Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehab, LLC
Nursing Home Facility
378 Prospect Street, Barre, VT 05641
Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehab, LLC is a senior care community located in Barre, VT. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Barre area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (802) 476-4166.
Operated by Priority Healthcare Group, which runs 11 communities in our directory.
Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehab, LLC is licensed for 96 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Barre average about 121 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 85% of its licensed beds. That is above the Barre average of roughly 75%.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2026 and recorded 18 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 79%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 53 problems at Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehab, LLC. 3 findings involved harm to a resident, including 3 that put residents in immediate danger. 27 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $142,045.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
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Put residents in immediate danger, widespread
Administration
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
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Put residents in immediate danger, widespread
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Resident Rights
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate foot care.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehab, LLC offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 96
- Occupancy 85%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 79%
- Last health inspection June 2026
Resident & family reviews
Rowan Court is covering up a fall that happened in August 2007, and says the patient fell of his bed. What happened really is that he was droped by an LNA that tried to lift him herself. Rowan Cout and the LNA both deny it, even after the patient kept repeating "They dropped me, they dropped!" until his death 5 days later.
by Verified visitor, Nov 2008