Nursing home report
Registered name: Pine Heights at Brattleboro Center for Nursing & R
Brattleboro, VT · Medicare-certified · 80 beds
Overall rated 5 out of 5 stars, Pine Heights at Brattleboro Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation scores strongly on quality measures and has a solid health inspection rating, with no fines in the last 24 months. Staffing is weaker at 3 of 5 stars, and reported nurse staffing is 3.75 hours per resident per day versus the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7534 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7534.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to properly watch nurse aides' work and provide regular training. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 730 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(7) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — 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 September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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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.
