Every licensed setting in Washington County

Vermont licenses 17 senior-living settings in Washington County: 12 residential care homes, 1 assisted living residence and 4 nursing homes, spread across 5 towns. 1 holds a state dementia designation and 11 take a Vermont Medicaid residential payment.

Across those 5 Washington County towns, 4 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.

  • Arioli Community Care Home, Barre — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Averill Place, Barre — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehab, Barre — nursing home
  • Hill Street, Barre — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Lincoln House, Barre — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Premier Health and Rehabilitation at Berln, Barre — nursing home
  • Roadhouse, Barre — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Woodridge Nursing Home, Barre — nursing home
  • Chestnut Place, Berlin — assisted living residence, memory care designated
  • Heaton Woods, Montpelier — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • Single Steps, Montpelier — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid
  • The Gary Residence, Montpelier — residential care home, takes Vermont Medicaid

Hospitals and home health in Washington County

Washington County has 2 licensed hospitals: Central Vermont Medical Center, Inc. in Berlin, Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital in Berlin (Psychiatric hospital, not a general acute hospital). The discharge planning team at the general acute hospital is normally the fastest route to home health, equipment and a rehabilitation bed.

Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice of Barre is the home health agency licensed to Washington County. Home health is clinician-ordered clinical care and is billed differently from the non-medical help most families are looking for.

What a Washington County plan should budget for

Vermont publishes no county-level cost data, so Washington 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 17 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 Washington County

Washington County's care market stretches from Montpelier and Barre into mountain towns and the Mad River Valley. Provider schedules should be confirmed against the actual route and season.

Washington 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 Montpelier, Barre, Waterbury, Northfield, Waitsfield. 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.

  • Montpelier
  • Barre
  • Waterbury
  • Northfield
  • Waitsfield

Questions for home-care providers serving Washington County

  • Do you currently staff the exact Washington 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 Washington 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?

Washington County public-resource connection

Central Vermont Council on Aging serves all or much of Washington 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 Washington County search

Share the town or Washington 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.