Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Vernon Green Nursing Home
61 Greenway Drive, Vernon, VT · (802) 254-6041
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents per day
- 52
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★+1 star
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
★★★★★−1 star
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Vermont homes
Vernon Green Nursing Home carries 81 inspection points. That is fewer than 41% 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
45 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 (3)
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L
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning9E
- E
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
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.
Quality of Life and Care8E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- E
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation5D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Administration5F
- F
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- F
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
- F
Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.
- C
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Pharmacy Service4E
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
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.
- E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E
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.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- D
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
- F
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.
- E
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Infection Control3F
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights2E
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Environmental1E
- E
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Inspection history
2026-01-14
14 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2024-10-30
7 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2023-12-04
24 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 19 min of nursing staff time a day, 52 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 19 min
Vermont average
4 h 18 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 38% of nursing staff and 33% 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
$87,896 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-04 | Fine | $87,896 |
| 2023-12-04 | Payment Denial · 42 day denial | $0 |
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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 better | 1.4 | 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 vaccine1.9 pts better | 97.2% | 95.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3 pts better | 100.0% | 97.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.3 pts better | 4.2% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.6 pts better | 12.0% | 14.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.4 pts worse | 6.9% | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.9 pts better | 13.7% | 16.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication8.4 pts worse | 28.4% | 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 worsened13.8 pts worse | 30.2% | 16.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased16.7 pts worse | 36.5% | 19.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5 pts better | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection3.1 pts worse | 5.4% | 2.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.9 pts worse | 26.4% | 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 vaccine5.3 pts better | 88.9% | 83.6% | 82.3% |
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Who owns and runs it
11 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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| Burks, Bruce | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Dickey, Kari | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Dickey, Kari | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Ellis, M Bradford | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ellis, M Bradford | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ellis, M Bradford | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Goodwin, Alfred | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Jewitt, Judy | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mousseau, Corby | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mousseau, Corby | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mousseau, Corby | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke1B
- B
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
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