All citations for Vermont Healthcare Center
State inspectors check nursing homes that take Medicare or Medicaid against federal rules, usually about once a year, and also look into complaints. Each rule a home did not meet is a citation.
Last standard health inspection on record
April 24, 2026
Showing 1 to 25 of 31 citations
Harm to a resident
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
Harm to a resident
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (February 23, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (June 7, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (October 19, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (September 20, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (August 16, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (June 7, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (June 7, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (May 24, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (May 24, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (May 24, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (April 1, 2024).
Source: CMS Provider Information, Fire Safety Deficiencies, Health Deficiencies, Citation Code Look-up, data as of October 1, 2026. Inspection results describe the home at the time of each inspection.