St. Johnsbury Health & Rehabilitation

Health Inspections

Health Inspections
3
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 3
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.

April 18, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Low
Few
5/14/2012
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.
Low
Few
5/14/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Low
Few
5/14/2012

June 15, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Low
Few
7/15/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Low
Few
7/15/2011
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
7/15/2011

April 28, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Low
Many
5/28/2010
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Low
Some
5/28/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Low
Few
5/28/2010
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.
Low
Few
5/28/2010
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Low
Few
5/28/2010
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.
Low
Few
5/28/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Low
Few
5/28/2010
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.
Low
Few
5/28/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Low
Few
5/28/2010
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
5/28/2010
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
5/28/2010
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Low
Few
5/28/2010

October 09, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Provide timely notification to the resident before transfer or discharge.
Low
Few
Not Corrected
Establish and follow a written policy that permits a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Low
Few
Not Corrected
Tell the resident or the residentâ’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the residentâ’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Low
Few
Not Corrected

July 05, 2012 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
8/1/2012
Quickly tell the resident's doctor the results of laboratory tests.
Low
Few
8/1/2012

March 14, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Low
Few
Not Corrected
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.
Very Low
Many
Not Corrected
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Low
Few
Not Corrected
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.
Low
Few
Not Corrected

March 17, 2010 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To: Possible or Actual Harm Residents Affected Date Fixed
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Low
Few
4/5/2010

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.


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