Nursing home report
SANFORD, ME · Medicare-certified · 86 beds
5 out of 5 stars overall. PINNACLE HEALTH & REHAB AT SANFORD has strong inspection results and no fines in the last 24 months, with staffing at 3.83 hours per resident day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; its quality measures rating is lower at 2 out of 5 stars.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8341 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8341.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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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.
