Deficiency Index

F947 citations in Maine

Nurse aide training · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

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

F947 in Maine. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Maine cites F947 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share5.64×

5.64 times the share F947 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Maine citations1.57%

Of every deficiency written in Maine in 2025, this is the portion that was F947.

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

In the surveyor’s words

What Maine surveyors wrote

F947 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.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMay 14, 2026

Based on Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) employee education review and interview, the facility failed to monitor and ensure that the CNA attended the required 12 hours of annual in-service education training for 1 of 5 randomly selected CNAs employed greater than 1 year. (CNA #1)Finding:CNA #1 was hired in February of 2025. Review of CNA #1 Employee In-service/attendance records lacked evidence of the required 12 hours of continuing education from 2/2025 to 2/2026. On 5/14/26 at 2:36 p.m., during an interview with the Facility Administrator, the above information was confirmed.

Market Square Health Care Center, LLC

B · No harm, potential for minimal, patternMarch 13, 2024

Based on employee file reviews and interview, the facility failed to implement and maintain an effective training program which includes, at a minimum, annual training on dementia for 2 of 3 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) reviewed (CNA4, CNA5). Findings: On 3/13/24, the following employee records were reviewed: 1. CNA4 was hired on 12/15/22. There was no documented dementia training completed by CNA4 in the employee file. 2. CNA5 was hired on 12/31/21. The most recent dementia training completed by CNA5 was 8/13/22. There was no documented dementia training completed by CNA5 for 2023. On 3/13/24 at 8:51 a.m., during an interview with the Business Office Manager, a surveyor confirmed this finding.

Katahdin Health Care LLC

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Recent years

YearShare of Maine citationsvs expected
20230.63%2.42×
20241.31%4.30×
20251.57%5.64×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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