Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic

    88 Harbor Dr, Saco, ME 04072
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    3.20·(30)

    Overall rating

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

      2.5
    • Staff

      2.6
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing staff
    • Caring certified nursing assistants
    • Organized, clean, modern interior
    • Well-maintained, landscaped grounds
    • Spacious private rooms with large bathrooms
    • Active social and recreational program
    • Available physical and occupational therapy services
    • Pet-therapy and community engagement activities
    • Nutritious, varied menu options
    • Welcoming, friendly atmosphere for residents and families

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and insufficient night coverage
    • Slow or unreliable response to call bells and resident requests
    • Gaps in management communication and care coordination
    • Medication-management inconsistencies
    • Limited therapy hours and lack of weekend therapy
    • Unreliable on-site communication infrastructure (phones/cell service)
    • Incontinence-care and linen-change delays
    • Inconsistent meal delivery and temperature/accuracy issues
    • Deficiencies in property accountability and discharge paperwork handling
    • Staff conduct and bedside transfer safety
    • Inefficient discharge and administrative processes
    • Missed routine personal-care tasks (bathing, bed changes)

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers describe a facility with a mix of strong clinical and hospitality elements alongside persistent operational weaknesses. Positive comments consistently highlight compassionate, attentive nursing and caregiver interactions; many families note CNAs and nurses who provided patient-focused attention and a welcoming atmosphere. The building and grounds receive praise for being modern, clean, and well-maintained, with spacious private rooms and large bathrooms. Recreational programming, including therapy services and pet-therapy visits, is frequently mentioned as enhancing resident quality of life.

    At the same time, a recurrent pattern of operational issues appears across accounts. Staffing inconsistency — particularly limited overnight coverage and high CNA workloads — is linked to slow or unreliable responses to call bells and delays in routine personal care tasks such as bathing and bed changes. Several comments describe sanitation and incontinence-care delays and inconsistent meal delivery (wrong items or served at undesirable temperatures), indicating variability in day-to-day service reliability.

    Clinical coordination and administrative processes are another area of concern. Families report missed orders, gaps in discharge paperwork, and delays in communicating care plans or honoring power-of-attorney directives. Medication management and unfamiliar staff entering rooms without clear handoff have been cited as stressors for families and residents. There are also multiple notes about property accountability problems and difficulties completing timely discharges.

    Some reviewers raise serious safety and conduct questions, ranging from bedside transfer technique to the tone of communication from specific clinicians. There are allegations of serious incidents occurring during care, and several accounts describe limited responsiveness during urgent situations; these descriptions suggest the facility would benefit from strengthened clinical-incident response protocols and improved family communication pathways.

    For prospective residents and families: many people report excellent individual caregivers and a pleasant physical environment, but prospective admissions should actively evaluate operational reliability during tours. Suggested focus areas include staffing levels across all shifts, call-bell response times, therapy scheduling (including weekend availability), medication-administration procedures, and administrative practices around discharge and property handling. Asking about incident-reporting processes and recent quality-improvement initiatives may help clarify how the facility is addressing the patterns highlighted by families.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic is located at 88 Harbor Dr, Saco, ME, 04072.

    About Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic

    Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic, over at 88 Harbor Dr in Saco, Maine, runs a retirement community with 105 beds, including 53 private rooms, where most folks get either skilled or long-term nursing care, and staff offer help with daily activities like bathing, getting dressed, and taking the right medicines on time, they also help people with getting around and provide transportation for medical appointments when needed, and there's staff around all day and night, from licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants to physical therapists, all working together so residents can stay as healthy as possible. The place includes a memory care unit for folks with memory loss, and they've got a secured area with a Wander Guard system to help keep everyone safe, plus there's a big focus on safety and making sure people can't wander off, which some families find reassuring.

    While rooms come with bedside phones, cable TV, internet, radiant heat, and call systems you can use with your voice, there are also spaces like elegant dining rooms, a snack kitchen, fireplaces, sundecks and courtyards, and for those who want some extra comfort, a health spa with whirlpool, as well as a walking path outside, and the staff tries to create a neighborhood setting where residents can join lots of activities, fitness programs, and social events, but people like quiet time can stick to their own private or semi-private rooms that have windows, and they get help if needed with pain management, clergy support, or social services as part of hospice care. The nursing and care team also offers services for folks with chronic illness or those needing rehabilitation after surgery, as the facility provides IV therapy, wound care, pulmonary therapy, enteral nutrition, and support with getting better after a hospital stay-plus they handle planning for going home, including visits as needed, and families get resources and some guidance along the way if they're caregiving themselves.

    Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic has been inspected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with the last standard inspection happening over two years ago, which is a bit longer than the usual 9 to 15 month timeframe, and records show 23 deficiencies, including issues with infection control and failing to provide proper care in some cases, though these reports haven't shown real harm, but rather a risk for minor harm or for quality of life not being as good as it should be, and some deficiencies have involved not fully honoring residents' rights to self-determination, dignity, and communication. Nurse turnover is on the high side, with 74% per year compared to the state's 50.6%, though nurse staffing hours per resident per day averages 4.42, just a little over the state average of 4.3. The facility belongs to First Atlantic Healthcare and provides Medicaid and Medicare certified care.

    So, Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic stays focused on combining medical oversight, safety, and everyday support for older adults who need help, and while it has community spots, enjoyable amenities, and a choice of rooms, it's fair to note the inspection and staffing concerns, which some families might want to factor in as they look for the right place.

    People often ask...

    Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic offers independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing.

    There are 7 photos of Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 88 Harbor Dr, Saco, ME 04072.

    No, Seal Rock Healthcare-Atlantic 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 number249940
    Facility typeNursing Home

    Inspection Reports

    15

    Reports

    17

    Citations

    15

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    15 May 2025Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and determined compliance with federal long-term care requirements.
    15 May 2025Complaint
    Verified compliance with applicable long-term care requirements after a follow-up visit addressing prior deficiencies.
    02 Apr 2025Complaint
    Investigated complaints about infection control and care; found serious lapses in isolation practices, communication, and nursing care that contributed to a Norovirus outbreak across multiple units.
    • 483.80Infection prevention & control
    • 483.10(g)(14)(i)-(iv)(15)Notification of Changes
    • 483.25Quality of care
    • 483.35Nursing services
    • 483.70Administration
    02 Apr 2025Complaint
    An investigation identified deficiencies in infection control, care of residents with gastrointestinal symptoms, and staff administrative practices, including communication and notification processes.
    • §483.80Infection prevention and control
    • §483.25Quality of care
    • §483.75Administration
    • §483.35Competent nursing staff
    • §483.80Infection prevention and control
    27 Aug 2024Complaint
    Concluded substantial compliance with long-term care requirements after reviewing two complaints.
    02 Jul 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. The visit determined substantial compliance with the applicable requirements.
    30 Apr 2024Complaint
    Investigated complaints and found substantial compliance with applicable requirements.
    01 Apr 2024Complaint
    Concluded substantial compliance with long-term care requirements after an unannounced site visit.
    18 Oct 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and determined substantial compliance with federal long-term care requirements. No deficiencies were cited.
    12 Sept 2023Complaint
    Verified compliance with applicable long-term care requirements after a follow-up visit.
    12 Sept 2023Complaint
    Concluded compliance with applicable federal requirements after a follow-up visit. The follow-up confirmed no deficiencies were present.
    08 Aug 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found issues with meal service being non-homelike and with bowel maintenance practices not being followed, including lack of physician notification.
    • CFR 483.10Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights
    • CFR 483.25Quality of Care
    08 Aug 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found deficiencies related to residents' rights and access to quality care.
    • 42 CFR 483.10Resident Rights
    12 Jul 2023Complaint
    Found deficiencies in residents' scheduled showers not being consistently provided and issues with the storage of drugs and biologics.
    • §483.45(h)(1) §483.45(h)(2) §483.45(h)(3)Storage of Drugs and Biologics
    • —Scheduled showers and care plan adherence
    12 Jul 2023Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in scheduled bathing for multiple residents and in securing medication storage.
    • CFR 483.24(a)(2)ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents
    • CFR 483.45(g)(h)(1)(2)Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals

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