Based on daily schedules review and interview, the facility failed to use the services of a Registered Nurse (RN) for at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 of 7 weekend shifts reviewed for RN coverage. Findings: On 10/31/24 at 10:00 a.m., a surveyor reviewed the daily staffing schedules with the Administrator and Operations Consultant with the following confirmed: 1. On 10/13/24, there was no evidence of a RN in the building working 8 consecutive hours. 2. On 10/20/24, there was no evidence of a RN in the building working 8 consecutive hours.
F727 citations in Maine
Registered nurse coverage · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Maine cites F727 more often than its own record predicts
1.47 times the share F727 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2024, this is the portion that was F727.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F727 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 review and interviews, the facility failed to use the services of a Registered Nurse (RN) for at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week on 3 of 40 days reviewed for RN coverage. Finding: On 3/31/22 during a review of Daily Staffing Postings and nursing working schedules from 12/27/21 - 1/3/22 and from 2/27/22 - 3/27/22, they indicated that on 1/2/22, (Sunday) 2/27/22, (Sunday) and 3/27/22, (Sunday) the facility did not have a Registered Nurse (RN) on duty for at least 8 consecutive hours. On 3/31/22 at 11:50 a.m., the findings were confirmed with the Director of Nursing and Administrator.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Maine citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.63% | 0.93× |
| 2024 | 0.79% | 1.47× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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