Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 6 Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNA) had completed the mandatory 12 hours of annual training, and 2 of 6 LNAs had completed dementia training.Findings include: Per review of employee Human Resources files for permanent and contracted staff, the facility had no evidence of the required 12 hours of annual training for LNA #4, hired on 9/8/20/23. LNA #3 with a date of hire of 12/3/1991 and LNA #5 with a date of hire of 4/16/2018 did not have evidence of dementia training. Per interview on 2/2/26 at approximately 3:30 PM, the RN Nursing Supervisor was unable to provide any evidence that LNA #4 had completed their required 12-hour annual training, and LNA #3 and LNA #5 had received the mandatory dementia training. …
F947 citations in Vermont
Nurse aide training · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Vermont cites F947 more often than its own record predicts
3.45 times the share F947 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Vermont in 2025, this is the portion that was F947.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Vermont surveyors wrote
F947 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.
Per record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs) received inservice education of at least 12 hours per year, included dementia care training, and resident abuse prevention training for 5 of 6 staff reviewed. Findings include: LNA #1's inservice record for 2019 showed documentation of 8.25 hrs of education. There was no evidence that this LNA received education on the topics of dementia management training and resident abuse prevention training. LNA #2's inservice record for 2019 has documentation of 11 hours of inservice education. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Vermont citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.32% | 1.04× |
| 2025 | 0.96% | 3.45× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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