Statewide guidance

Senior care options across Vermont

Explore Vermont home care, senior living, memory care, respite and aging resources by region.

Vermont senior-care choices vary by region. The site provides statewide decision guides, plus county and town pages that name the local agencies, meal sites and licensed settings. The Vermont Older Adults Helpline is available at 1-800-642-5119 for statewide information and resources. Vermont's Area Agencies on Aging, Older Adults Helpline, Adult Services Division and facility information can help families understand public programs and regulated settings. Private providers still need to confirm their current territory, schedule, services, fees and availability directly. For home support, give the exact care address because rural travel, winter conditions and staffing patterns can make a town-level statement incomplete.

Towns with detailed guides

The most detailed town guides are in Chittenden County and nearby northwestern Vermont, where families often compare Burlington-area home care and communities.

County guides across Vermont

Franklin and Grand Isle counties
Addison County
Lamoille and Washington counties
Rutland and southern Vermont
Upper Valley
Northeast Kingdom

Statewide public resources

Call 911 for an emergency.

Use statewide resources and local verification together

For a community search, decide how far family will realistically travel and verify what is available near the intended move date.

Keep a dated decision record

Save source links, provider contacts, written estimates, license checks and unanswered questions in one place.

Public programs, regulations and provider details change, so date each important fact and reconfirm it before signing or scheduling.

Vermont's licensed settings, county by county

Across 13 counties the state directories list 138 licensed long-term-care settings.

The counts below come straight from the state licence directories.

**Addison County**: 4 licensed settings, 2 with designated memory care, 1 nursing homes
**Bennington County**: 14 licensed settings, 5 with designated memory care, 4 nursing homes
**Caledonia County**: 5 licensed settings, 0 with designated memory care, 2 nursing homes
**Chittenden County**: 28 licensed settings, 7 with designated memory care, 6 nursing homes
**Essex County**: 1 licensed setting, 0 with designated memory care, 0 nursing homes
**Franklin County**: 6 licensed settings, 1 with designated memory care, 2 nursing homes
**Lamoille County**: 4 licensed settings, 0 with designated memory care, 1 nursing homes
**Orange County**: 8 licensed settings, 2 with designated memory care, 1 nursing homes
**Orleans County**: 9 licensed settings, 1 with designated memory care, 4 nursing homes
**Rutland County**: 17 licensed settings, 5 with designated memory care, 3 nursing homes
**Washington County**: 17 licensed settings, 1 with designated memory care, 4 nursing homes
**Windham County**: 10 licensed settings, 1 with designated memory care, 3 nursing homes
**Windsor County**: 15 licensed settings, 4 with designated memory care, 4 nursing homes

Questions families ask

Frequently asked questions

How many counties does Vermont have?

Fourteen, and the state directory lists licensed care settings in 13 of them.

How many Area Agencies on Aging serve Vermont?

Five: Age Well, Central Vermont Council on Aging, Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging, Senior Solutions and Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging.

Which county has the most licensed settings?

Chittenden County has 28 of the 138 in the state directory.

How many Vermont hospitals can take a discharge to a swing bed?

Eight critical access hospitals, according to the Green Mountain Care Board, can be approved for swing beds: Copley, Gifford, Grace Cottage, Mt. Ascutney, North Country, Northern Vermont Regional, Porter and Springfield.

What is Choices for Care?

Vermont's Medicaid long-term care programme, with Highest, High and Moderate needs groups. Moderate covers homemaker services, adult day and flexible funding.