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Hawthorne House

6 OLD COUNTY RD, FREEPORT, ME, 04032

(207) 865-4782

83 licensed beds

CMS rates Hawthorne House 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 48 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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6 Old County Rd

Freeport, ME 04032

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

205098

Care type

Nursing home

County

Cumberland

Facility name

Hawthorne House

Street address

6 OLD COUNTY RD

City / state / ZIP

Freeport, ME 04032

Phone

(207) 865-4782

About this facility — Hawthorne House

Hawthorne House is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Freeport, Maine. It is licensed for 83 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maine (72 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Freeport and 78 skilled nursing facilities across Maine. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of First Atlantic Healthcare, a group of 11 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Hawthorne House 48 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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 November 6, 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

Operator / owner

Kenneth Bowden

Parent company

First Atlantic Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Faraday Holdings Llc

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2024

Bernard, Kimberly

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Bowden, Kenneth

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2026

Coffin, Craig

Additional disclosable party — since 2024

First Atlantic Healthcare Inc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1993

Otis-higgins, Andrea

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Pelkey, Wanda

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Redding, Julia

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Riendeau, Christine

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Zeoli, Ashleyanne

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1993-01-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

14 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-05-01

Nurse staffing

5.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$488 per day (≈ $14,840/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

75% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 22% private/other

Occupancy

72% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

10% above the ME median of $442/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 2026-11-06. 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-03-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-04-24

2025-05-01Health inspection13 citations

F-0578

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2025-06-06

F-0584

E · 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 2025-06-06

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2025-06-06

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-06-06

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 2025-06-06

F-0730

D · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2025-06-06

F-0761

D · 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 2025-06-06

F-0812

D · 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 2025-06-06

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-06-06

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-06-06

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2025-06-06

F-0887

D · No harm found

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2025-06-06

F-0947

D · No harm found

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2025-06-06

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (34 citations)

2025-01-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0742

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Corrected 2025-03-04

2024-05-08Health inspection7 citations

F-0584

E · 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 2024-06-07

F-0623

B · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0625

B · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0657

B · 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 2024-06-07

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0812

D · 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 2024-06-07

2022-05-05Health inspection7 citations

F-0569

D · No harm found

Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.

Corrected 2022-06-03

F-0584

E · 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 2022-06-03

F-0656

D · 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 2022-06-03

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2022-06-03

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-06-03

F-0812

F · 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 2022-06-03

F-0921

D · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2022-06-03

2025-05-01Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2025-06-06

K-0211

D · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-06-06

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-06-06

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-06-06

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-06-06

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-06-06

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-06-06

2024-05-08Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0211

D · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2024-06-10

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 2024-06-10

K-0363

C · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-06-10

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-06-10

K-0919

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2024-06-10

2022-05-05Fire-safety inspection7 citations

K-0222

F · 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 2022-05-19

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 2022-05-19

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2022-05-19

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-05-19

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2022-05-19

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2022-05-19

K-0911

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2022-05-19

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 205098.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Maine.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 54% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 46

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

5.3

Higher than 92% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

57%

Higher than 85% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 45%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Maine average on 8 and worse on 8. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	25.5%	24.3%	13.5%	Near state average
Lose too much weight	4.8%	5.1%	5.1%	Near state average
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.5%	0.9%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	3.2%	2.1%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	3.9%	11.7%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	2.8%	4.0%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	61.0%	93.1%	93.7%	Worse than state
Ability to walk independently worsened	23.6%	23.9%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	28.5%	17.6%	19.5%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	94.7%	95.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	5.7%	4.4%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	23.5%	28.2%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	27.0%	19.5%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.69	1.26	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.62	1.75	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	35.4%	72.7%	82.3%	Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.2%	1.5%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	60.6%	77.2%	80.1%	Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	27.7%	20.6%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	9.7%	15.4%	11.8%	Better than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0584 3 inspections. 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.
F-0761 3 inspections. 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.
F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0684 2 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
K-0211 2 inspections. Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

What its owners also hold

Faraday Holdings Llc has an ownership stake on file at 4 nursing homes, averaging 3 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Maine

Licensing: Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification (DLC)
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-499-0229. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 800-624-8404. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital, about 13 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Northern Light Mercy Hospital, about 14 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, about 14 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Coastal Manor, Yarmouth, about 3.3 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Brentwood Center for Health & Rehabilitation, Yarmouth, about 4.0 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Sedgewood Commons, Falmouth, about 7.7 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Horizons Living and Rehab Center, Brunswick, about 9.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Mid Coast Senior Health Center, Brunswick, about 9.2 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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