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-11-05
K-0223
C · No harm found
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2024-11-05
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-11-05
2023-08-09Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2023-08-21
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 205067.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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