All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Burlington,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Complete Care at Burlington Woods is a 215-bed for-profit home in Burlington, and the numbers pull in different directions. The clinical quality measure rating is strong at 5 out of 5, meaning the home reports good outcomes on things like wounds and mobility. But staffing runs about 3.56 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% under the national average, and weekends dip another 8% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 41.7% is slightly better than the national 45.8%, which helps. The tradeoff is oversight: 23 deficiencies on record, one serious enough to involve harm, and a $63,469 fine, with the last inspection in June 2025.
Complete Care At Marcella is a 150-bed for-profit in Burlington, and its strongest suit is quality measures, where it scores 5 out of 5, meaning clinical outcomes like pressure ulcers and falls track well. The tradeoff shows up in staffing: 3.57 nurse hours per resident day sits about 8% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run roughly 12% thinner than weekdays, so coverage can feel different depending on when you visit. Turnover is 36.3%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which helps with consistency. Inspections in July 2025 turned up 16 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy. No abuse findings. Worth asking about that one.
Masonic Village at Burlington runs on a contradiction. The nursing hours are genuinely high, 5.24 per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, and CMS gives it top marks for staffing. But inspections tell a different story: 14 deficiencies on record, six of them serious enough to endanger residents, three tied to abuse, plus $178,446 in fines and a spot in the federal Special Focus Facility program, which CMS reserves for the worst-performing homes. Turnover sits at 46%, about even with the national rate, and weekend coverage drops roughly 11% below weekday levels. Quality scores look strong at 4 out of 5, but a home with three abuse citations and active federal monitoring has problems that staffing numbers alone don't fix.