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Bennington Health & Rehab

An independent review of Bennington Health & Rehab's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

2 Blackberry Lane · Bennington, VT 05201 · 91 beds
Phone: 8024428525
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates below average, with several concerns worth pressing on.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs $242,044 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Overall rating improved from 1 to 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare overall rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 2. The overall rating combines health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into a single Medicare five-star score. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Health-inspection rating improved from 1 to 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare health-inspection rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 2. The health-inspection rating is based on the last three years of on-site state inspections and complaint investigations. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Removed from the federal Special Focus watch list

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility was no longer listed under the federal Special Focus Facility program, which tracks nursing homes with a persistent pattern of serious quality problems.

Total federal fines changed to $242,044

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $282,224 to $242,044. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★
2 / 5
Staffing
★★★★
4 / 5
Health Inspection
★★
2 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★
3 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (2 of 5 stars).
  • $242,044 in federal fines across 3 penalties.

How it compares vs. 33 VT nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 22% of VT homes
Staffing rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 50% of VT homes
Health-inspection rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 16% of VT homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
4.09629hrs
Better than 45% of VT homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.55717hrs
Better than 16% of VT homes
RN turnover
44.4%
Better than 39% of VT homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Vermont, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

3
Fines
$242,044
Total fines
0
Payment denials
3
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.55717
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
4.09629
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
4.25399
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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