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Make the most of your retirement at Forest Avenue Home, a blissful haven in Ellsworth, ME, that offers assisted living. With its commitment to enhancing residents’ quality of life, exceptional assistance for their daily living activities and household tasks is provided around the clock. The community ensures residents have more time to do the things they love.
Promoting an active lifestyle, residents can join in light exercises and fun conversations. Delicious and healthy meals are also served to meet residents’ dietary needs and preferences. Through medication reminders and transportation, residents do not have to worry about their prescriptions and can live healthily. With its state-of-the-art amenities and nurturing setting, residents will surely thrive in their golden years.
Higher than the Maine average: 83.1%In Maine, the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification is responsible for inspecting long-term care facilities to ensure they meet quality of care standards.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Maine state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 2 | 3 | This facility has 33% fewer total deficiencies than a typical Maine assisted living residence (2 vs. ME avg 3).↓ 33% better |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2023.
| 0.7 | 1 | This facility has 30% fewer deficiencies per year than a typical Maine assisted living residence (0.7 vs. ME avg 1).↓ 30% better |
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Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 0.3 | 0.2 | This facility has 50% more deficiencies per inspection than a typical Maine assisted living residence (0.3 vs. ME avg 0.2).↑ 50% worse |
Inspections
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Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 8 | 20 | This facility has 60% fewer total inspections than a typical Maine assisted living residence (8 vs. ME avg 20).↓ 60% better |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspection on February 12, 2025, identified deficiencies related to physical abuse and lack of dignity in resident care. Earlier inspections, including a biennial survey on June 6, 2023, found the facility to be in substantial compliance with regulations. The main issues involved staff mistreatment of a resident, which was substantiated by video evidence, leading to termination of the staff member and mandated retraining. The complaint investigation was substantiated, and authorities completed their review. This indicates a recent concern following a period of compliance, highlighting a need for ongoing attention to resident care practices.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
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Building Type: Single-story
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1.0 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Ellsworth's city center to Forest Avenue Home's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Forest Avenue Home is located in Ellsworth, Maine.
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The information below is reported by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification.
| Robert and Mary’s Place |
AL Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence. | Ellsworth | 30 | No | 8 | Private / Shared Rooms | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patten Pond House |
AL Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence. | Surry | 8 | No | 0 | Private / Shared Rooms | 87.5% | Samantha Grey | 31 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Eastside Manor |
AL Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence. | Hancock (Waukeag) | 8 | No | 5 | Private / Shared Rooms | - | Katrina Richartz | 17 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fremont Manor |
AL Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence. | Sullivan | 8 | No | 1 | Private / Shared Rooms | 100.0% | Katrina Richartz | 25 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Forest Avenue Home |
AL Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence. | Ellsworth | 4 | No | 46 | - | 100.0% | - | 8 | 2 | 0.3 |
Forest Avenue Home has a walk score of 46. Somewhat walkable. A few nearby services may be reachable on foot, but most trips require transportation.
According to ME state health department records, Forest Avenue Home's license number is RCC361.
According to ME state health department records, Forest Avenue Home's license expires on March 11, 2025.
Forest Avenue Home's occupancy is 100%.
Forest Avenue Home has 4 beds.
Forest Avenue Home is located at 5 Forest Avenue, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
(207) 667-6065 will put you in contact with the team at Forest Avenue Home.
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