The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab
Middlebury, VT · Medicare-certified · 98 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab has a 4 out of 5 overall rating, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 3 stars for quality measures. It reported 4.03 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included food handling, trauma-informed/culturally competent care, and COVID-19 vaccination education/documentation.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0327 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 13, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0327.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.88
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.78
- Nurse aides
- 2.37
- Weekend nursing
- 3.42
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 42%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
18.3%17.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.8%6.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
13.7%9.1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4%2.7%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
13%6.1%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.4%20.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
33.6%23.3%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.5%18.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%1.7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.1%1.1%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
17.6%18.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
7.7%14.5%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—96.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.8%98.7%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—91.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.4%92.6%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide care or services that were trauma-informed and culturally competent. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 699 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The home failed to educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to eligible people, and properly record vaccination status. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 887 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 93.9 residents on an average day (96% of 98 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 56 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.