Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to offer nourishing snacks to residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal service times on 6 of 6 units (Mt. [NAME], Mt. Blue, Sugarloaf, [NAME], Rangeley and Porter), for 2 of 4 days of survey. Findings: On 8/5/24 at 10:37 a.m., in an interview, Resident #181 stated They don't have a snack cart and we don't get offered snacks. I was told there's a bag in the cupboard if you want something. No yogurt or puddings. No hydration cups. On 8/5/24 at 11:08 a.m., a surveyor checked and confirmed the Sugarloaf Unit cupboard contained only white bread and Ensure. No sandwich fillings, peanut butter, etc. On 8/5/24 at 12:36 p.m., a surveyor checked the Mt. …
F809 citations in Maine
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Maine cites F809 less often than its own record predicts
0.62 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2024, this is the portion that was F809.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F809 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 observation and interview, the facility failed to provide scheduled snacks to 19 residents on 5/3/18 and on 5/6/18. (Resident #1, #12, #14, #18, #24, #31, #41, #42, #45, #53, #60, #61, #62, #64, #67, #70, #71, #72 and #73) Finding: On 5/7/18 at 11:30 a.m. during the initial tour of the kitchen, a surveyor observed 2 trays in the walk-in refrigerator with snacks labeled with resident's names and time of snack to be delivered. On the trays were Vanilla health shakes, nutritional juice drinks, cups of cottage cheese, sandwiches, chocolate cream cookies, oatmeal cookies, gluten free cookies, crackers, yogurts, puddings and a label for ½ cup of milk for a Resident #61. A surveyor confirmed this finding with the Interim Food Service Director, at the time of the observation.
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Maine citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.32% | 1.43× |
| 2024 | 0.13% | 0.62× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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