Augusta Center For Health & Rehabilitation

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Augusta Center For Health & Rehabilitation

Augusta Center For Health & Rehabilitation is a nursing home community in Augusta, ME.

Information last verified:

188 Eastern Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.3 from 44 reviews
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Overall Review of Augusta Center For Health & Rehabilitation

common 28 reviews mention this

Caring, attentive staffing is a theme

Residents and visitors frequently describe staff as attentive, friendly, and professional.

Across the reviews, people repeatedly mention friendly, helpful staff and caregivers who seem engaged with residents. Several reviewers say staff provided excellent care, communicated with families, and treated residents with compassion and kindness. There are also a few much harsher experiences where reviewers felt staff were neglectful, rude, or not responsive when help was needed.

common 7 reviews mention this

Cleanliness comes up often

Many reviewers highlight cleanliness as a standout, while a smaller number report issues.

Multiple reviews describe the facility as clean, well organized, and noticeably well kept. Other comments reinforce this with clean rooms and a generally tidy environment. A few reviewers report problems, including foul odors or infestation concerns, which are the main negative notes in this area.

differentiator 3 reviews mention this

Activities keep residents engaged

Residents are described as staying active through an engaged activities program.

Reviewers mention a robust activities calendar and describe the activities director as especially engaged in residents’ well-being. One long review also points to specific themed days and frequent staff interaction during visits. A separate visitor note highlights the atmosphere during the holidays, including shared gatherings and music.

common 2 reviews mention this

Rehab therapy support is noted

Rehabilitation reviews specifically call out therapy support for recovery.

At least a couple of reviewers describe rehab experiences that included physical, occupational, and speech therapies, along with supportive staff during recovery. Another review echoes that the physical therapy team and staff contributed to a “wonderful” stay. These comments align with the community’s skilled nursing facility care focus.

caveat 4 reviews mention this

Response time and medication can falter

Some reviews describe delays in assistance and medication issues.

A few reviewers report that care did not feel timely, including waiting a long time for help and, in one case, medication not being available after orders were placed. Another review describes the staff as stretched thin, framed as an expected strain during the Covid environment. Separate negative feedback also mentions nursing staffing being short and patients not receiving the help people expected.

How we summarize

Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes become a section.

Features

Housing

  • 72 resident community capacity 72 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Physicians

  • Atlee Gleaton Eye Care (0.1 miles)
  • Kennebec Internal Medicine Associates Pa (0.6 miles)
  • Medical Rehabilitation Assoc (0.7 miles)
  • Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency (0.8 miles)
  • Family Medicine Institute (0.8 miles)
  • Fmi (0.8 miles)
  • Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center (0.9 miles)

Parks

  • Viles Arboretum (0.8 miles)
  • Augusta Parks Department (1.1 miles)
  • Waterfront Park (1.2 miles)
  • Capitol Park (1.2 miles)
  • Vaughan Field (2.2 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Kennebec Pharmacy & Home Care (0.8 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (0.9 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.6 miles)
  • Walmart Pharmacy (3.1 miles)
  • Kennebec Pharmacy & Home Care (3.3 miles)
  • Community Pharmacy (3.4 miles)

Restaurants

  • Lisa's Restaurant (1 miles)
  • McDonald's (1.2 miles)
  • State Lunch (1.2 miles)
  • Downtown Diner (1.2 miles)
  • John Sullivan's Pub (1.3 miles)
  • Amato's (1.5 miles)
  • Subway (1.5 miles)

Hospitals

  • Riverview Psychiatric Center (1 miles)
  • Maine Migrant Health Program (1.2 miles)
  • Pathways Of Maine (2.8 miles)
  • Togus Va Hospital (3 miles)
  • Togus VA Medical Center (3.1 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Christian Science Reading Room (1 miles)
  • Green St United Methodist Church (1.2 miles)
  • Augusta Spiritualist Church (1.3 miles)
  • Unitarian Universalist Community Church (1.4 miles)
  • Wwwa (1.5 miles)
  • St Mary's (1.5 miles)
  • Saint Augustine Church (1.6 miles)

Cafes

  • Huiskamer Coffee House (1.2 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.6 miles)
  • Moose Tracks Cafe (3 miles)
  • Panera Bread (3.2 miles)

Theaters

  • Colonial Theater (1.2 miles)
  • Regal Augusta (2.9 miles)

Transportation

  • U-Haul Moving & Storage (1.6 miles)
  • Avis Rent A Car (2.1 miles)
  • usta State Airport (AUG) (2.1 miles)
  • Cape Air (2.1 miles)

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