Maple Lane Nursing Home: Expired Meds, Unlocked Carts - VT
The lorazepam, a controlled sedative, had expired on September 16, 2025. The liquid acetaminophen had expired in November 2025. The ibuprofen in June of that year. The nursing supervisor on the second floor confirmed each one.
A separate storage room on the first floor held another bottle of expired liquid pain relief, the cherry-flavored Tylenol formulation, also expired in November 2025. A licensed practical nurse present during that inspection confirmed the expiration.
The expired medications were not the only problem inspectors documented.
On April 23, they watched a medication cart on one wing sit unlocked and unattended in the hallway while the nurse left to help a resident. When they returned, the nurse acknowledged the cart should have been locked. Nine minutes later, a second nurse on the East Wing walked away from her own unlocked cart to administer medication in a patient room. Two residents were near the cart while it sat open and out of her sight. That same nurse did it again at 5:30 that afternoon. One resident was near the cart that time. Both times, she confirmed to inspectors that the cart should have been locked.
Three separate observations. Three unlocked carts. Residents within reach each time.
The facility's own medication storage policy, last revised in February 2023, states that expired medications should be returned to the pharmacy or destroyed, and that carts must not be left unattended when open or accessible to others.
The nursing home had the policy. The medications sat expired on the cart anyway, some for more than a year.
Full Inspection Report
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Last verified: September 19, 2026 · Our methodology
Maple Lane Nursing Home in Barton, VT was cited for violations during a health inspection on April 29, 2026.
The lorazepam, a controlled sedative, had expired on September 16, 2025.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.