Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare is a 160-bed nursing home in Burlington, Vermont. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1969-01-01. It averages 144.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare?
CMS lists 21 health-inspection deficiencies for Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare since 2023-06-14, 15 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-20.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-08-20 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E |
| 2024-12-31 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2024-09-03 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | L |
| 2024-09-03 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | F |
| 2024-09-03 | F0550, F0656, F0677, F0679, F0699, F0725, F0759 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | E |
| 2024-09-03 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2024-09-03 | F0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | B |
| 2024-06-24 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D |
| 2023-06-14 | F0730 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E |
| 2023-06-14 | F0657, F0689, F0744 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D |
| 2023-06-14 | F0561, F0584 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | B |
Why was Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-03 | Fine | $127,834 |
How is Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare staffed relative to the VT average?
| Measure | This facility | VT average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.01237 | 4.22030 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 56.8 | 55.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 144.7 | 74.1 |
Who owns Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare, and what chain is it in?
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare is registered with CMS as For profit - Individual, operates under the legal business name BIRCHWOOD OPERATIONS LLC and belongs to the STELLAR HEALTH GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ERLICHMAN, ARIEL, RUBIN, ALTER | since 06/22/2017 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | DIMARIO, ALECIA | since 01/01/2015 |
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