Every licensed setting in Rutland County

Vermont licenses 15 senior-living settings in Rutland County: 10 residential care homes, 2 assisted living residences and 3 nursing homes, spread across 5 towns. 5 hold a state dementia designation and 10 take a Vermont Medicaid residential payment.

Across those 5 Rutland County towns, 3 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.

  • Wintergreen Residential Care - North, Brandon — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Vista Senior Living, Killington — assisted living residence, memory care designated
  • Vista Residential Living, Mendon — residential care home
  • Barbara's 1840 House, Inc., Rutland — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Meadows at East Mountain, Rutland — assisted living residence, memory care designated, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Mountain View Center Genesis Healthcare, Rutland — nursing home
  • North End Ranch, Rutland — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Our House Outback, Rutland — residential care home, memory care designated, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Our House Residential Care Home, Rutland — residential care home, memory care designated, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Our House Too Residential Care Home, Rutland — residential care home, memory care designated, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Rutland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Rutland — nursing home
  • St Joseph Kervick Residence III, Rutland — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid

Hospitals and home health in Rutland County

Rutland County has 1 licensed hospital: Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland. The discharge planning team at the general acute hospital is normally the fastest route to home health, equipment and a rehabilitation bed.

Bayada Home Health Care Inc of Rutland and VNA and Hospice of the Southwest Region of Rutland are the home health agencies licensed to Rutland County. Home health is clinician-ordered clinical care and is billed differently from the non-medical help most families are looking for.

What a Rutland County plan should budget for

Vermont publishes no county-level cost data, so Rutland 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 15 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 Rutland County

Rutland County combines a regional service center with mountain and lakeside towns. A county label may hide meaningful differences in travel, staffing and family access.

Rutland 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 Rutland, Killington, Brandon, Castleton, Pittsford. 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.

  • Rutland
  • Killington
  • Brandon
  • Castleton
  • Pittsford

Before hiring home care in Rutland County, ask this

  • Do you currently staff the exact Rutland 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?

Before touring a community near Rutland County, ask this

  • 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?

Rutland County public-resource connection

Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging, with several town exceptions serves all or much of Rutland 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 Rutland County search

Share the town or Rutland 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.