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Thompson House Nursing Home

80 Maple Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301802254497743 certified beds · 39 residentsNon profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
4
since 2023
Deficiencies
7
043
Penalties · 3 yrs
$112,499
1 fine
Last survey
2026-03-18
Standard
CMS overall
1 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 1/5
Health 1
Staffing 4
Quality 4
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Vermont Division of Licensing and Protection · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2026-03-18Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-12-09Complaint003CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-01-08Standard010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-09-20Standard030CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Vermont Division of Licensing and Protection publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-12-09Complaint survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity JHarm
Care planningRecords
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2026-01-07Record 475050-20251209-F656
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity JHarm
Care planningFalls
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2026-01-07Record 475050-20251209-F689
F919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.Scope/severity KHarm
Environment
Pattern; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2026-01-07Record 475050-20251209-F919
2025-01-08Standard survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planningFalls
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-01-31Record 475050-20250108-F689
2023-09-20Standard survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.Scope/severity EStandard
Dignity & rights
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-01Record 475050-20230920-F550
F585Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.Scope/severity FStandard
Dignity & rights
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-01Record 475050-20230920-F585
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-01Record 475050-20230920-F812

Penalties & enforcement

DateActionAmountSource
2025-12-09Civil money penalty$112,499CMS · Penalties

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.98
Facility
Vermont
National
Vermont 0.80 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day4.95
Facility
Vermont
National
Vermont 4.22 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours4.22
Facility
Vermont
National
Vermont 3.66 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover56%
Facility
Vermont
National
Vermont 55% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover40%
Facility
Vermont
National
Vermont 40% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityVermontNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
2.5%5.3%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
8.5%5.9%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
16.5%19.9%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
1.4%2.4%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.1%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
10.2%19.3%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
4.6%6.6%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
19.1%16.4%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Dickey, Kari
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Morton, Judith
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Pratt, Tara
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Abell, Peter
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Dickey, Kari
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Huestis, Stephanie
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Mabie, John
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Pratt, Tara
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Taylor Olson, Carolyn
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Veenema, Ron
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Vermont.

No county cost figures on file for Windham.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01