HAWTHORNE HOUSE
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1993-01-01, HAWTHORNE HOUSE is a 83-bed nursing home in FREEPORT, Maine, averaging 68.7 residents a day.
Has HAWTHORNE HOUSE been cited for violations?
CMS lists 29 health-inspection deficiencies for HAWTHORNE HOUSE since 2022-05-05, 22 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-24.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-05-01 | F0578, F0584, F0689, F0881 | 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. / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E |
| 2025-05-01 | F0645, F0684, F0730, F0761, F0812, F0880, F0883, F0887, F0947 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / 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. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D |
| 2025-01-28 | F0742 | 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. | D |
| 2024-05-08 | F0584, F0695, F0761 | 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. | E |
| 2024-05-08 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2024-05-08 | F0623, F0625, F0657 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / 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. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | B |
| 2022-05-05 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2022-05-05 | F0584 | 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. | E |
| 2022-05-05 | F0569, F0656, F0684, F0761, F0921 | Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
How is HAWTHORNE HOUSE staffed?
| Measure | This facility | ME average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 5.56193 | 4.33770 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 61.4 | 46.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 68.7 | 65.2 |
Who owns HAWTHORNE HOUSE, and what chain is it in?
HAWTHORNE HOUSE is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name FREEPORT CONVALESCENT CENTER INC and belongs to the FIRST ATLANTIC HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | FARADAY HOLDINGS LLC | since 05/31/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | OTIS-HIGGINS, ANDREA, PELKEY, WANDA | since 05/11/2015 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | FIRST ATLANTIC HEALTHCARE INC, BERNARD, KIMBERLY, OTIS-HIGGINS, ANDREA, PELKEY, WANDA, REDDING, JULIA, RIENDEAU, CHRISTINE, ZEOLI, ASHLEYANNE | since 01/01/1993 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | BOWDEN, KENNETH | since 03/08/2026 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | FARADAY HOLDINGS LLC, FIRST ATLANTIC HEALTHCARE INC, BERNARD, KIMBERLY, COFFIN, CRAIG, OTIS-HIGGINS, ANDREA, PELKEY, WANDA, REDDING, JULIA, RIENDEAU, CHRISTINE, ZEOLI, ASHLEYANNE | since 03/31/2025 |