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Spend your best years at Heath House, an outstanding community in Saco, ME, that offers assisted living. Here, residents’ daily living activities and household tasks are taken care of, so they can maintain their independence without hassles. The community also features an emergency alert system in its secure accommodations, ensuring residents can feel at ease during their stay.
Encouraging residents to live actively and make new friends, a thoughtfully curated calendar of fun activities and engaging social events is conducted. Delicious and healthy meals are also served to meet residents’ nutritional needs and preferences. With medication management, residents do not have to worry about their daily living activities. Residents can live to their potential amidst the community’s warm and welcoming environment.
Lower than the Maine average: 83.1%Heath House is administrated by Shane Ashe.
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.
| 4 | 3 | This facility has 33% more total deficiencies than a typical Maine assisted living residence (4 vs. ME avg 3).↑ 33% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2023.
| 1.3 | 1 | This facility has 30% more deficiencies per year than a typical Maine assisted living residence (1.3 vs. ME avg 1).↑ 30% worse |
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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.
| 14 | 20 | This facility has 30% fewer total inspections than a typical Maine assisted living residence (14 vs. ME avg 20).↓ 30% better |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspection on January 22, 2025, found the facility not in substantial compliance, with deficiencies related to resident contracts, informational packets, resident rights documentation, and controlled substance records. Earlier inspections, including the one on January 30, 2023, showed the facility was in substantial compliance with no noted deficiencies. Inspectors cited issues mainly involving documentation and record-keeping for residents and medications. No complaint investigations or enforcement actions were listed in the available reports. The inspection history suggests some recent challenges with regulatory compliance after a period of meeting standards.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
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Housing Options: Private / Shared Rooms
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5.6 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Saco's city center to Heath House's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Heath House is located in Saco, Maine.
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The information below is reported by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification.
| Crescent Place Group 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. | Biddeford | 6 | No | 91 | Private / Shared Rooms | - | - | 6 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| School Street 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. | Sanford | 5 | No | 80 | Private / Shared Rooms | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heath 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. | Saco | 4 | No | 0 | Private / Shared Rooms | 75.0% | Shane Ashe | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Harmony Lane |
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. | Biddeford | 2 | No | 4 | Private / Shared Rooms | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Countryside Adult Family Care 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. | Buxton (Buxton Center) | - | No | 16 | Private / Shared Rooms | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heath House is in the Saco neighborhood of Saco.
According to ME state health department records, Heath House's license number is RCC38746.
According to ME state health department records, Heath House's license expires on January 31, 2027.
Heath House's occupancy is 75%.
Shane Ashe is the administrator of Heath House.
Heath House has 4 beds.
Heath House is located at 45 Heath Rd, Saco, ME 04072.
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