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Cedar Healthcare Center

Nursing home in Portsmouth, NH

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
188 Jones Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone
(603) 431-2530
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
305082
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
102
Average residents per day
89
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Peak Healthcare at Portsmouth LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 12, 1997
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 305082. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 26, 2025. CMS lists 7 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 12, 2023 to Jun 26, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 26, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 8, 2024Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
May 8, 2024Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
May 8, 2024Have policies on smoking.
Environmental		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 12, 2023Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 12, 2023Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 12, 2023Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.54 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.55 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.23 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.42 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
45%
RN turnover (yearly)
36%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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