Nursing home
Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
46 Nichols Street, Rutland, VT 05701 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Allaire Health Services (20 facilities) · 103 certified beds
Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Rutland, Vermont. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.05 hours per resident per day, below the Vermont average of 4.31. Its most recent inspection on Jun 19, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $32,708In 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 Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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) | 4.05 | 4.31 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 2.60 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.5% | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $32,708, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- 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 · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 22, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 22, 2023
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
- 46 Nichols Street
Rutland, VT 05701 - CMS certification #
- 475039
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 103
- Avg residents/day
- 92.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-10-01
- Chain
- Allaire Health Services (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Allaire Health Services
Allaire Health Services operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Allaire Health Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Rutland Regional Medical Center, Rutland. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Pines at Rutland Center for Nursing & Rehabili, Rutland. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc., Rutland. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 05701 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- University Of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis Rutland, Rutland, 1.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 05701.
Bayada Hospice, office in Rutland, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vna & Hospice Of Southwest Region, Inc., office in Rutland, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, Woodstock. 23.6 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
- 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 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center reports 4.05 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Vermont average of 4.31.
Has Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center have?
Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 103 beds.