10 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)
Bennington, VT
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $47,258 in total fines with 10 recent health deficiencies with 5 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
312 Crescent Blvd, Bennington, VT
(802) 447-1501
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
2 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
90
Certified beds
Average residents
88
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1989-07-17
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.36
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.81 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.05
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.90 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.56
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.60 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.98
All reported nurse hours · state 4.31 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.42
RN + LPN hours · state 1.71 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.60
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.69 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.25
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.52 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.12
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.36
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.93
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.38
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
40%
Annual RN turnover · state 47% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
69%
Annual nurse turnover · state 60% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
11,134
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
17.91
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9819
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
3.81
Baseline 16.50% · Performance 19.67% · Measure score 3.81 · Achievement 3.81 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0.98
Baseline 5.56% · Performance 7.54% · Measure score 0.98 · Achievement 0.98 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
0
Baseline 66.28% · Performance 65.48% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.37
Baseline 2.98 hours · Performance 3.75 hours · Measure score 2.37 · Achievement 2.37 · Improvement 2.27
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.09% |
10.72%
0.6 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 71 · Observed rate 8.45% · Lower 95% interval 7.23% |
| Discharge to community | 35.31% |
50.57%
15.3 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 54 · Observed rate 24.07% · Lower 95% interval 24.87% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.51 |
1.02
0.5 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 97.3% |
95.27%
2 pts better
|
Numerator 36 · Denominator 37 |
| Falls with major injury | 2.7% |
0.77%
1.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 37 |
| Discharge self-care score | 37.93% |
53.69%
15.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 11 · Denominator 29 |
| Discharge mobility score | 51.72% |
50.94%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 15 · Denominator 29 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 8.11% |
2.29%
5.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 37 · Adjusted rate 9.72% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.54% |
7.12%
0.4 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 43 · Observed rate 9.3% · Lower 95% interval 4.17% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 5% |
8.2%
3.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 120 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | Not Available |
42%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Discharge function score | 55.17% |
56.45%
1.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 16 · Denominator 29 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 9 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 17 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.8 |
1.4
0.6 pts better
|
1.9
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.5 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.1 |
2.5
0.4 pts better
|
1.8
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.1 · Observed 1.7 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 98.3% |
95.4%
2.9 pts better
|
93.4%
4.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 94.2% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 98.8% · 4Q avg 98.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.9% |
97.6%
1.3 pts better
|
95.5%
3.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 9.9% |
5.9%
4 pts worse
|
3.3%
6.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.5% · Q2 7.9% · Q3 10.6% · Q4 10.7% · 4Q avg 9.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 5.7% |
10.0%
4.3 pts better
|
11.4%
5.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 8.8% · Q4 13.2% · 4Q avg 5.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 4.2% |
6.0%
1.8 pts better
|
5.4%
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 3.8% · Q3 3.8% · Q4 2.7% · 4Q avg 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 21.3% |
16.4%
4.9 pts worse
|
19.6%
1.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.7% · Q2 19.5% · Q3 21.5% · Q4 23.7% · 4Q avg 21.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 27.5% |
20.9%
6.6 pts worse
|
16.7%
10.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.0% · Q2 27.9% · Q3 29.0% · Q4 28.1% · 4Q avg 27.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 17.8% |
19.3%
1.5 pts better
|
16.3%
1.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.7% · Q2 17.5% · Q3 18.5% · Q4 12.7% · 4Q avg 17.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 16.5% |
20.3%
3.8 pts better
|
14.9%
1.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.6% · Q2 13.0% · Q3 16.4% · Q4 17.9% · 4Q avg 16.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 1.0% |
1.2%
0.2 pts better
|
1.0%
About the same
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
2.4%
2.4 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 25.4% |
27.4%
2 pts better
|
19.8%
5.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.8% · Q2 20.1% · Q3 24.2% · Q4 35.1% · 4Q avg 25.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 6.2% |
6.1%
0.1 pts worse
|
5.1%
1.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.0% · Q2 6.8% · Q3 7.9% · Q4 4.0% · 4Q avg 6.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 62.8% |
84.4%
21.6 pts worse
|
81.7%
18.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q3 63.6% · Q4 41.7% · 4Q avg 62.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 18.2% |
17.6%
0.6 pts worse
|
12.0%
6.2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.2% · Observed 17.4% · Expected 10.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 3.0% |
1.9%
1.1 pts worse
|
1.6%
1.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 3.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 0.0% |
21.5%
21.5 pts better
|
23.9%
23.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.0% · Observed 0.0% · Expected 19.2% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Nursing and Physician Services (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (3 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2023-11-15
Fire Safety
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2023-10-27
Fire Safety
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2023-11-15
Fire Safety
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2023-10-27
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-11-15
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2021-06-07
Fire Safety
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2021-06-07
Fire Safety
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Corrected 2021-06-07
Fire Safety
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2021-06-07
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2021-06-07
Inspection history
Health
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.
Corrected 2026-01-31
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-01-31
Health
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.
Corrected 2026-01-31
Health
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.
Corrected 2026-01-31
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-01-31
Health
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2026-01-31
Health
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2026-01-31
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-01-07
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-01-07
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-09-26
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-11-04
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-11-04
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-04
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-11-04
Health
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2024-11-04
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-05-03
Health
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.
Corrected 2023-12-11
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-11-02
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-11-02
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-10-16
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-09-01
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-09-01
Health
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-09-01
Health
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected 2023-09-01
Health
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.
Corrected 2023-09-01
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-05-26
Health
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.
Corrected 2023-05-26
Health
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Corrected 2023-05-26
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $38,610
Fine
Fine · fine $8,648
Fine
Payment Denial · denial start 2023-10-26 · 46 days
46 day denial
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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