188 JONES AVE, Portsmouth, NH 03801
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Cedar Healthcare Center
Portsmouth, New HampshireMedicare inspection record
About Cedar Healthcare Center
CEDAR HEALTHCARE CENTER is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in PORTSMOUTH, NH with 102 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
102 residents
Location
Portsmouth, NH
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
188 JONES AVENUE, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 26, 2025, state inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the New Hampshire average is 4.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 32 minutes with each resident a day, below the New Hampshire average of 3 hours 54 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Cedar Healthcare Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 32 minutesBelow the New Hampshire average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 33 minutesBelow the New Hampshire average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 45% |
Inspections
4 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 26, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 28, 2025
May 8, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Have policies on smoking.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected May 10, 2024Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)AdministrationCorrected Jun 10, 2024Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)AdministrationCorrected Jun 10, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Peak Healthcare at Portsmouth LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 89
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- February 12, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 305082
Location
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188 JONES AVENUEPortsmouth, NH 03801
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Questions about Cedar Healthcare Center
How did Cedar Healthcare Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 26, 2025 and cited 1 health deficiency. The New Hampshire average is 4.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Cedar Healthcare Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 32 minutes with each resident per day, including 33 minutes from registered nurses. 45% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Cedar Healthcare Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Cedar Healthcare Center in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.