F554 in Vermont. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Vermont cites F554 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.69×
1.69 times the share F554 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Vermont citations0.96%
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2025, this is the portion that was F554.
Vermont0.96%
National0.57%
Share of all citations that were F554.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Vermont surveyors wrote
F554 findings written in Vermont, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedAugust 5, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to determine whether it is clinically appropriate for residents to self-administer medications for 1 of 20 residents (Resident #69). The findings include:Per observation on 8/3/26 at 11:55 AM, Resident #69 had a box of Triamcinolone cream (prescription only cream) was on their bed. The resident verbalized that they apply the Triamcinolone cream themselves in the mornings and the evenings. Per interview on 8/3/26 at approximately 12:00 PM, the Unit Manager confirmed that the Resident #69 should not have the Triamcinolone cream in their possession and Resident #69 was not assessed to self-administration medications and should have been. …
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