Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Burlington, Vermont, part of Stellar Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Vermont average of 2.54, and 56.8% nursing staff turnover (Vermont average 55.4%).
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare
43 Starr Farm RdBurlington, VT 05408
Chittenden 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 Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Vermont average. With about 145 residents a day, that works out to roughly 335 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Vermont avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.54 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.27 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 4.22 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.42 | 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
56.8% of nursing staff at Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Vermont average of 55.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.2%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Vermont average 8.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $127,834 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2024 | Fine | $127,834 |
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. Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare holds 3 of 5 overall; the Vermont average is 2.9.
About Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Stellar Health Group, 7 homes
- Legal name: Birchwood Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Elderwood at Burlington Burlington | 0.4 | 150 | 2.21 | 3.80 | 67.9% | 2 | $220,961 |
| Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington Burlington · SFF candidate | 3.6 | 164 | 2.54 | 4.16 | 70.4% | 1 | $137,679 |
| Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home Shelburne · staffing data not validated | 11.0 | 33 | — | — | 58.5% | 4 | None |
| Clinton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Plattsburgh | 14.9 | 80 | 1.99 | 3.30 | 74.4% | 2 | None |
| Plattsburgh Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Plattsburgh | 15.1 | 89 | 1.94 | 3.46 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hosp Med Ctr S N F Plattsburgh · staffing data not validated | 16.3 | 95 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Meadowbrook Healthcare Plattsburgh | 16.7 | 287 | 2.13 | 3.44 | 49.0% | 2 | None |
| Franklin County Rehab Center, LLC St. Albans | 21.9 | 64 | 3.34 | 5.45 | 40.2% | 4 | None |
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.