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Cove's Edge

  • Nursing Home
  • Assisted Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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Cove's Edge's website

26 Schooner Street,
Damariscotta ME 04543

(207) 563-4608

51.71% estimated occupancy 1

Cove's Edge is a senior living facility in Damariscotta, Maine. The city has a population of 2,218 people. It looks like this nursing home is among the most impressive nursing homes we assessed. Being awarded an A+ in our grading system requires first-rate performance across the board. In fact, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the five best facilities in Maine. Scroll down to find this facility's category scores, which are equally impressive. You really can't do any better than a straight A profile.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Maine badge

Best Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Maine badge

Best Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Maine badge

Best Nursing Home in Maine Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. When calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the amount of time nurses are seeing patients and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also would like to note the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our short-term care category. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In the final area, this nursing home also was awarded an impressive long-term care grade, with an A. This wrapped up a very strong report card. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 96.07843 percent of its patients, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Cove's Edge Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Cove's Edge, 6.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Cove's Edge, 3.91% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often the result of poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Cove's Edge, 3.22% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Cove's Edge, 20.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Cove's Edge, 16.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Cove's Edge, 8.43% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Cove's Edge, 94.03% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Cove's Edge, 14.38% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Cove's Edge, 24.84% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Cove's Edge, 1.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Cove's Edge, 24.84 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Cove's Edge, 14.74 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Cove's Edge, 73.12% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Lincoln HealthCritical Access Hospitals 0.65 miles away35 Miles Street Damariscotta Maine 04543Voluntary non-profit - Private(207) 563-1234

Nearby Dialysis

  • Damariscotta Dialysis0.66 miles away4 Edward Avenue Damariscotta Maine 04543Dialysis Stations: 13 (207) 563-2601
  • Coastal Dialysis Center17.8 miles away55 Congress Avenue Bath Maine 04530CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (207) 443-7485
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Maine, Inc.18.57 miles away46 Summer Street Gardiner Maine 04345Dialysis Stations: 10 (207) 582-0148