Based on record reviews and interviews , the facility failed to protect and promote a resident's right be free from a physical restraint in accordance with S483.12 [Resident #99 (R99)]. A reasonable and prudent person would suffer anxiety, distress, and fear from the involuntary loss of independent movement. Findings: On 7/31/24 at 12:35 p.m., the State of Maine, Division of Licensing and Certification received an anonymous complaint alleging the facility was short staffed and CNAs (Certified Nursing Assistants) were tying residents to chairs. The following is a result of the investigation: R99 was admitted on [DATE] to the facility on hospice. The resident had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS)which indicated severe cognitive impairment and was unable to make his/her needs known. …
F675 citations in Maine
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Maine cites F675 more often than its own record predicts
3.56 times the share F675 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2024, this is the portion that was F675.
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What Maine surveyors wrote
F675 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 observations and interview, the facility failed to provide services to a resident necessary to attain the highest practicable level of care related to positioning during 1 of 4 observed meal services (Resident #19). Finding: On 11/04/19 at 11:58 a.m., in the first floor long term care unit dining room, a surveyor observed Resident #19 seated in a Broda chair with the back of the wheelchair in a slightly reclined position. The resident's plate was set to the left of the resident. The resident proceeded to bring him/herself up in an upright position, fully extend his/her right arm to reach the plate, place food on the fork, then lay back into the chair and take a bite of the food. …
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