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Vermont Veterans Home

Health Inspections

! Special Focus Facility: This home is being closely monitored because of a history of bad care.

Health Inspections 1
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 7
VT State Average: 5
U.S. Average: 6
VT Deficiencies Range: 1–10
Complaints & Incidents: 4
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.

March 28, 2012 Health Inspection

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	4/22/2012
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
Hire sufficient dietary support personnel.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	4/22/2012

May 04, 2011 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	6/1/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Some	6/1/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	6/1/2011
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	6/1/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	6/1/2011
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Few	6/1/2011
Upon the death of a resident, convey the residentâs personal funds and an accounting of those funds to the appropriate party.	Very Low	Some	6/1/2011

May 19, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.	Low	Some	6/14/2010
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	6/14/2010
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.	Low	Some	6/14/2010
Try to resolve each resident's complaints quickly.	Low	Few	6/18/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	6/14/2010

September 13, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.	High	Few	9/25/2012
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	9/25/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	High	Few	9/25/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	9/25/2012

September 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	9/14/2012
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	9/14/2012
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	9/14/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	9/14/2012

May 31, 2012 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	6/27/2012
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	9/5/2012
Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident.	Some	Few	9/5/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	9/5/2012
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	9/26/2012
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined safe.	Low	Few	6/27/2012

April 04, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	4/26/2012
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Few	9/5/2012

March 28, 2012 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Some	Few	6/27/2012
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	4/22/2012
Hire sufficient dietary support personnel.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	4/22/2012
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.	Low	Some	4/22/2012

November 17, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	12/14/2011
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Low	Few	12/14/2011

November 08, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

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	12/4/2011
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	12/4/2011
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	12/4/2011
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.	Low	Few	12/4/2011
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	12/4/2011

July 07, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Some	8/2/2011
Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs.	Low	Few	8/2/2011
Hire sufficient dietary support personnel.	Low	Some	8/2/2011
Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	Very Low	Many	8/2/2011
Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Low	Some	8/2/2011
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	Low	Some	8/2/2011

October 19, 2010 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	11/9/2010
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Some	Few	11/9/2010

August 11, 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	8/30/2010
Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Low	Few	8/30/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	8/30/2010
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.	Low	Few	8/11/2010

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.