Bel Aire Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bel Aire Center is a 58-bed for-profit nursing home in Newport, Vermont, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Vermont average of 2.54, and 59.3% nursing staff turnover (Vermont average 55.4%).
Bel Aire Center
35 Bel-Aire DriveNewport, VT 05855
Orleans County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Bel Aire Center, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Vermont average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 91 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Vermont avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.54 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.65 | 4.22 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.36 | 3.66 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
59.3% of nursing staff at Bel Aire Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Vermont average of 55.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 58.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Vermont average 8.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $286,973 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Fine | $207,900 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Fine | $79,073 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bel Aire Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Vermont average is 2.9.
About Bel Aire Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Thirty Five Bel-Aire Drive SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 27, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Bel Aire Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Maple Lane Nursing Home Barton | 10.8 | 71 | 2.77 | 4.34 | 61.1% | 5 | None |
| Union House Nursing Home Glover | 19.2 | 44 | 2.61 | 4.06 | 77.6% | 4 | $18,418 |
| Greensboro Nursing Home Greensboro | 25.3 | 30 | 2.63 | 4.11 | — | 4 | None |
| Pines Rehab & Health Center Lyndonville | 31.3 | 60 | 2.84 | 4.42 | 58.8% | 4 | None |
| The Manor, Inc. Morrisville | 32.8 | 72 | 2.72 | 4.19 | 63.6% | 3 | $140,856 |
| Coos County Nursing Hospital West Stewartstown | 32.9 | 97 | 3.29 | 4.74 | 45.3% | 5 | None |
| St. Johnsbury Health & Rehab Saint Johnsbury · SFF candidate | 35.6 | 99 | 2.58 | 4.63 | 74.1% | 1 | $314,323 |
| Saint Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Saint Albans | 43.1 | 115 | 2.09 | 3.74 | 48.2% | 3 | $148,714 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.