Elderwood at Burlington
Nursing Home Facility
98 Starr Farm Rd, Burlington, VT 05408
Elderwood at Burlington is a senior care community located in Burlington, VT. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Burlington area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (802) 658-6717.
Operated by Elderwood, which runs 7 communities in our directory.
Elderwood at Burlington is licensed for 150 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Burlington average about 137 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 80% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2026 and recorded 19 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.8 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 68%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 74 problems at Elderwood at Burlington. 5 findings involved harm to a resident. 20 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $220,961. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
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
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
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, one or a few residents
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
Infection Control
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
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
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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.
Elderwood at Burlington offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Partnership
- Beds / units 150
- Occupancy 80%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
- Annual staff turnover 68%
- Last health inspection March 2026
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