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That is a real risk for people with dementia. But in the vast majority of cases, the Maine facilities are never inspected and rarely sanctioned.
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From 2020 to 2022, Maine’s state health department cited residential care facilities for dozens of resident rights violations and hundreds of other deficiencies. But it has imposed only one fine
The state cited dozens of incidents between 2020 and 2022, but only one resulted in a fine, an investigation found.
One lunchtime in 2021, a longtime resident at Woodlands Memory Care of Rockland started throwing up. His fingernails turned purple, and his skin became red all over. He was lethargic and fidgety, and his breathing grew shallow, according to the...