Nursing home
Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation
475 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester, VT 05446 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 73 certified beds
Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Colchester, Vermont. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.46 hours per resident per day, above the Vermont average of 4.31. Its most recent inspection on Mar 28, 2024 cited 21 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $161,106In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 5.46 | 4.31 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.81 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.12 | 2.60 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.7% | 59.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 21.0 | 10.3 | 9.5 | above 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: 2 fines totaling $161,106, 2 total penalties.
About this facility
- Address
- 475 Ethan Allen Avenue
Colchester, VT 05446 - CMS certification #
- 475040
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 73
- Avg residents/day
- 53.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-04-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2004
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 22, 2016 to Jul 21, 2018. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $12,451 owed to 34 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen. Case 1857693.
- Findings for Apr 9, 2004 to Apr 8, 2006. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $2,032 owed to 17 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Green Mountain Nursing Home (TSS, LLC). Case 1440672.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Univ. Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington, Burlington. 3.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Uvmhn Home Health And Hospice, Colchester. 5.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Costco Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 05446 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- University Of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis, Burlington, 2.6 miles away, straight line
University Of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis South Burlington, South Burlington, 4.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 05446.
Uvmhn Home Health And Hospice, office in Colchester, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Vermont Medical Center Inc, Burlington. 2.6 miles away, straight line. 3 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation staffed?
Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation reports 5.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Vermont average of 4.31.
Has Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 21 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation have?
Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation is certified for 73 beds.