Based on interview and record review, the facility failed protect a resident's right to be free from neglect by failing to provide services to the resident that are necessary to avoid physical harm, pain, mental anguish and emotional distress for 1 of 5 residents in the applicable sample (Resident #1).This deficient practice rose to the immediate jeopardy level due to the facility's failure to provide necessary services, which resulted in antipsychotic medication withdrawal, repeated falls with major head injury, and death. This is a repeat deficiency for this facility, with the violation cited at immediate jeopardy during a partial survey dated 3/3/25. …
F600 citations in Vermont
Abuse and neglect · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Vermont cites F600 more often than its own record predicts
1.71 times the share F600 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2025, this is the portion that was F600.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Vermont surveyors wrote
F600 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.
Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents' right to be free from physical and verbal abuse from another resident for 2 of 3 sampled residents (Resident #1 and Resident #2). The facility did not implement effective interventions to prevent recurrence after a prior altercation on 8/7/25, nor did it update care plans to address ongoing risk. On 9/17/25, Resident #1 sustained blunt trauma to the nose with bleeding after being struck by Resident #2 during a physical altercation, and Resident #1 expressed feeling unsafe and distressed in his/her home. This deficient practice resulted in actual physical harm and psychosocial harm. …
Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from physical abuse by a staff member for 1 of 3 sampled residents (Resident #1). Findings include:Per record review Resident #1 has diagnoses that include dementia and difficulty walking. S/he has care plan interventions that include extensive assist of 1-2 with rolling walker and as needed Hoyer lift. Per progress notes written on 7/9/2026 Resident #1 had vomited and was assisted to the toilet by Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) #1 and LNA #2 when Resident #1 became weak unable to stand. S/he sustained a skin tear measuring 3 cm X 2.7 cm x 0.1 cm. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Vermont citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.85% | 2.17× |
| 2024 | 2.86% | 1.21× |
| 2025 | 4.47% | 1.71× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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