Nursing home report
Registered name: Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Berlin
Barre, VT · Medicare-certified · 115 beds
Berlin Health & Rehabilitation Center has a 1 out of 5 overall rating, with low health inspection, staffing, and quality scores. It also has a recent federal penalty and $80,698 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing is slightly below the federal benchmark (3.91 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day).
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 make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to designate a physician to oversee resident care policies and coordinate medical care. Cited May 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 841 — 42 CFR §483.70(g) — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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.
