F551 in Maine. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Maine cites F551 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share3.37×
3.37 times the share F551 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Maine citations0.26%
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F551.
Maine0.26%
National0.08%
Share of all citations that were F551.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F551 findings written in Maine, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedJanuary 29, 2026
Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure that the current resident representative was notified of a change in the resident's medication regimen for 1 of 3 residents having court appointed guardianship (Resident #1 [R1]).Finding: On 1/28/26 at 1:12 p.m., in a telephone interview, R1's Public Guardian Representative stated the facility's primary provider increased R1's dose of Lithium (a mood stabilizer and antimanic agent) without obtaining the Guardian's consent. On 1/29/26 at 9:45 a.m., in an interview with a surveyor, the facility's social worker described the process for notification of changes to court appointed guardians. …
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