Based on review of Payroll Based Journal Report, facility schedules with census, review of timecards, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure sufficient direct care staff were scheduled and on duty to meet the needs of residents that reside in the facility for 1 of 4 quarters reviewed (2nd quarter). This has the potential to affect all residents needing assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's). Review of Payroll Based Journal staffing report revealed the facility triggered for excessively low weekend staffing during the second quarter of 2026 (January 1 - March 31). On 7/1/26 at approximately 12:45 p.m., during an interview with the Administrator and a surveyor, the staffing schedules, census numbers, and time cards were reviewed for the second quarter of 2026. …
F725 citations in Maine
Sufficient nursing staff · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maine cites F725 more often than its own record predicts
2.19 times the share F725 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F725.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F725 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, interviews and record review the facility failed to provide services by sufficient numbers of personnel to provide nursing care to residents on 1 of 3 units. Finding: On 4/17/18, the surveyor tested call bells in 5 resident rooms on 3 units. Of the 5 call bells tested , staff response time was 20-25 minutes to respond to 2 of the call bells tested in Resident Rooms #120 and #109 on the Skilled Unit. On 4/17/18 at 10:00 a.m., in an interview with a Registered Nurse, he/she stated the facility is short staffed, especially on day shift, making it challenging to meet resident care needs. On 4/17/18 at 11:42 a.m., in an interview with Resident #1, he/she stated call bell wait times can be excessive on the day shift, thus impeding on resident care. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Maine citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.26% | 1.57× |
| 2024 | 1.18% | 1.48× |
| 2025 | 1.70% | 2.19× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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