Based on record review, interviews, and facility policy, the facility failed to monitor side effects of psychotropic medications for 1 of 3 residents reviewed during a complaint investigation (Resident #1).Findings:Review of facility policy Psychoactive Medication Use Policy dated 9/18 states A psychoactive drug is any medication affecting brain activity associated with mental processes and behavior. These include, but are not limited to, drugs in the following categories: anti-psychotic; anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, hypnotic. Target behavior documentation will be collected and documented on a daily basis; Side effect monitoring and documentation will be collected and documented on a daily basis. Psychoactive medications will only be used in conjunction with the Individual Care Plan . …
F757 citations in Maine
Unnecessary drugs · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maine cites F757 more often than its own record predicts
1.31 times the share F757 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F757.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F757 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Maine citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.32% | 0.39× |
| 2024 | 0.66% | 0.94× |
| 2025 | 1.04% | 1.31× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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