Based on record review and interviews the facility failed to appropriately notify a resident and or resident representative in a timely manor, prior to changing a residents room, for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for room change. On 1/21/25 the Division of Licensing and Certification received a complaint in regards to a resident's room being changed without proper notification. On 1/27/25 at 8:00 p.m., during an interview Resident #57 and his/her family member both stated that they had not received any notification of a room change prior to it occurring. Review of Resident #57's clinical record indicates that the resident was moved from Elm Unit to Hickory Unit on 1/15/25. Further review of the clinical record lacked evidence that any notification of the room change occurred. …
F559 citations in Maine
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maine cites F559 more often than its own record predicts
1.18 times the share F559 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F559.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F559 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.
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