Assisted Living
Riverbend Residential Care
307 VT Route 110, Chelsea, VT 05038 · Map
State license activeRiverbend Residential Care is a state-licensed assisted living community in Chelsea, Vermont. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Riverbend Residential Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last survey statement: Oct 29, 2025. See the record
License
Active
Residential Care Home (ACCS, ERC).
Nearest emergency room
12.1 miles
Gifford Medical Center, rated 5 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Residential Care this community | Not listed | Not published | Active | 4 surveys, 1 deficiency | |
| Second Spring South | 10.7 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 11 surveys, 20 deficiencies |
| Pleasant Street | 11.8 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 5 surveys, 16 deficiencies |
| Hill Street | 14.0 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 2 surveys, 9 deficiencies |
| Lincoln House | 14.0 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active | 4 surveys, 33 deficiencies |
State inspection record4 surveys, 1 deficiency
- Last survey statement
- October 29, 2025
- Survey statements posted
- 4
- Deficiencies cited
- 1
- Statements from investigations (complaints or incidents)
- 2, with 0 deficiencies cited on them
Survey statements
- October 29, 2025, Investigation survey: no deficiencies cited. Statement (PDF)
- September 16, 2025, Health and investigation survey: no deficiencies cited. Statement (PDF)
- October 15, 2024, Health survey: 1 deficiency cited (Resident Care and Home Services rule 5.12.b.(4), R190, SS=F). Statement (PDF)
- August 8, 2023, Health survey: no deficiencies cited. Statement (PDF)
See all survey statements on the state’s site →
Vermont posts each survey statement (the deficiencies found and the plan of correction the state accepted) as a PDF. An investigation survey looks into a complaint or an incident the facility reported. Each deficiency on a Vermont statement carries a scope and severity letter (SS=) from A to L. Later letters mean more harm or more residents affected; D, E and F mean no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm. Rule names are the headings printed on the statement; read the statement for what was found. Counts cover statements we could match to this community by name and address. Source: Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, Division of Licensing and Protection, data as of October 15, 2026, showing the last five years. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Residential Care Home (ACCS, ERC)
- License status
- Active
- County
- Orange County
Source: Vermont state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsOn the Vermont list of Medicaid providers (2026)
On the Vermont list of Medicaid providers. Listed as Riverbend Residential Care under Assistive Community Care Services (Medicaid); Choices for Care Enhanced Residential Care. (state list, as of Sep 9, 2026)
Being on the list means the community has taken part in the program. Ask whether it has a Medicaid opening now, and how many residents it serves on Medicaid.
How Medicaid pays for care in Vermont
- Choices for Care: Enhanced Residential Care (ERC). Yes, for people who meet Vermont's clinical and financial criteria. Choices for Care, Vermont's long-term Medicaid program, covers Enhanced Residential Care in approved licensed Level III residential care homes and assisted living residences. (state page)
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 12.1 mi, nursing home 8.8 mi, pharmacy 11.9 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Gifford Medical Center, Randolph. 12.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Menig Nursing Home, Randolph Center. 8.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, Barre. 16.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 11.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 05038 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 05038.
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, office in Barre, 16.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vnh - Visiting Nurse & Hospice - Vermont & New Hampshire, office in White River Junction, 24.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, White River Junction. 23.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective August 15, 1980), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in October 2024. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, Division of Licensing and Protection inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Vermont Medicaid provider list | Sep 9, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Riverbend Residential Care provide?
Riverbend Residential Care is licensed by the state of Vermont for assisted living in Chelsea, Vermont.
Does Lilisity rate Riverbend Residential Care?
No. We publish state licensing details for Riverbend Residential Care but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Riverbend Residential Care cost?
Riverbend Residential Care does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Riverbend Residential Care?
Use Riverbend Residential Care's website, seniorlivingfacilities.net/facility/riverbend-residential-care-home-chelsea-vt.html, or visit at 307 VT Route 110, Chelsea, VT 05038.
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