Breakwater Commons: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Breakwater Commons is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Rockland, Maine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.42 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Maine average of 2.83, and 68.4% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Breakwater Commons
100 Commons DriveRockland, ME 04841
Knox County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Breakwater Commons, nurse aides logged 3.42 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Maine average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 310 aide hours a day, or about 39 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.42 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.87 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.89 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.56 | 3.92 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
68.4% of nursing staff at Breakwater Commons left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 54.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $3,529 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $3,529 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Breakwater Commons holds 2 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Breakwater Commons
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Breakwater Commons Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Breakwater Commons
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Windward Gardens Camden · Special Focus Facility | 7.1 | 73 | 2.25 | 3.96 | 76.2% | — | None |
| Cove's Edge Inc Damariscotta | 21.6 | 76 | 3.36 | 4.29 | — | 4 | None |
| Harbor Hill Center Belfast | 23.0 | 40 | 2.33 | 4.57 | 46.7% | 3 | $8,044 |
| Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village Boothbay Harbor | 31.0 | 42 | 3.75 | 4.59 | — | 3 | None |
| Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Augusta | 34.6 | 72 | 2.75 | 3.99 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| Maine Veterans Home - Augusta Augusta | 34.9 | 108 | 4.57 | 6.62 | 32.5% | 5 | None |
| Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Glenridge Augusta | 35.0 | 125 | 3.03 | 4.33 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch Augusta | 36.8 | 77 | 2.82 | 4.73 | 48.0% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.