Based on observations and interviews the facility failed to ensure the kitchen was maintained in a clean and sanitary manner; failed to ensure foods were labeled and/or dated in the kitchen and a reach in refrigerator for 1 of 1 kitchen tour (8/17/26); failed to label foods in a dining room kitchenette and failed to ensure food was served in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 2 of 2 dining room observations.(8/18/26-lunch meal).Findings:On 8/17/26 from 6:10 p.m. …
F812 citations in Maine
Food safety and sanitation · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maine cites F812 more often than its own record predicts
1.34 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F812.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F812 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 ensure the fans blowing on the clean dishes in the dish room were clean on 2 of 3 days of survey (12/17/18 and 12/18/18). Findings: On 12/17/18 at 11:15 a.m., during an initial tour of the kitchen, a surveyor observed the fan in the dish room was heavily soiled with dust and blowing on the rack with the clean dishes. A surveyor confirmed this finding with a Food Service Director at the time of the observation. On 12/18/18 at 9:30 a.m., during a follow up tour of the kitchen, a surveyor observed a fan, directly behind a tray of clean cups located on the top shelf of the clean dish rack, soiled in dust blowing on the clean cups. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Maine citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.26% | 1.45× |
| 2024 | 6.44% | 1.43× |
| 2025 | 6.01% | 1.34× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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