Every licensed setting in Franklin County
Vermont licenses 6 senior-living settings in Franklin County: 4 residential care homes, 0 assisted living residences and 2 nursing homes, spread across 3 towns. 1 holds a state dementia designation and 4 take a Vermont Medicaid residential payment.
Across those 3 Franklin County towns, 2 settings offer skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. These are licence records rather than vacancies: check opening, accepted level of need and current licence status with the Division of Licensing and Protection before touring anything.
- Brownway Residence, Enosburg Falls — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
- Ave Maria Community Care Home, Richford — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
- Our Lady of the Meadows, Richford — residential care home, memory care designated, takes Vermont Medicaid
- Homestead Senior Living, St. Albans — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
- Saint Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, St. Albans — nursing home
- The Villa Rehab, St. Albans — nursing home
Hospitals and home health in Franklin County
Franklin County has 1 licensed hospital: Northwestern Medical Center Inc. in Saint Albans. The discharge planning team at the general acute hospital is normally the fastest route to home health, equipment and a rehabilitation bed.
No home health agency is licensed to Franklin County in the state directory. Clinician-ordered care here is arranged through a neighbouring county's agency or the discharging hospital, so ask for the agency by name and confirm it covers the specific address.
What a Franklin County plan should budget for
Vermont publishes no county-level cost data, so Franklin County budgeting starts from the state medians — $103,137 a year for assisted living, $45.00 an hour for non-medical home care — and then turns on how many of the 6 local settings can actually meet the need. Where that number is small, waiting-list position and willingness to travel decide more than price comparison does.
Planning care in Franklin County
Franklin County sits between the Burlington market and northern Vermont communities. Provider coverage may extend from either direction, so route, travel, minimum-shift and winter policies deserve explicit confirmation.
Franklin County is a useful way to organize calls, but the boundary is not a service guarantee. Home-care agencies may define territory by travel time, staffing and schedule; communities serving this part of Vermont still require their own assessment and a confirmed opening.
Communities and towns to include
A county-wide search may include St. Albans, Georgia, Swanton, Fairfax, Enosburgh. Families can widen a community search beyond the county when travel remains workable, while home-care coverage should always be confirmed for the exact service address.
- St. Albans
- Georgia
- Swanton
- Fairfax
- Enosburgh
Questions for home-care providers serving Franklin County
- Do you currently staff the exact Franklin County address and requested schedule?
- What minimum shifts, travel or weekend charges apply?
- How do weather, distance and caregiver call-outs affect coverage?
- Who employs, screens, trains and supervises caregivers?
- Which requested tasks are outside your non-medical scope?
Questions for communities in and near Franklin County
- What is the current license category and legal business name?
- Which apartment, services and assessed care level are included in the quote?
- Who is present overnight and how are urgent needs handled?
- What changes after reassessment?
- Which deposits, refunds, transfer and discharge terms apply?
Franklin County public-resource connection
Age Well serves all or much of Franklin County. Because Vermont Area Agency on Aging territories include town exceptions, call the statewide Older Adults Helpline at 1-800-642-5119 to confirm the correct office and current programs for the address. Public benefits, eligibility and program decisions belong to the responsible organization.
Information needed to start a Franklin County search
Share the town or Franklin County ZIP code, broad care path, timing and preferred contact method. Keep diagnoses, medical records, medication lists, Social Security numbers, insurance documents and financial-account information out of an initial marketing form; a provider can explain an appropriate secure intake later.