Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare
43 Starr Farm Rd, Burlington, VT · (802) 863-6384
- Certified beds
- 160
- Residents per day
- 145
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Stellar Health Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1969
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How this home got 5 stars
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Vermont homes
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare carries 14 inspection points. That is fewer than 94% 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
16 health citations on record since 2024. 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 (1)
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L
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care5F
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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.
- E
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Resident Rights3E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2E
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Pharmacy Service2E
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- B
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Inspection history
2026-09-16
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2025-08-20
3 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2024-09-03
12 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 3 min of nursing staff time a day, 26 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 3 min
Vermont average
4 h 18 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 50% of nursing staff and 44% 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
$127,834 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-03 | Fine | $127,834 |
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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 days0.7 pts better | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.6 pts better | 1.2 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.4 pts better | 97.7% | 95.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.1 pts better | 99.1% | 97.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.7 pts worse | 9.2% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms12.7 pts better | 1.9% | 14.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.4 pts better | 5.1% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.2 pts better | 11.4% | 16.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication13.5 pts worse | 33.5% | 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 worsened5.9 pts worse | 22.3% | 16.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased14.3 pts worse | 34.1% | 19.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladderAbout the same | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.6 pts worse | 2.9% | 2.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.4 pts worse | 26.9% | 25.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.4 pts better | 3.5% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.6 pts better | 92.2% | 83.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit7.7 pts better | 11.0% | 18.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts better | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine11.4 pts better | 92.4% | 81.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.1 pts better | 20.1% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlichman, Ariel | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 60% | 7 facilities |
| Rubin, Alter | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 40% | 2 facilities |
| Dimario, Alecia | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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