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Thompson House Nursing Home

80 MAPLE STREET, BRATTLEBORO, VT, 05301
(802) 254-4977
43 licensed beds

CMS rates Thompson House Nursing Home 1 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 7 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with $112,499 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
43
CMS facility ID
475050
Care type
Nursing home
County
Windham
Facility name
Thompson House Nursing Home
Street address
80 MAPLE STREET
City / state / ZIP
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone
(802) 254-4977

About this facility — Thompson House Nursing Home

Thompson House Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brattleboro, Vermont. It is licensed for 43 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Vermont (90 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Brattleboro 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 Thompson House Nursing Home 7 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $112,499 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 November 6, 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

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Abell, Peter
Director — since 2019
Dickey, Kari
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Huestis, Stephanie
Director — since 2019
Mabie, John
Director — since 2018
Morton, Judith
Operational control — since 2022
Pratt, Tara
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Taylor Olson, Carolyn
Director — since 2021
Veenema, Ron
Director — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1995-07-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$112,499 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-18
Nurse staffing
4.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$364 per day (≈ $11,070/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 91% private/other
Occupancy
80% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
20% below the VT median of $453/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
43
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 2026-11-06. 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0656
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom 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 2026-01-07
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-01-07
F-0919
K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2026-01-07
2025-01-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-01-31
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (3 citations)
2023-09-20Health inspection3 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-11-01
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 2023-11-01
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 2023-11-01

Federal penalties

2025-12-09Fine$112,499
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 475050.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Vermont.
Inspection citations, 3 years
7
More than 6% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 28
Federal fines, 3 years
$112,499
More than 64% of nursing homes in the state
State median: $57,727
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
4.5
Higher than 72% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 4.3
Nursing staff turnover, annual
59%
Higher than 45% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 61%

Resident outcomes

On 17 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Vermont average on 8 and worse on 4. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased10.7%19.8%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight7.0%6.5%5.1%Near state average
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.0%0.5%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection0.7%2.3%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms22.7%14.6%13.5%Worse than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.1%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury6.0%5.5%3.2%Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%95.3%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened5.8%16.4%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication16.1%16.6%19.5%Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%97.0%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers2.6%4.9%4.5%Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence28.6%25.5%18.3%Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication15.5%20.0%15.4%Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days2.531.451.81Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days4.462.791.69Worse than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%83.6%82.3%Better than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Vermont

  • Licensing: Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL), Division of Licensing and Protection
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-889-2047. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-564-1612. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
  • Cheshire Medical Center, about 16 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
  • Baystate Franklin Medical Center, about 17 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
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