Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Bennington Health & Rehab
2 Blackberry Lane, Bennington, VT · (802) 442-8525
- Special Focus Facility
- Certified beds
- 91
- Residents per day
- 81
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Icare Health Network
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 6, 1973
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Vermont.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Vermont homes
Bennington Health & Rehab carries 156.25 inspection points. That is fewer than 9% of Vermont's 32 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Vermont: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–21 pts
- 4★ 21–58 pts
- 3★ 58–81 pts
- 2★ 81–150 pts
- 1★ over 150 pts
Bars show every rated home in Vermont by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
47 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (5)
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G
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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G
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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J
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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J
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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H
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care13E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- E
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
- D
Provide appropriate foot care.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- D
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Resident Rights11F
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- E
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- E
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6E
- E
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- E
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nursing and Physician Services4F
- F
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
- E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- F
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- E
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1E
- E
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Administration1D
- D
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Infection Control1E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspection history
2025-12-10
8 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
2024-10-23
9 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nursing and Physician Services (2 deficiencies)
2023-11-01
30 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (10 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 15 min of nursing staff time a day, 34 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 15 min
Vermont average
4 h 18 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 62% of nursing staff and 20% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$242,044 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Fine | $74,620 |
| 2025-03-25 | Fine | $76,281 |
| 2023-11-01 | Fine | $91,143 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts worse | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.8 pts worse | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.1 pts better | 98.4% | 95.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3 pts worse | 94.0% | 97.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6 pts worse | 6.1% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms10.1 pts better | 4.5% | 14.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.6 pts better | 5.9% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication12.3 pts worse | 28.9% | 16.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication10.1 pts worse | 30.1% | 20.0% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.2 pts better | 16.2% | 16.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased6.9 pts better | 12.9% | 19.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts better | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.3 pts better | 0.0% | 2.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence12.5 pts better | 13.0% | 25.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.9 pts worse | 5.8% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.2 pts worse | 75.4% | 83.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit5.7 pts worse | 24.4% | 18.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission5.7 pts better | 16.5% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
42 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Bennington Care Center, LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Plaza Investment Trust | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 43% | 2 facilities |
| Active Investments LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Active Investments LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Apex Advisors | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Bennington Care Center, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bennington Health Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bennington Health Management LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bennington Realty Investments LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Breault, Allison | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Breault, Allison | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brickley, Jesper | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brickley, Jesper | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Davis-Barron, Tabitha | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Davis-Barron, Tabitha | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Dix, Cindy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Executive Advisors, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Faucher, Jaime | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Faucher, Jaime | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Icare Health Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Icare Health Management LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Krausz, Eliezer | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lifecare Advisors LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lifecare Advisors LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Noble Investment Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Noble Investment Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Orchard Capital Investors LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Plausse, Michael | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Plausse, Michael | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Plausse, Michael | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Plaza Investment Trust | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Plaza Investment Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Procare Advisors LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sebbag, Joseph | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Sebbag, Samuel | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Sterling Capital Investors LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vantage Capital Investors LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Vantage Capital Investors LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Wright, Christopher | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Wright, Christopher | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Wright, Christopher | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Wright, Christopher | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke1D
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
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