The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
KATAHDIN HEALTH CARE LLC
MILLINOCKET, ME · Medicare-certified · 36 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Katahdin Health Care LLC in Millinocket, ME has an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with 5-star staffing and quality measures and a 3-star health inspection rating. Reported nurse staffing is 4.04 hours per resident day, slightly below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0398 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 12, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0398.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.78
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.62
- Nurse aides
- 2.64
- Weekend nursing
- 3.55
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 30%
Registered nurse turnover: 14%
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
12%3.6%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%5.9%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.4%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
6.1%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
0%0%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
32%20.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—12.3%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
30%45.5%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.7%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16.1%27.7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
31.2%25.8%Improving
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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
87.9%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—82.7%—
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of FIRST ATLANTIC HEALTHCARE · 10 homes · 2.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 35.4 residents on an average day (98% of 36 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 31 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.