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Windward Gardens

105 Mechanic Street, Camden, ME 048432072364197Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 73Avg. daily residents: 65Chain: Genesis Healthcare (184 facilities)County: Knox
Special Focus Facility — CMS currently lists this facility in its program for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues; it is inspected about twice as often as other facilities until it graduates or is terminated from Medicare.

The complete public record on Windward Gardens, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Camden, Maine, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
Not rated
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below.
Health inspection
Not rated
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
Not rated
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
Not rated
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
CMS has published limited rating data for this facility. That is common for newly certified facilities and does not by itself indicate a problem. Nursing staff turnover of 76% is well above the Maine average of 47%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.96 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (4.34)
1.14 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (1.05)
3.68 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
76.2% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (46.7)
70.8% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

December 4, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
21 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (11.0)
42 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

60 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
April 1, 20260584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 1, 20260842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 7, 20260684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted… ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.