Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehab
30 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT, 05753
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 98 · avg 94 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 40% — lower than most Vermont nursing homesVermont avg: 57.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 42.3% — near the Vermont averageVermont avg: 45.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 475017
- Certified beds
- 98 beds · avg 94 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Helen Porter Nursing Home, Inc.
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (32 on record)
- Porter Medical Center Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2026
- The University of Vermont Health Network Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Allison Mercure
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Julia Doucet
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Smita Ruzicka
Corporate Director · since 2025
+ 26 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 10)
- D0550·Jan 13, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F0812·Aug 27, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Aug 27, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0759·Aug 27, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0742·Aug 27, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- E0887·Jun 5, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
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.
- F0812·Jun 5, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0699·Jun 5, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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