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 Rehabilitation & Nursing
Registered name: Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab
Middlebury, VT · Medicare-certified · 98 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing in Middlebury, VT has a 5 out of 5 star overall rating, with strong staffing (5 stars; 4.92 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark) and no fines in the last 24 months. Its health inspection rating is 4 stars, while quality measures are lower at 2 stars.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.9233 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 4.9233.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.87
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.24
- Nurse aides
- 2.81
- Weekend nursing
- 4.31
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 33%
Registered nurse turnover: 36%
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
25%16.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.2%4.9%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
12.9%7.2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.3%3.8%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
4.1%5.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
4.8%29.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8.3%35.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
22.4%16.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%1.4%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.5%0.9%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
6.8%32.9%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
10.5%5.1%Improving
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
93.8%97.5%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—91.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
87.6%97.9%Improving
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 met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- 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
- 95.4 residents on an average day (97% of 98 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 56 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.