Barre · 05641
Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehab
378 Prospect Street
Barre, VT 05641
Woodridge Nursing Home
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⌖ Barre, VT · Washington County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds153
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Woodridge Nursing Home
Woodridge Nursing Home is a 153-bed nonprofit nursing home in Barre, VT. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Vermont is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Sep 2025), inspectors found 16 problems, more than the Vermont average of 7.9. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 56 min a day with each resident, more than the Vermont average of 4 hr 13 min. About 63% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $21,453 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (3 of 5) and long-term care (2 of 5).
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameWoodridge Nursing Home
LocationWashington County, Vermont
Phone(802) 371-4700
Address142 Woodridge Drive, Barre, VT 05641 · Washington County
CMS provider number475045
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyUniversity of Vermont Health Network · 3 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 28, 1993 (32 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 56 min a dayVermont average: 4 hr 13 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 15 min a dayVermont average: 48 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover63% a yearVermont average: 55%About average
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Sep 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $21,453; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection16 (Sep 2025)Vermont average: 7.9. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Vermont average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital24.0%State average: 22.0%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit17.0%State average: 17.9%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs3.4%State average: 1.1%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 17 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 6 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.8%State average: 5.9%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.2%State average: 5.3%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs28.3%State average: 19.9%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.9State average: 1.5Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Vermont average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Vermont, Medicaid pays for 0% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 12% Medicare
- 88% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average78%Vermont typical: 86%
Cost of care per resident day$549Vermont typical: $440
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.9 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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