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Seaside Nursing & Retirement Home

850 BAXTER BOULEVARD, PORTLAND, ME, 04103
(207) 774-7878
147 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
147
CMS facility ID
205074
Care type
Nursing home
County
Cumberland
Facility name
Seaside Nursing & Retirement Home
Legal entity
Seaside Healthcare Llc
Street address
850 BAXTER BOULEVARD
City / state / ZIP
Portland, ME 04103
Phone
(207) 774-7878

Seaside Nursing & Retirement Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Portland, Maine. It is licensed for 147 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Maine (72 beds).

It is one of 19 senior care facilities in Portland 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 Seaside Nursing & Retirement Home 33 times across 10 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner
Wanda Pelkey
Parent company
First Atlantic Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Faraday Holdings Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 67% stake — since 2019
Kwb Holdings, Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 33% stake — since 2019
Bowden, Kenneth
Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Coffin, Craig
Additional disclosable party — since 2019
First Atlantic Healthcare Inc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1997
Mcguire, Elizabeth
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Otis-higgins, Andrea
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Pelkey, Wanda
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Roberts, Amanda
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1992-01-01
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
6 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-11-18
Nurse staffing
4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$526 per day (≈ $15,990/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
75% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 19% private/other
Occupancy
76% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
19% above the ME median of $442/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
147
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
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.
2026-03-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0558
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2026-03-04
2025-11-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2025-12-23
F-0628
E · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-12-23
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2025-12-23
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 2025-12-23
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-12-23
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (27 citations)
2023-10-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0727
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2023-11-10
2023-01-13Health inspection7 citations
F-0561
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2023-02-24
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 2023-02-24
F-0657
E · 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 2023-02-24
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-02-24
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-02-24
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 2023-02-24
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-02-24
2021-03-19Health inspection8 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2021-04-22
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 2021-04-22
F-0657
E · 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 2021-04-22
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2021-04-22
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 2021-04-22
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 2021-04-22
F-0814
D · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2021-04-22
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2021-04-22
2025-11-18Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0037
F · No harm found
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2025-12-19
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2025-12-19
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-12-19
K-0271
D · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2025-12-19
K-0341
D · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2025-12-19
K-0371
D · No harm found
Have properly sized and located compartments to protect residents from smoke.
Corrected 2025-12-19
K-0751
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains.
Corrected 2025-12-19
2023-01-13Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0211
F · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2023-02-08
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-02-08
K-0911
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2023-02-14
K-0916
F · No harm found
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2023-02-08
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 205074.
What people say on Google.
2.529 ratings on Google
★Sally Lyden · 2026-05-03 · via Google

“Lost my mother, had no idea where she was. Poorly staffed. Don't return phone calls. Not only let buzzer ring forever, the desk is often empty. Cluttered hallways. Do not correspond between offices”

★Telling It Like It Was · 2024-12-04 · via Google

“My mother stayed here in May 2024 for rehab and it was terrible. As others have said, there were a few good nurses who actually cared, but mostly they were staffed by traveling nurses and people who did not keep a patient-centric approach. For example, two people were helping her on the commode and just complained to each other about their jobs as though she wasn’t in the room, and my mother cou…”

★★Caryn Hasbrouck · 2025-06-28 · via Google

“I went to visit a friend. The staff seemed nice enough, but her roommate's TV was blasting loud. She isn't told she needs to use headphones and doesn't turn it off when she leaves the room. I had a headache after 2 hours. Her room is smaller than hospital rooms so the large screen TV is only about 5 feet away from my friend's, which is more appropriate for the room size. But all of that could be o…”

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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The 33 citations above are shown free. The report takes each one and explains it in plain English — what the tag requires, how serious the scope/severity grade really is, whether it recurred across surveys — plus the five-year pattern a single inspection can't show.

Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Federal NPI Registry (NPPES)
NPI 1467687533
Monthly federal file
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
Displayed with attribution · refreshed on re-run
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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