Rowan Court Health & Rehabilitation

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 10
VT State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 6
VT Deficiencies Range: 1–10
Complaints & Incidents: 3
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

May 09, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Some	6/9/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	6/9/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	7/9/2012
Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	Low	Few	6/9/2012
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.	Low	Few	6/9/2012
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	6/9/2012
Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care.	Low	Few	6/9/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	6/9/2012
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Low	Few	6/9/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	7/9/2012

April 13, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Some	5/13/2011
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Few	5/13/2011
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	5/13/2011
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Few	5/13/2011

June 16, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Some	7/23/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Some	7/23/2010
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	7/23/2010
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Few	7/23/2010
Let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives.	Low	Few	7/23/2010
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Few	7/23/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	7/23/2010
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.	Low	Few	7/23/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	7/23/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	7/23/2010
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Very Low	Some	7/23/2010

December 05, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	1/5/2013
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	1/5/2013
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	1/5/2013

March 08, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Some	Few	2/14/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	3/30/2012

January 05, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Some	1/25/2012

November 16, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	12/16/2011
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	12/16/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	12/16/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	12/16/2011

September 30, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Some	Few	10/21/2011
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	Some	Few	10/21/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Some	Few	10/21/2011

September 20, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.	Low	Few	10/14/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	10/14/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	10/14/2011

November 02, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide written records when a resident is transferred or discharged.	Low	Few	11/26/2010
Provide timely notification to the resident before transfer or discharge.	Low	Few	11/26/2010

October 26, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	11/26/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	11/26/2010

August 25, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
1) hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.	Low	Few	9/12/2010

June 16, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	7/23/2010

May 25, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	6/25/2010

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.