Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Cedar Hill Health Care Center
49 Cedar Hill Drive, Windsor, VT 05089 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 39 certified beds
Cedar Hill Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Windsor, Vermont. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.87 hours per resident per day, above the Vermont average of 4.31. Its most recent inspection on Jun 20, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cedar Hill Health Care 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) | 4.87 | 4.31 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.02 | 2.60 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.7% | 59.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 20, 2024 inspection was corrected by August 5, 2024
What inspectors found at Cedar Hill Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 19, 2023 - Minimal
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 19, 2023 - Minimal
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 19, 2023 - Minimal
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 19, 2023 - 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 · Apr 20, 2022 - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 20, 2022 - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 20, 2022
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
- 49 Cedar Hill Drive
Windsor, VT 05089 - CMS certification #
- 475046
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 39
- Avg residents/day
- 34.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-03-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Cedar Hill Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, transportation, 3 meals a day, pets allowed, secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Cedar Hill Health Care 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.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our memory care neighborhood is designed with small-scale living in mind—intimate, quiet, and secure—encouraging social connection while honoring privacy.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
For those living in the The Village and Memory Care Assisted Living Facilities, the answer is yes, as long as the physician’s practice is within a reasonable distance of Cedar Hill, allowing transportation to medical appointments.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Monthly rent includes your room or apartment, all utilities (except cable TV and personal phones), three daily meals, and most outings and activities.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Yes, we are pet-friendly!
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Just steps away from each room, residents enjoy cozy common areas, a secure outdoor courtyard, and calming sensory spaces that support emotional well-being and reduce stress.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Studio, One-Bedroom & Two-Bedroom Residences
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: none.
Flexible, Affordable Living—No Entrance Fee
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mt Ascutney Hospital, Windsor. 3.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Elm Wood Center at Claremont, Claremont. 4.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vna And Hospice Of Vermont And New Hampshire, White River Junction. 15.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 5.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 05089 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Claremont, Claremont, 5.2 miles away, straight line
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 05089.
Vnh - Visiting Nurse & Hospice - Vermont & New Hampshire, office in White River Junction, 15.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, Windsor. 0.0 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 Cedar Hill Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cedar Hill Health Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cedar Hill Health Care Center staffed?
Cedar Hill Health Care Center reports 4.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Vermont average of 4.31.
Has Cedar Hill Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cedar Hill Health Care Center have?
Cedar Hill Health Care Center is certified for 39 beds.