Nursing home
Bel Aire Center
35 Bel-Aire Drive, Newport, VT 05855 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities) · 58 certified beds
Bel Aire Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newport, Vermont. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.78 hours per resident per day, below the Vermont average of 4.31. Its most recent inspection on Jul 17, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $121,650In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bel Aire Center compares
This facility vs. the Vermont and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Vermont avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.78 | 4.31 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.11 | 2.60 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 65.6% | 59.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $121,650, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Bel Aire Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 35 Bel-Aire Drive
Newport, VT 05855 - CMS certification #
- 475049
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 58
- Avg residents/day
- 46.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-01-27
- Chain
- Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Genesis Healthcare
Genesis Healthcare operates 193 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Genesis Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bel Aire Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, transportation, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bel Aire Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Bel-Aire Center is a skilled nursing facility offering post-hospital, short-term rehabilitation as well as long-term and respite care services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Coordinated transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets Permitted
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Smoke free environment
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- North Country Hospital And Health Center, Newport. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Maple Lane Nursing Home, Barton. 10.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Orleans Essex Vna & Hospice, Newport. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 05855 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- University Of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis Newport, Newport, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 05855.
Orleans /Essex Vna & Hospice, office in Newport, 1.0 mile away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Maria Fatigati, MD, Newport. 0.9 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 risk
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 June 18, 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bel Aire Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bel Aire Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bel Aire Center staffed?
Bel Aire Center reports 3.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Vermont average of 4.31.
Has Bel Aire Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bel Aire Center have?
Bel Aire Center is certified for 58 beds.