Based on interviews and facility policy the facility implements, and maintain an effective training program for all staff. Appropriately trained staff can improve resident safety, create a more person-centered environment, and reduce the number of adverse events or other resident complications. This has the potential to affect all three units.Findings:Review of facility policy Orientation Program dated 5/12/08 states It is the policy of North Country Associated is to provide all new staff members with a comprehensive orientation resulting in an in-depth knowledge of our established policies and procedures. …
F940 citations in Maine
Administration Deficiencies
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Maine cites F940 more often than its own record predicts
5.34 times the share F940 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F940.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Maine surveyors wrote
F940 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.26% | 2.78× |
| 2025 | 0.52% | 5.34× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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