Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington is a 164-bed for-profit nursing home in Burlington, Vermont, part of Stellar Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Vermont average of 2.54, and 70.4% nursing staff turnover (Vermont average 55.4%).
Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington
300 Pearl StreetBurlington, VT 05401
Chittenden County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Vermont average. With about 129 residents a day, that works out to roughly 329 aide hours a day, or about 41 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Vermont avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.54 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.16 | 4.22 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.80 | 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
70.4% of nursing staff at Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington left over the year CMS measured, against a Vermont average of 55.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Vermont average 8.1). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $137,679 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | Fine | $19,135 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Fine | $32,760 |
| May 29, 2024 | Fine | $12,529 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Fine | $73,255 |
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. Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington holds 1 of 5 overall; the Vermont average is 2.9.
About Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Stellar Health Group, 7 homes
- Legal name: 300 Pearl Street Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 11, 1970
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare Burlington | 3.6 | 160 | 2.31 | 4.01 | 56.8% | 3 | $127,834 |
| Elderwood at Burlington Burlington | 3.7 | 150 | 2.21 | 3.80 | 67.9% | 2 | $220,961 |
| Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home Shelburne · staffing data not validated | 8.8 | 33 | — | — | 58.5% | 4 | None |
| Clinton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Plattsburgh | 18.5 | 80 | 1.99 | 3.30 | 74.4% | 2 | None |
| Plattsburgh Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Plattsburgh | 18.7 | 89 | 1.94 | 3.46 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hosp Med Ctr S N F Plattsburgh · staffing data not validated | 19.8 | 95 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Meadowbrook Healthcare Plattsburgh | 20.2 | 287 | 2.13 | 3.44 | 49.0% | 2 | None |
| Franklin County Rehab Center, LLC St. Albans | 23.3 | 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.