Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to issue a bed hold notice which included the daily bed hold cost, to a resident, known family member and/or legal representative for 3 of 3 sampled residents who had been transferred to the hospital (Residents #7, #66, and #69). Findings: 1. Resident #7's clinical record revealed the resident was transferred to an acute care hospital on 5/23/24 and subsequently admitted . The clinical record lacked evidence that Resident #7 and/or the resident representative were provided with a written bed hold notices upon transfer. 2. Resident #69's clinical record revealed the resident was transferred to an acute care hospital on [DATE] and subsequently admitted . …
F625 citations in Maine
Bed-hold notice · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maine cites F625 more often than its own record predicts
2.27 times the share F625 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F625.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F625 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.
Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to issue a written bed hold notice to a resident, known family member or legal representative for 2 of 3 sampled residents who had been transferred to an acute care facility (Resident #13 and #66). Findings: 1. in Resident #13's clinical record indicated that he/she transferred to an acute care hospital on 4/2/25 and subsequently admitted . The clinical record lacked evidence that the facility issued a written bed hold notice to the resident, a family member, or legal representative upon transfer. 2. Documentation in Resident #66's clinical record indicated that he/she transferred to an acute care hospital on 5/7/25 and subsequently admitted . …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Maine citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.89% | 3.06× |
| 2024 | 1.84% | 2.65× |
| 2025 | 0.65% | 2.27× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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