Cove's Edge

    26 Schooner St, Damariscotta, ME 04543
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Personalized attentive care, excellent meals

    I placed my mom here and have been very pleased. The skilled, caring staff gave personalized, attentive care-always friendly and helpful. Meals are tasty with excellent menu choices and flexible ordering; the grounds are spotless with a lovely garden courtyard and on-site manicure services. I trust this team and would recommend them.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.94·(17)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      3.9

    Pros

    • Attentive, personalized caregiving
    • Skilled and compassionate staff
    • Friendly and helpful frontline team
    • Tasty, varied dining with flexible ordering
    • Clean, well-maintained premises
    • On-site salon services and garden courtyard amenities

    Cons

    • Staffing shortages and inconsistent availability
    • Variability in care quality and resident experience
    • Safety practices and clinical oversight
    • Gaps in staff responsiveness and family communication
    • Management and operational consistency issues

    Summary of reviews

    Cove's Edge presents a mixed but informative profile. Many comments emphasize strong day-to-day strengths: families and visitors frequently note attentive, personalized caregiving delivered by staff described as skilled, compassionate, friendly, and helpful. The facility's dining program also receives positive attention — menus are described as varied and appealing, with flexibility for residents to order preferred items. Physical amenities such as a garden courtyard and on-site salon/manicure services, together with generally clean and well-maintained common areas, round out the facility's favorable attributes.

    Care and staffing appear to be the core positives for many families. Several comments praise individualized attention and a caring team culture, suggesting that frontline caregivers often provide reliable, person-centered support. At the same time, there is a countervailing pattern indicating operational weaknesses: reviewers cite staffing shortages and inconsistent availability, which can translate into variability in responsiveness and the resident experience. Those two strands together create a polarized impression — strong caregiving when staff levels and supervision are adequate, and diminished reliability when they are not.

    Dining and activities are highlighted as strengths. The menu is described as tasty with good choices, and the ability to request specific items is noted. The presence of a garden courtyard and salon services suggests attention to quality-of-life amenities and personal grooming opportunities, which can support social engagement and resident well-being.

    Facility maintenance and cleanliness are generally described positively; several reviewers used terms conveying a spotless or well-kept environment. However, the presence of serious-sounding safety and conduct concerns in a minority of comments indicates potential gaps in clinical oversight, safety practices, and staff conduct standards. These issues are characterized in the available feedback as operational and supervisory rather than as narrowly detailed incidents.

    Taken together, the pattern is one of capable, caring staff offset by variability in operational reliability. Prospective residents and families may find Cove's Edge appealing for its caregiving culture, food service, and amenities, but should also seek clarity on the facility's staffing model, clinical oversight, incident-response procedures, and family-communication practices. Practical next steps for visitors include asking about current staff-to-resident ratios, shift coverage during peak hours, recent inspection or quality reports, protocols for safety and medication management, and the facility's process for notifying families about incidents or changes in condition.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Cove's Edge is located at 26 Schooner St, Damariscotta, ME, 04543.

    About Cove's Edge

    Cove's Edge sits next to Chase Point in Damariscotta, Maine, and you'll find a place that's been taking care of folks since 1981, providing many types of senior care all in one spot, including skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehab, assisted living, independent apartments, and memory care for Alzheimer's or dementia, and they run as a non-profit linked with MaineHealth, which brings local hospital services closer. The community has 76 certified beds and usually has some rooms available, offering private rooms with bathrooms, cable TV, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, a kitchenette, and a phone, while independent and assisted living options include resident-owned apartments and cottages. Staff get trained to help with all kinds of daily needs like bathing, dressing, moving around, and taking medicine, and there's 12 to 16 hours of nursing staff on-site plus a 24-hour call system and supervision, so people can get help in an emergency, and there are safety systems like backup generators and fire safety measures too. Cove's Edge puts a lot of focus on personalized care plans, letting residents and families take part in decisions, and the staff gets recognized for being especially skilled in dementia and Alzheimer's care, with special programs, memory care features, secure spaces, and activities to help people keep engaged and comfortable. Residents can get one or two chef-prepared meals a day, with options for special diets, household cleaning and laundry help, transportation, and parking for those who need it, and there are group activities like movie nights, gardening, fitness, social events, art, games, and even resident-led groups, so it's never dull unless you want it to be. For health needs, the center offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy, respite and hospice care, and after a hospital stay folks can stay for specialized medical rehab. Residents who can't get around easily get extra support through non-ambulatory care, and the place coordinates closely with family and primary doctors, which comes in handy. There are family councils to keep communication open, and Cove's Edge belongs to a bigger continuing care community, so as people age, they don't have to leave their familiar surroundings just because they need more help. The place accepts Medicare and Medicaid and works with different insurances, so more people can use their services if needed. Reviews from families usually describe the staff as compassionate and say the place feels friendly and safe, and even though no place is perfect, Cove's Edge gets a rating of 4.2 out of 5 based on thirteen reviews, which means most families feel good about the care their loved ones get.

    People often ask...

    Cove's Edge offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 7 photos of Cove's Edge on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 26 Schooner St, Damariscotta, ME 04543.

    No, Cove's Edge does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Maine, the DHHS Division of Licensing & Certification licenses assisted living and residential care facilities, posting statements of deficiency and plans of correction.

    License number249904
    Facility typeNursing Home

    Inspection Reports

    13

    Reports

    22

    Citations

    5

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    30 Dec 2024Renewal
    Determined substantial compliance after a follow-up on-site visit.
    05 Nov 2024Renewal
    Determined substantial compliance with emergency preparedness requirements. No deficiencies cited.
    23 Oct 2024Complaint
    Identified deficiencies related to missing resident items, drug/biologicals temperature control, and rehabilitation services with corrective actions and timelines to achieve compliance.
    • 483.10(i)(1)-(7)Safe/Clean/comfortable/Homelike Environment
    • 483.45(g)(h)(1)(2)Label/store drugs and Biologicals
    • 483.65(a)(1)(2)Provide/Obtain Specialized Rehab Services
    23 Oct 2024Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found multiple deficiencies related to personal property, safety, medication storage, and rehabilitative services.
    • 42 CFR 483.10(i)(1)-(7)Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment
    • 42 CFR 483.25(d)(1)-(2)Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices
    • 42 CFR 483.45(g)-(h)Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals
    • 42 CFR 483.65(a)(1)-(2)Provide/Obtain Specialized Rehab Services
    22 Oct 2024Renewal
    Investigated life-safety deficiencies involving egress doors, self-closing devices, and gas cylinder storage; multiple items required corrective action.
    • NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 edition, 7.2.1.6.1; 19.2.2.2.3; 19.2.2.2.4Egress Doors
    • NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 editionDoors with Self-Closing Devices
    • NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 edition; NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code, 2012 editionContinued From page 5 - Gas Cylinder Storage (less than or equal to 300 cubic feet)
    • NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 edition; NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code, 2012 editionGas Cylinder Storage
    22 Oct 2024Renewal
    Identified deficiencies related to oxygen cylinder storage labeling and delayed egress door signage.
    • NFPA 99; NFPA 101Oxygen cylinder storage labeling and safety requirements
    • NFPA 101; NFPA 99Delayed-egress locking and signage
    • NFPA 101; NFPA 99; 2012 editionOxygen cylinder storage capacity/enclosure requirements
    12 Sept 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and determined substantial compliance with required standards.
    12 Sept 2023Renewal
    Determined no violations. Applicable requirements were met.
    21 Aug 2023Renewal
    Found substantial compliance with care-related requirements, but not in substantial compliance with the Life Safety Code for the physical environment.
    • 42 CFR 483.90Physical Environment
    09 Aug 2023Renewal
    Investigated a deficiency related to means of egress; exterior courtyard exit discharge paths had pavement that was excessively cracked, uneven, and ridges over 1/4 inch.
    • NFPA 101 (Means of Egress - General)Means of Egress - General
    09 Aug 2023Complaint
    Found nurse staffing information not posted in a prominent place accessible to residents and visitors, and observed multiple food-handling and storage deficiencies in the kitchen.
    • 483.35(g)(3)Public access to posted nurse staffing data
    • 483.60(i)(1)(2)Food Procurement, Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary
    09 Aug 2023Renewal
    Identified deficiencies related to hazardous area enclosure and exterior walkway conditions, indicating non-compliance with fire-safety and maintenance standards.
    • NFPA 101; 8.7.1; 19.3.5.9; 8.4Hazardous Areas - Enclosure
    • NFPA 101; 42 CFR 483.90The courtyard exterior walkway
    09 Aug 2023Complaint
    Investigation found deficiencies in nurse staffing posting and food safety practices. Found that daily nurse staffing data were not posted in a prominent place and kitchen areas had sanitation and dating issues.
    • 42 CFR 483.35(g)(1)-(4)Posted Nurse Staffing Information
    • 42 CFR 483.60(i)(1)-(2)Food Procurement, Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary

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