Thompson House Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Thompson House Nursing Home is a 43-bed nonprofit nursing home in Brattleboro, Vermont. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Vermont average of 2.54, and 56.1% nursing staff turnover (Vermont average 55.4%).
Thompson House Nursing Home
80 Maple StreetBrattleboro, VT 05301
Windham 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 Thompson House Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.95 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Vermont average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 114 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 2.95 | 2.54 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.95 | 4.22 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.22 | 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
56.1% of nursing staff at Thompson House Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Vermont average of 55.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 18, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Vermont average 8.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $112,499 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | Fine | $112,499 |
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. Thompson House Nursing Home holds 1 of 5 overall; the Vermont average is 2.9.
About Thompson House Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Brattleboro Mutual Aid Association, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Thompson House Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pine Heights at Brattleboro Center for Nursing & R Brattleboro | 0.2 | 80 | 2.24 | 3.75 | 35.5% | 5 | None |
| Vernon Green Nursing Home Vernon · abuse citation | 6.4 | 60 | 2.53 | 4.44 | 36.2% | 3 | $87,896 |
| Cheshire County Home Westmoreland | 10.2 | 150 | 2.84 | 4.49 | 36.1% | 4 | None |
| Applewood Center Winchester | 10.8 | 72 | 1.87 | 3.53 | 35.8% | 5 | None |
| Covenant Living of Keene Keene | 14.5 | 20 | 2.64 | 5.32 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Langdon Place of Keene Keene | 15.6 | 25 | 2.34 | 5.26 | 26.5% | 5 | None |
| Keene Center, Genesis Healthcare Keene | 15.6 | 106 | 1.90 | 3.33 | 33.8% | 3 | None |
| Alpine Healthcare Center Keene | 15.7 | 85 | 2.15 | 3.14 | 47.8% | 1 | 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.