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Vernon Green Nursing Home

61 GREENWAY DRIVE, VERNON, VT, 05354

(802) 254-6041

60 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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61 Greenway Drive

Vernon, VT 05354

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

475008

Care type

Nursing home

County

Windham

Facility name

Vernon Green Nursing Home

Street address

61 GREENWAY DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Vernon, VT 05354

Phone

(802) 254-6041

About this facility — Vernon Green Nursing Home

Vernon Green Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Vernon, Vermont. It is licensed for 60 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Vermont (90 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Vernon 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 Vernon Green Nursing Home 46 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $87,896 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

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Burks, Bruce

Director — since 1995

Dickey, Kari

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013

Ellis, M Bradford

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2002

Goodwin, Alfred

Director — since 1995

Jewitt, Judy

Director — since 2011

Mousseau, Corby

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1967-01-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

14 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$87,896 total

Last standard inspection

2026-01-14

Nurse staffing

4.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$408 per day (≈ $12,400/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 98% private/other

Occupancy

91% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

10% below the VT median of $453/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

F-0729

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

2026-01-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0657

E · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0726

F · No harm found

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 2026-02-25

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2026-02-25

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 2026-02-25

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0923

E · No harm found

Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.

Corrected 2026-02-25

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)

2024-10-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-07-26

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-12-15

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-12-15

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-12-15

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-12-15

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2024-12-15

F-0758

E · No harm found

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 2024-12-15

2023-12-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered22 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 2024-01-06

F-0600

G · Actual harm

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0657

E · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0686

G · Actual harm

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0689

L · Immediate jeopardy

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0730

E · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0740

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0756

E · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0761

E · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-01-06

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 2024-01-06

F-0835

F · No harm found

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0837

F · No harm found

Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0840

F · No harm found

Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0843

F · No harm found

Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0881

F · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-01-06

F-0944

C · No harm found

Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.

Corrected 2024-01-06

2023-10-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0692

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2023-10-25

F-0791

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Corrected 2023-10-25

2023-12-04Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0353

B · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Federal penalties

2023-12-04Fine$87,896

2023-12-04Medicare payment denial — 42 days

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 475008.

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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

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