Cedars Nursing Care Center
630 Ocean Avenue, Portland, ME, 04112
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 102 · avg 80 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 55.1% — higher than most Maine nursing homesMaine avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 47.1% — near the Maine averageMaine avg: 42.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Maine averageMaine avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 205003
- Certified beds
- 102 beds · avg 80 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Cedars Nursing Care Center, Inc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Angela Palange-hunt
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2012
- John Watson
Corporate Officer · since 2012
- Jha Services, Inc.
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 1989
- Kathryn Callnan
Corporate Officer · since 1976
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 25)
- E0947·Jun 25, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- E0880·Jun 25, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0812·Jun 25, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0730·Jun 25, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- D0657·Jun 25, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0655·Jun 25, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- E0584·Jun 25, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- D0550·Jun 25, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 6, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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