The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
SUMMER COMMONS
SANFORD, ME · Medicare-certified · 64 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
5 of 5 stars overall. Summer Commons in Sanford, ME has strong staffing (5 of 5 stars; 4.89 nurse hours per resident per day vs. the 4.1 benchmark), no fines in the last 24 months, a 4 of 5 health inspection rating, and a 3 of 5 quality measures rating.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.887 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 27, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.887.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.26
- Nurse aides
- 2.84
- Weekend nursing
- 4.52
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 54%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
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
29.4%26.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.5%9.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.1%7.9%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
5%6.4%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
50%25%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—17.5%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
28.6%22.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.3%28.9%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
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
—98.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.9%94.2%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—87.2%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.8%95.3%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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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 November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · May 1, 2021
Now operated by Summer Commons, previously Smhc Newton Center.
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 61.2 residents on an average day (96% of 64 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 53 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.