Based on interviews and record review the facility failed to ensure that the binding arbitration agreement was explained in a form or manner the resident or resident's representative acknowledges that he/she understands for 2 out of 3 residents sampled, (Resident #31 and Resident #43). Findings include: 1. Per record review, Resident #43's Minimal Data Set (MDS) states that he/she had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) done on 3/11/25, with a score of 8, indicating that he/she is moderately cognitively impaired. Resident #43's representative, a sibling, signed this resident's Arbitration Agreement on 3/8/25. During an interview on 3/27/25, at 10:38 AM, Resident #43's representative stated They (the facility) emailed me a bunch of paperwork to sign but never explained it. …
F847 citations in Vermont
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Vermont cites F847 more often than its own record predicts
2.16 times the share F847 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2025, this is the portion that was F847.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
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What Vermont surveyors wrote
F847 findings written in Vermont, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
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