Hawthorne House: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hawthorne House is a 83-bed for-profit nursing home in Freeport, Maine, part of First Atlantic Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% above the Maine average of 2.83, and 61.4% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Hawthorne House
6 Old County RdFreeport, ME 04032
Cumberland 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 Hawthorne House, nurse aides logged 3.70 hours per resident per day, 31% above the Maine average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 254 aide hours a day, or about 32 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) | 3.70 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.37 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.56 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.16 | 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
61.4% of nursing staff at Hawthorne House left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 51.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 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. Hawthorne House holds 4 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Hawthorne House
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: First Atlantic Healthcare, 10 homes
- Legal name: Freeport Convalescent Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hawthorne House
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Coastal Manor Yarmouth | 3.3 | 39 | 3.32 | 4.41 | 46.5% | 2 | None |
| Brentwood Center For Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Yarmouth | 4.0 | 78 | 2.46 | 4.03 | 55.7% | 1 | None |
| Sedgewood Commons Falmouth | 7.7 | 91 | 2.48 | 3.93 | 53.5% | 3 | None |
| Horizons Living and Rehab Center Brunswick | 9.2 | 65 | 2.82 | 4.71 | 24.0% | 4 | None |
| Mid Coast Senior Health Center Brunswick | 9.2 | 42 | 2.44 | 4.54 | 57.4% | 5 | None |
| Fallbrook Commons Portland | 11.4 | 102 | 3.29 | 4.70 | 43.8% | 3 | None |
| Cedars Nursing Care Center Portland | 11.7 | 102 | 3.05 | 4.89 | — | 4 | None |
| Seaside Healthcare LLC Portland | 12.1 | 147 | 3.05 | 4.34 | 46.9% | 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.