Overview
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Vermont average of 2.9. Among the 3 nursing homes in Burlington, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 60% of nursing homes in Vermont (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 16, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Vermont average of 7.7. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $127,834 in the past three years.
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 160 certified beds, caring for about 145 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1969.
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 34%
Top 8%
Top 16%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 16, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $127,834
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.04 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.43 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.30 hrs
- Nurse aides2.30 hrs
- Physical therapists0.13 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 145
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1969
- 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