Notice before transfer or discharge · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
F623 in Maine. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Maine cites F623 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.28×
1.28 times the share F623 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Maine citations0.52%
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F623.
Maine0.52%
National0.41%
Share of all citations that were F623.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F623 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, isolatedFebruary 20, 2025
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to issue a written transfer/discharge notice to a resident or their legal representative for a facility-initiated transfer/discharge for 1 of 2 Resident's reviewed for hospitalization (Resident #11).
Findings:
Review of Resident 11's clinical record revealed that on 7/12/24 resident was transferred to an acute care hospital and subsequently admitted .
Further review of Resident 11's clinical record lacked evidence that the resident and/or resident representative and the Ombudsman's office were provided a written transfer/discharge notice. …
B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternJune 4, 2025
Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to issue a written transfer/discharge notice to a resident or their legal representative for a facility-initiated transfer/discharge for 2 of 3 sampled residents transferred/discharged to an acute care facility. ( Resident #13 and #66)
Findings:
1. Documentation in Resident 13's clinical record indicated that he/she was transferred to an acute hospital on 4/2/25 and subsequently admitted . The clinical record lacked evidence that the facility issued a written transfer/discharge notice to the resident and/or legal representative.
2. Documentation in Resident 66's clinical record indicated that he/she was transferred to an acute hospital on 5/7/25 and subsequently admitted . …
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