Skilled nursing · Barre, VT

Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Berlin

98 Hospitality Drive, Barre, VT 05641

115 bedsFor profit - Limited Liability company
0.8Clarity

▲ 0.8 since Jun

Score history
Aug 20260.8 flagged
Jul 20260.8▲ 0.8 flagged
Jun 20260.0 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 24 Jul 2026

Read this record before you tour: CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall and 2 for the health inspection that drives it, 81% of the nursing staff leaves each year, and inspectors levied $307,847 in federal fines over the last 36 months. Every number below prints the same way for every facility, good or bad — these are the ones to ask about.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 24 Jul 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Jun 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Health inspection★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Staffing★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Quality measures★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
34 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
3 hr 54 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
81.3%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is better

This home
13.6%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
9.7%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
4.7%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$307,847 · 3 penalties
Abuse iconNone
Conflict flags in latest reconcile1

VT does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Mixed — worth touring with these questions in hand.

  • The falls number is the outlier: 3× the national rate. 4.7% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • $307,847 in federal fines. 3 penalties in the last 36 months — the citation detail is in the record above.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Berlin?
Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Berlin has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
Has Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Berlin been cited for resident harm?
Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Berlin has $307,847 in federal fines across 3 penalties in the last 36 months. Details appear in the record above.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.