Based on interview and record review the facility failed to identify and provide treatment and services related to dementia for one of twelve residents in the sample (Resident #3). Findings include:Per record review Resident #3 has a diagnosis of dementia with behavioral disturbances including becoming resistive and combative with care.The facility policy titled Dementia- Clinical Protocol states For the individual with confirmed dementia, the IDT will identify a resident-centered care plan to maximize remaining function and quality of life.Review of Resident #3's care plan revealed that there was no care plan for dementia care, and the care plan did not identify dementia related care needs or what to do when Resident #3 was refusing, resistive, or combative. …
F744 citations in Vermont
Dementia care · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Vermont cites F744 more often than its own record predicts
1.61 times the share F744 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2025, this is the portion that was F744.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Vermont surveyors wrote
F744 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Vermont citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.20% | 10.32× |
| 2025 | 0.32% | 1.61× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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