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
4 of 5 overall
4 out of 5 stars overall. Summer Commons in Sanford, ME has 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings, a 3-star quality rating, no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 4.85 hours per resident per day, above the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.8549 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 4.8549.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.29
- Nurse aides
- 2.84
- Weekend nursing
- 4.53
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 66%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
27.6%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.3%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.7%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
5.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
37.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
19.1%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
27.3%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
30.1%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
87.2%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.2%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
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 61.5 residents on an average day (96% of 64 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 53 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.