Cove's Edge Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cove's Edge Inc is a 76-bed nonprofit nursing home in Damariscotta, Maine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Maine average of 2.83.
Cove's Edge Inc
26 Schooner StreetDamariscotta, ME 04543
Lincoln 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 Cove's Edge Inc, nurse aides logged 3.36 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Maine average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 139 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.36 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.03 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.29 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Cove's Edge Inc in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Cove's Edge Inc holds 4 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Cove's Edge Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Lincolnhealth Coves Edge
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 1991
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Cove's Edge Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Gregory Wing of St Andrews Village Boothbay Harbor | 12.2 | 42 | 3.75 | 4.59 | — | 3 | None |
| Winship Green Center for Health & Rehab, LLC Bath | 15.6 | 72 | 2.53 | 3.90 | 54.1% | 3 | None |
| Breakwater Commons Rockland | 21.6 | 96 | 3.42 | 4.89 | 68.4% | 2 | $3,529 |
| Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Augusta | 22.5 | 72 | 2.75 | 3.99 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Glenridge Augusta | 22.5 | 125 | 3.03 | 4.33 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch Augusta | 23.8 | 77 | 2.82 | 4.73 | 48.0% | 4 | None |
| Mid Coast Senior Health Center Brunswick | 23.9 | 42 | 2.44 | 4.54 | 57.4% | 5 | None |
| Horizons Living and Rehab Center Brunswick | 23.9 | 65 | 2.82 | 4.71 | 24.0% | 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.