Chittenden County, Vermont
County inventory for Chittenden County, Vermont is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Nursing-home inventory signature
5 nursing homes put Chittenden County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 556 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Vermont cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet VT-CHITTENDEN-VERMONT · Chittenden, VT
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 556 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.4★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #627/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-HIGH $8,597/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for Chittenden County
Chittenden County, Vermont sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 556 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 2.4/5 (1 at 4★+, 3 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Vermont medians: assisted living $8,597/mo, semi-private nursing $14,113/mo, private nursing $15,528/mo, home health aide $8,580/mo. Local Chittenden providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (60% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Chittenden, VT
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Chittenden County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home | Shelburne | 5/5 | 33 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare | Burlington | 3/5 | 150 | For profit - Individual |
| Premier Rehab and Healthcare at Burlington | Burlington | 2/5 | 150 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Elderwood at Burlington | Burlington | 1/5 | 150 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Green Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation | Colchester | 1/5 | 73 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Chittenden County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Uvmhn Home Health and Hospice | Colchester | 3.0 |
Read next for a dense Chittenden inventory
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Chittenden County, VT, both outside VT so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Vermont overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the Vermont elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Vermont state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Chittenden County.