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Bennington Health & Rehab

2 BLACKBERRY LANE, BENNINGTON, VT, 05201
(802) 442-8525
91 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
91
CMS facility ID
475027
Care type
Nursing home
County
Bennington
Facility name
Bennington Health & Rehab
Street address
2 BLACKBERRY LANE
City / state / ZIP
Bennington, VT 05201
Phone
(802) 442-8525

About this facility — Bennington Health & Rehab

Bennington Health & Rehab is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Bennington, Vermont. It is licensed for 91 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Vermont (90 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Bennington and 33 skilled nursing facilities across Vermont. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Bennington Health & Rehab 50 times across 16 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $242,044 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Icare Health Network
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Bennington Care Center, Llc
Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 2024
Plaza Investment Trust
Indirect owner · Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 43% stake — since 2024
Active Investments Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Apex Advisors
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Bennington Health Management Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Bennington Realty Investments Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Breault, Allison
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Brickley, Jesper
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Davis-barron, Tabitha
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Dix, Cindy
Operational control — since 2024
Executive Advisors, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Faucher, Jaime
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Icare Health Management Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Krausz, Eliezer
Indirect owner — since 2024
Lifecare Advisors Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Noble Investment Trust
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Orchard Capital Investors Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Plausse, Michael
Indirect owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Procare Advisors Llc
Direct owner — since 2024
Sebbag, Joseph
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Sebbag, Samuel
Indirect owner — since 2024
Sterling Capital Investors Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Vantage Capital Investors Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Wright, Christopher
Indirect owner · Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1973-01-06
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$242,044 total
Last standard inspection
2025-12-10
Nurse staffing
4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$425 per day (≈ $12,920/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
74% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 15% private/other
Occupancy
53% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
6% below the VT median of $453/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
91
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-07-31
2026-02-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0552
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0755
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0760
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-03-06
10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (46 citations)
2025-12-10Health inspection3 citations
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0773
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-04-10
2025-07-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0584
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-08-15
F-0802
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected 2025-08-15
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-08-15
2025-03-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0658
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-03-26
F-0726
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-03-26
F-0758
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2025-03-26
F-0841
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Corrected 2025-03-26
2024-10-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-11-13
F-0690
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-11-13
2024-07-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0692
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-08-06
F-0697
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-08-06
F-0741
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
Corrected 2024-08-06
2024-05-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-06-13
2024-02-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0687
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate foot care.
Corrected 2024-03-19
2023-11-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered25 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0557
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0585
F · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0622
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0625
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0626
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0636
D · No harm found
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0655
E · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0657
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0679
E · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0692
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0712
E · No harm found
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0725
F · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0742
D · No harm found
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0760
H · Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0808
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0825
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Corrected 2023-11-29
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-11-29
2023-08-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-09-18
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-09-18
2021-09-15Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0321
B · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
K-0331
B · No harm found
Construct fire resistant interior walls.

Federal penalties

2025-12-10Fine$74,620
2025-03-25Fine$76,281
2023-11-01Fine$91,143
Total fines$242,044
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 475027.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered