Vermont Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Vermont compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Vermont's 34 CMS-certified facilities average 30.1 deficiency citations each, with 1,022 total citations on record and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 29 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Vermont facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Vermont
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 223 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 167 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 152 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 106 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 94 citations
- Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies — 92 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Vermont
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 55 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 48 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 44 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 44 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 38 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 34 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 33 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 27 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 26 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 25 citations