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80 Maple Street Brattleboro, VT 05301 · Windham County
All 2 nursing homes in Brattleboro, VT (2 take Medicaid)
CMS certification number 475050 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Thompson House Nursing Home a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Thompson House Nursing Home as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall, below the Vermont average of 2.9.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 4.50 hours per resident per day at Thompson House Nursing Home, above the Vermont median of 4.25 (US median: 3.72). About 0.86 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.64 hours, 19% below its all-week average. Ask how weekends are staffed. 58.5% of nursing staff left within a year (Vermont median 60.7%). 2 administrators left in the past year.
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Thompson House Nursing Home: Medicare and Medicaid
Thompson House Nursing Home is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Vermont's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on March 18, 2026 and found 0 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 7 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 7 citations at Thompson House Nursing Home across 3 inspection dates, 4 of them from complaint investigations. 3 were at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on December 9, 2025 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were quality of life and care (2) and resident rights (2). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area" (tag F0919, level K, December 9, 2025).
December 9, 2025 · 3 citations · includes complaint inspection
KMake sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
JDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
JEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
January 8, 2025 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
EEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
September 20, 2023 · 3 citations
FHonor 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.
FProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
EHonor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Questions to ask on a tour of Thompson House Nursing Home
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on December 9, 2025 under the rule on environmental. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- Weekend staffing is 19% below the all-week average. Who is on duty on Saturday nights?
- Several administrators left in the past year. What has changed for residents since then?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years, including $112,499 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | Fine | $112,499 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| August 2026 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
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Hospitals near Thompson House Nursing Home
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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0.1 mi
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital BrattleboroEmergency room ★★★☆☆ Medicare overall 3 of 5Median ER visit 2h 51m for patients treated and sent home
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15.0 mi
Grace Cottage Hospital TownshendEmergency roomMedian ER visit 1h 47m for patients treated and sent home
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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