Best Nursing Homes in Vermont — 2026 Rankings
Vermont has 34 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 30.1 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home — Shelburne (3 deficiencies)
- Franklin County Rehab Center, LLC — St. Albans (4 deficiencies)
- Pines Rehab & Health Center — Lyndonville (4 deficiencies)
- Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab — Middlebury (10 deficiencies)
- Pine Heights At Brattleboro Center For Nursing & R — Brattleboro (10 deficiencies)
- Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center — Rutland (11 deficiencies)
- Thompson House Nursing Home — Brattleboro (11 deficiencies)
- Mayo Healthcare Inc. — Northfield (12 deficiencies)
- Cedar Hill Health Care Center — Windsor (13 deficiencies)
- Vermont Veterans' Home — Bennington (14 deficiencies)
- The Manor, Inc. — Morrisville (17 deficiencies)
- Greensboro Nursing Home — Greensboro (18 deficiencies)
- The Villa Rehab — St. Albans (20 deficiencies)
- Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare — Burlington (22 deficiencies)
- Gill Odd Fellows Home Of Vermont — Ludlow (22 deficiencies)
- Maple Lane Nursing Home — Barton (22 deficiencies)
- Saint Albans Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center — Saint Albans (22 deficiencies)
- The Pines At Rutland Center For Nursing & Rehabili — Rutland (22 deficiencies)
- Menig Nursing Home — Randolph Center (25 deficiencies)
- Union House Nursing Home — Glover (25 deficiencies)
- Bel Aire Center — Newport (28 deficiencies)
- Crescent Manor Care Ctrs — Bennington (29 deficiencies)
- Green Mountain Nursing And Rehabilitation — Colchester (29 deficiencies)
- Mountain View Center Genesis Healthcare — Rutland (32 deficiencies)
- Woodridge Nursing Home — Barre (34 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Vermont
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 223 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 167 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 152 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 106 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 94 citations
Nursing Homes by City in Vermont
- Nursing homes in Barre (3)
- Nursing homes in Barton (1)
- Nursing homes in Bennington (4)
- Nursing homes in Brattleboro (2)
- Nursing homes in Burlington (3)
- Nursing homes in Colchester (1)
- Nursing homes in Glover (1)
- Nursing homes in Greensboro (1)
- Nursing homes in Ludlow (1)
- Nursing homes in Lyndonville (1)
- Nursing homes in Middlebury (1)
- Nursing homes in Morrisville (1)
- Nursing homes in Newport (1)
- Nursing homes in Northfield (1)
- Nursing homes in Randolph Center (1)
- Nursing homes in Rutland (3)
- Nursing homes in Saint Albans (1)
- Nursing homes in Saint Johnsbury (1)
- Nursing homes in Shelburne (1)
- Nursing homes in Springfield (1)
- Nursing homes in St. Albans (2)
- Nursing homes in Vernon (1)
- Nursing homes in Windsor (1)
Compare to Other States
Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools
- SNF Scorecard — look up any facility's inspection record
- Nursing Home Compare Tool — side-by-side comparisons
- Skilled Nursing Near Me — find facilities by city & state
- Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
- Free AI POC Generator
- Plan of Correction Examples
- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
- SNF Compliance Guides
- What Is Skilled Nursing Care?
Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families