Oak Grove Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oak Grove Center is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Waterville, Maine, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Maine average of 2.83, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Maine average 46.7%).
Oak Grove Center
27 Cool StWaterville, ME 04901
Kennebec County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Oak Grove Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Maine average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 179 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Maine avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.83 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.45 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.76 | 4.34 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.36 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Oak Grove Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Maine average of 46.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (Maine average 11.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,056 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2024 | Fine | $14,056 |
| May 29, 2024 | Payment Denial | 29 days from Aug 29, 2024 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Jun 27, 2024 |
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. Oak Grove Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Maine average is 3.1.
About Oak Grove Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Waterville SNF Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Oak Grove Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lakewood A Continuing Care Center Waterville | 1.0 | 105 | 2.56 | 3.93 | — | 2 | None |
| Waterville Center for Health and Rehab Waterville · SFF candidate | 1.9 | 111 | 3.40 | 4.83 | 50.4% | 1 | $83,038 |
| Maine Veterans Home - Augusta Augusta | 14.0 | 108 | 4.57 | 6.62 | 32.5% | 5 | None |
| Woodlawn Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Skowhegan | 15.2 | 46 | 2.44 | 3.34 | 54.0% | 2 | $8,018 |
| Cedar Ridge Center Skowhegan | 16.6 | 75 | 2.11 | 3.48 | 47.1% | 3 | None |
| Augusta Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Augusta | 17.4 | 72 | 2.75 | 3.99 | 33.3% | 3 | None |
| Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Glenridge Augusta | 17.8 | 125 | 3.03 | 4.33 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch Augusta | 18.1 | 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.