The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Wake Robin
Registered name: Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home
Shelburne, VT · Medicare-certified · 33 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Wake Robin in Shelburne has an overall 4-star rating, with a 5-star health inspection score and 4-star quality measures, but a 1-star staffing rating. It had no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included resident rights around treatment choices and advance directives, plus nurse aide performance and training.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 21, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.
Staffing detail
Total staff turnover: 59%
Registered nurse turnover: 21%
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
0%9.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
12%3.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
8.2%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
4.3%4.3%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
21.7%22.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—14.7%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
4.3%13%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
17.5%21.9%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.5%4.2%No change
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
96%96.2%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—87%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
81.5%83.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly watch nurse aides' work and provide regular training. Cited August 2023 — widespread issue, minimal harm.
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F-Tag 730 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(7) — S/S: C
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 27.4 residents on an average day (83% of 33 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 28 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.