Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare

CCN 475003 · BIRCHWOOD OPERATIONS LLC · For profit - Individual · STELLAR HEALTH GROUP chain · 160 certified beds · Chittenden · VT


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 dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2025-08-20F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2025-08-20F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.E
2024-12-31F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.D
2024-09-03F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.L
2024-09-03F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.F
2024-09-03F0550, F0656, F0677, F0679, F0699, F0725, F0759Honor 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
2024-09-03F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D
2024-09-03F0761Ensure 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
2024-06-24F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.D
2023-06-14F0730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.E
2023-06-14F0657, F0689, F0744Develop 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
2023-06-14F0561, F0584Honor 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?

DateTypeAmount
2024-09-03Fine$127,834

How is Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare staffed relative to the VT average?

MeasureThis facilityVT average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day4.012374.22030
Total nursing staff turnover (%)56.855.4
Average number of residents per day144.774.1

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.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTERLICHMAN, ARIEL, RUBIN, ALTERsince 06/22/2017
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEDIMARIO, ALECIAsince 01/01/2015

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