Deficiency Index

F847 citations in Maine

Administration Deficiencies

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F847 in Maine. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Maine cites F847 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.77×

1.77 times the share F847 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Maine citations0.26%

Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F847.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Maine surveyors wrote

F847 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.

E · No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternFebruary 11, 2026

Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure the terms and conditions of a binding arbitration agreement were clearly communicated to the residents or their representatives and not required as a condition of admission due to the agreement being a part of the admission paperwork for 3 of 3 residents reviewed for Arbitration. (Residents 63, 77, 56, and 76) 1- On 2/9/26 at 9:30a.m., during the Entrance Conference, the Acting Administrator and when asked, she stated that there were no residents with a Binding Arbitration Agreement with the facility. 2- On 2/10/26 at 8:30a.m., during a review of the admission Packet, a surveyor discovered a form for Binding Arbitration in the admission Packet. …

Gorham House

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