Nursing homes across Windham County, Vermont, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Pine Heights At Brattleboro runs about 3.75 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 12% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 35.5%, well below the national 45.8%, so the aides and nurses you meet are more likely to still be there next year. Ten deficiencies show on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in September 2025 and a four-star health inspection rating. The for-profit corporate owner runs 80 certified beds. Quality measures score five stars while staffing earns three, read that as good care outcomes achieved on leaner coverage.
Vernon Green runs a real staffing advantage, 4.44 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and turnover at 36.2% versus 45.8% nationally. That's the good news, and it's genuine.
The trouble sits on the inspection side. Forty-three deficiencies on the current record, three serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, five tied to abuse. One fine of $87,896. A two-star health inspection and two-star quality measure score pull against the five-star staffing. Weekend coverage also drops about 15% below the home's own weekday levels, so the strong average doesn't hold steady across the week.
A nonprofit with 60 beds and recent inspection activity in January 2026, worth asking directly about the abuse-related findings and what changed since.
Thompson House runs lean on inspection results, not on staff. The Brattleboro nonprofit, 43 beds, has averaged 4.95 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 28% above the national figure, yet CMS still gave it a single star for health inspections after seven deficiencies, three serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and a $112,499 fine.
Weekend coverage drops about 15% below weekday levels, and turnover sits at 56.1% against a 45.8% national average. Those two numbers matter when the same crew isn't there to catch what a thin weekend shift misses.
Being placed in the Special Focus Facility program means federal regulators are watching this home's correction plan directly. The last inspection was March 2026.