Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that the call bell system was functioning for 1 of 4 units observed ([NAME] unit). Finding: 1. A review of Resident Council Minutes for the last year showed that there are issues with the call bell system or that the call bell system is not working. [DATE] – Maintenance - Reports that the call bell system is not functioning reliably – No follow-up in December [DATE] – Nursing - Need a better call bell system – No follow-up in February May 20, 2026 – Nursing – Not answering call bells in a timely manner – No follow-up in June 2. On 8/3/26 at 11:10 a.m., Resident #88 asked a surveyor to help them get into bed. The surveyor and Resident #88 pushed the call button. …
F919 citations in Maine
Call system · Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Maine cites F919 less often than its own record predicts
0.30 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2024, this is the portion that was F919.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F919 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.
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