Nursing home report
Registered name: Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Berlin
Barre, VT · Medicare-certified · 115 beds
Berlin Health & Rehabilitation Center has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with low quality measures and staffing ratings, and reported nurse staffing of 3.91 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark. It also has a recent federal penalty and $158,555 in fines over the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9065 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9065.
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 nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: J
The home failed to provide timely, quality lab services and tests needed by residents. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 770 — 42 CFR §483.50 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to ensure timely, approved x-ray services were available, or that an approved provider agreement was in place to get them. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 776 — 42 CFR §483.50(b) — S/S: G
The home failed to designate a physician to oversee resident care policies and coordinate medical care. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 841 — 42 CFR §483.70(g) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to ensure the resident’s doctor reviewed their care and properly wrote, signed, and dated required notes and orders during visits. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 711 — 42 CFR §483.30 — S/S: G
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $80,698 was recorded.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $77,857 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $307,847 in total fines.
Federal fine
May 8, 2025
Federal fine
Aug 19, 2024
Federal fine
Feb 1, 2024
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.
