The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Fallbrook Commons
PORTLAND, ME · Medicare-certified · 102 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
Fallbrook Commons (Portland, ME) has an overall 3-star rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and quality measures and 4 stars for staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 5.13 hours per resident day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included resident rights and care plan issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.1297 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.1297.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.75
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.70
- Nurse aides
- 3.68
- Weekend nursing
- 4.39
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 49%
Registered nurse turnover: 44%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
25.4%27.4%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.5%1.1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.3%5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.1%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
7.1%2.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
30.2%29.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
25.7%6.2%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
21.8%23.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—5.6%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0.9%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
36.9%27.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
13.3%15.5%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—96.9%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.7%97.8%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—60%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
42.9%53.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- Part of NORTH COUNTRY ASSOCIATES · 9 homes · 2.6 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 94.9 residents on an average day (93% of 102 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.