Bel Aire Center
A nursing home in Newport, Vermont 05855
35 Bel-Aire Drive, Newport, Vermont 05855. (802) 334-2878.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 5 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Vermont average: 8.1
- 3.77 nurse hours per resident per day Vermont average: 4.30
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
5 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Vermont average is 8.1.
Last standard inspection Jul 22, 2026.
Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Apr 1, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
27 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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All 27 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 12 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Apr 1, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Oct 17, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Sep 2, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Jul 17, 2025: standard inspection5 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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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.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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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.
Jul 17, 2025: standard and complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Aug 12, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Apr 24, 2024: standard inspection10 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Apr 24, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jan 27, 1995.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 58 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $214,208 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 12 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Fine | $135,135 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Fine | $79,073 |
Who does the caring?
3.77 nurse hours per resident per day
The Vermont average is 4.30.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Vermont average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.77 | 4.30 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.91 | 0.83 |
| At weekends | 3.33 | 3.72 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.7% | 54.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 69.2% | 43.6% |
| Administrators who left | 3 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Genesis VT Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Mar 1, 2009.
- 10 owners or officers are people: Laura Bridgeford (corporate officer, 100%); Avi Pinchas Mendelson (corporate officer, 100%); Michael T Berg (corporate officer, 100%); Arnold M Whitman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10.8%); Steven E Fishman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 7.6%); Diane Louise Morris (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Zabi Hayati (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Zabi Hayati (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Rose Mary Mayhew (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Rose Mary Mayhew (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Genesis Healthcare (183 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Operations I LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Gen Operations II LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Fc-Gen Operations Investment LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Genesis Operations LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Mar 1, 2009 |
| Genesis Healthcare LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Genesis Healthcare Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Genesis VT Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Mar 1, 2009 |
| GHC Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Genesis Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Sun Healthcare Group Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 65.3% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Hccf Management Group Xi LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 14.69% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Zac Properties Xi LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.6% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Welltower Op LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.7% | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Sundance Rehabilitation Holdco Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.2% | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Powerback Rehabilitation LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2019 | |
| Genesis Operations LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2019 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (Vermont average 2.9).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 43.6 miles, this one had the 7th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (5; the middle value was 5.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Bel Aire Center This nursing home | 5 | |
| Maple Lane Nursing Home | 10.8 | 3 |
| Union House Nursing Home | 19.2 | 10 |
| Greensboro Nursing Home | 25.3 | 9 |
| Pines Rehab & Health Center | 31.3 | 2 |
| The Manor, Inc. | 32.8 | 6 |
| Coos County Nursing Hospital | 32.9 | 0 |
| St. Johnsbury Health & Rehab | 35.6 | 10 |
| Saint Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 43.1 | 2 |
| Country Village Center, Genesis Healthcare | 43.3 | 2 |
| Franklin County Rehab Center, LLC | 43.5 | 10 |
| The Villa Rehab | 43.6 | 13 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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