Nursing HomeInspections

Bennington Health & Rehab

Nursing home in Bennington, VT

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
2 Blackberry Lane, Bennington, VT 05201
Phone
(802) 442-8525
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
475027
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
91
Average residents per day
80
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Bennington Care Center, LLC
Chain
Icare Health Network (12 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 6, 1973
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 475027. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 10, 2025. CMS lists 48 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 23, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026): 27 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 30, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 3, 2026Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 3, 2026Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Feb 3, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 10, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jul 16, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 16, 2025Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jul 16, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Mar 25, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 25, 2025Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 48. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 3 fines totalling $242,044 in the last three years.

Dec 10, 2025Fine: $74,620
Mar 25, 2025Fine: $76,281
Nov 1, 2023Fine: $91,143

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.10 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.56 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.60 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.71 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
64%
RN turnover (yearly)
44%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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