Overview
Bel Aire Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Vermont average of 2.9. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Newport. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 87% of nursing homes in Vermont (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 22, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Vermont average of 7.7. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $214,208 in the past three years.
Bel Aire Center is a for-profit facility with 58 certified beds, caring for about 46 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 41%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $214,208
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.77 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.91 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.80 hrs
- Nurse aides2.06 hrs
- Physical therapists0.13 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 58
- Average residents per day
- 46
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 27, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes