Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to take and record food temperatures prior to meal service in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. This has the potential to impact all residents. This is a repeat deficiency for this facility, with the violation cited during the previous two recertification surveys, dated 8/27/25 and 6/5/24. Findings include: Per record review, the facility maintains temperature logs verifying that the temperature of foods meets professional food safety standards. Temperatures are supposed to be logged for both cold and hot foods for each meal that is served in the facility. …
F812 citations in Vermont
Food safety and sanitation · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Vermont cites F812 more often than its own record predicts
1.43 times the share F812 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2025, this is the portion that was F812.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Vermont surveyors wrote
F812 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 | 2.75% | 0.55× |
| 2024 | 2.54% | 0.56× |
| 2025 | 6.39% | 1.43× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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