Incontinence and catheter care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
F690 in Vermont. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Vermont cites F690 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.24×
0.24 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Vermont citations0.32%
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2025, this is the portion that was F690.
Vermont0.32%
National1.35%
Share of all citations that were F690.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Vermont surveyors wrote
F690 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.
G · Actual harm, isolatedOctober 25, 2023
Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure that 1 of 3 sampled residents (Resident # 1) with a urinary catheter receives appropriate treatment and services to prevent urinary tract infections and to restore continence to the extent possible. Findings include:
Per record review, Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] following a hospital stay for cardiac complications. Resident #1's health history included congestive heart failure, diabetes, cardiac disease, hypertension, and stroke. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 12, 2025
Per observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that residents with urinary catheters received appropriate treatment and services to prevent urinary tract infections for 2 of 2 sampled residents (Resident #3 & 27). Findings include: Per record review, Resident #3 reveals medical diagnoses which include:Urinary tract infection (an infection in any part of the urinary system);Neuromuscular Dysfunction of Bladder (the nerves that carry messages back and forth between the bladder and the spinal cord and brain don't work the way they should);Acute Kidney Failure (when the kidneys suddenly can't filter waste products from the blood);Retention of Urine (bladder doesn't completely empty when urinating); andChronic Kidney Disease (a long-term condition where the kidneys… …
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