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Oak Grove Center

27 Cool St, Waterville, Maine 04901

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Oak Grove Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Maine average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Waterville. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).

Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 85% of nursing homes in Maine (the state average is 4.4 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on June 4, 2026, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the Maine average of 10.6. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $14,056 in the past three years.

Oak Grove Center is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 84 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.

Medicare ratings

Overall
Health inspections
Quality of care
Staffing

Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.

How it compares nearby

Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.

In Waterville3rd of 3 facilities

Top 100%

Within 100 miles64th of 73 facilities

Top 88%

In Maine68th of 77 facilities

Top 89%

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
June 4, 2026
Health deficiencies cited
9
Complaint-related deficiencies
4
Fines in the last 3 years
1 totaling $14,056
Payment denials
2
Total penalties
3

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff3.96 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)1.09 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.56 hrs
  • Nurse aides2.31 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.04 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified beds
90
Average residents per day
84
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
January 1, 1993
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes