Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare
43 Starr Farm Rd, Burlington, VT, 05408 · CCN 475003
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare is a CMS-certified skilled nursing facility located in Burlington, Vermont. This facility-specific record brings together official CMS provider, inspection, rating, and enforcement data while identifying what is missing or uncertain.
What stands out in the available record
The available records contain 22 cited deficiencies across 6 surveys. 1 were coded at G or above; 1 were coded at immediate-jeopardy levels J through L.
2 of the most frequently cited tags appear more than once in the available history: F0550 (2), F0689 (2). Repetition can indicate a recurring compliance area, but it is not proof that the same underlying problem remained uncorrected.
Survey history
- August 2025 — Health: 2 cited deficiencies
- December 2024 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
- September 2024 — Health: 11 cited deficiencies
- June 2024 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
- June 2023 — Health: 6 cited deficiencies
- March 2023 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
Scope and severity distribution
- Scope/severity B: 3 citations
- Scope/severity C: 1 citation
- Scope/severity D: 6 citations
- Scope/severity E: 9 citations
- Scope/severity F: 2 citations
- Scope/severity L: 1 citation
1 available citations were coded at G or above, indicating actual harm or immediate jeopardy; 1 were coded J or above.
Top Deficiency Citations
- F0550 — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2 citations)
- F0689 — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2 citations)
- F0559 — Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. (1 citation)
- F0677 — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (1 citation)
- F0880 — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (1 citation)
Deficiency categories
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies: 6 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies: 6 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies: 3 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies: 2 citations
- Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies: 2 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies: 1 citation
Official CMS Five-Star context
- Overall: 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspection: 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing: 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measure: 3 of 5 stars
CMS reports 4.01 total nurse staffing hours per resident day.
Five-Star values above are official CMS fields. POCDesk does not calculate or predict the official CMS rating.
Enforcement and penalties
The available CMS enforcement dataset contains 1 penalty action, most recently dated September 2024. Monetary fines in these records total $127,834.
Sources, freshness, and limitations
Source: official CMS datasets, including Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, and Penalties. View the CMS data source. The available rating record has a CMS processing date of August 2026. POCDesk last refreshed that rating record on September 2026.
POCDesk groups citations by survey date, counts recurring F-Tags across the available history, and summarizes CMS scope/severity codes. Those summaries are POCDesk organization and interpretation of public records, not official ratings or survey findings of our own. Read the governing 42 CFR Part 483 and our editorial standards and methodology.
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