Springfield Health & Rehab is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1978-05-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (802) 885-5741 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Springfield Health & Rehab holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 46.9/100, placing it #14293 of 14703 facilities nationally and #33 of 34 in Vermont. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Springfield Health & Rehab receives a reported average of 3 hours 56 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 44 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 41 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 30 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 16 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 81.9%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Springfield Health & Rehab with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $637,467. 30 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $637,467, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 4. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 792.5 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Springfield Health & Rehab ranks 14293rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 46.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within VT, it ranks 33rd out of 34 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,277 nationally and RN hours rank #4,419 nationally (#19 in VT). Our composite quality score of 46.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Springfield, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/vermont/springfield/