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Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home

200 Wake Robin Drive, Shelburne, VT 05482 · Chittenden County · (802) 264-5100

33 certified beds, about 27 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare since 1998

Overall
4 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
1 of 5
CMS note: The accuracy of the staffing data for this measure could not be validated by CMS.
Quality measures
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 475056 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on January 21, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Vermont average is 7.9, the national average 9.2).

None of its 2 health citations since August 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

58.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Vermont average 55.4%).

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 2 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
1D
0E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
1C
January 21, 2026Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
    F578 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 10, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure one of fourteen sampled residents (Resident #6) medical record clearly communicated the resident's choice of code status to staff responsible for the resident's care.
October 9, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations
August 2, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. C
    Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
    F730 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, widespread · Not yet corrected
    Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview and record review, the facility failed to complete a performance review at least once every 12 months for every Licensed Nurse Assistant (LNA) and then must provide regular in-service education based on the outcome of these reviews for 5 of 5 LNA's in the sample.

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeVermontUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)not reported4.223.86
Registered nursesnot reported0.800.69
All nursing staff on weekendsnot reported3.663.42
Nurse aidesnot reported
Licensed practical nursesnot reported
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)58.5%55.4%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover21.4%39.9%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS note on this home's staffing data: The accuracy of the staffing data for this measure could not be validated by CMS.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 6.61 on weekdays and 5.28 on weekends, 20% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 19.3% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 6.21 in April to June 2025 to 6.23 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20266.231.616.615.28 19.3%0 of 9027
Oct to Dec 20255.931.796.334.93 15.2%0 of 9228
Jul to Sep 20255.901.806.135.30 11.4%0 of 9228
Apr to Jun 20256.211.546.545.39 22.4%0 of 9128
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Vermont, Jan to Mar 20264.250.794.473.7123.2%0.2% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Vermont

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Vermont, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$22.66$19.64 to $23.533,030
LPNs and LVNs$33.62$29.56 to $37.611,130
Registered nurses$46.86$39.53 to $50.587,410
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeVermontUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
22.619.313.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.80.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.02.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
5.85.93.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.01.11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
14.717.414.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.65.34.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.419.915.4
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
0.81.51.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.72.91.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 51.5% · Vermont: 8 better, 3 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 18 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.1% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Vermont: 1 better, 0 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 28 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 7.1% · Vermont: 0 better, 0 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 10 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Vermont57.4% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 9 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Vermont0.4% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 11 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Vermont2.7% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 11 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Vermont97.6% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 3 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: WAKE ROBIN CORPORATION.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Arel, BarbaraCorporate directorIndividual07/01/2025
Chase, ChristopherCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2023
Cocina, SarahCorporate directorIndividual07/01/2025
Crouse, RogerCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2024
Davis, JohnCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2024
Filonow, HeatherCorporate directorIndividual08/15/2022
Jones, MeredithCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2023
Lenes, JoanCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2018
Madison, JamesCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2024
Maitland, JohnCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2019
Maynard, SashaCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2024
Merritt, SarahCorporate directorIndividual07/01/2025
Monte, MichaelCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2024
Schonberg, StevenCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2020
Tischler, SarahCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2021
White, BrigetteCorporate directorIndividual06/01/2021
Buckley, MeaganCorporate officerIndividual02/12/2023
Kelsen, MarysueCorporate officerIndividual03/25/2019
Baad, StephenOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/01/2024
Buckley, MeaganOperational/managerial controlIndividual02/12/2023
Campbell, SaraOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/19/2018
Elderton, EmilyOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/15/2024
Filonow, HeatherOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/12/2023
Hays, KatherineOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/09/2017
Iliff, WilliamOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/06/2017
Kelsen, MarysueOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/25/2019
Kiefer, AngelaOperational/managerial controlIndividual06/26/2022
Latreille, TammyOperational/managerial controlIndividual10/15/2011
Longe, AndreaOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/12/2011
Lorenzini, TaraOperational/managerial controlIndividual05/31/2024
Mittelstadt, AlexisOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2021
O'Brien, MichaelOperational/managerial controlIndividual03/30/2008
O'Brien, TeriOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/06/1994
Parker, LeslieOperational/managerial controlIndividual02/22/2016
Powell, JenniferOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/10/2023
Standridge, AliciaOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/30/2024
Arel, BarbaraAdp of the SNFIndividual07/01/2025
Baad, StephenAdp of the SNFIndividual07/01/2024
Buckley, MeaganAdp of the SNFIndividual02/12/2023
Campbell, SaraAdp of the SNFIndividual08/19/2018
Chase, ChristopherAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2023
Cocina, SarahAdp of the SNFIndividual07/01/2025
Crouse, RogerAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2024
Davis, JohnAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2024
Elderton, EmilyAdp of the SNFIndividual12/14/2024
Filonow, HeatherAdp of the SNFIndividual03/12/2023
Hays, KatherineAdp of the SNFIndividual01/09/2017
Iliff, WilliamAdp of the SNFIndividual11/06/2017
Jones, MeredithAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2023
Kelsen, MarysueAdp of the SNFIndividual03/25/2019
Kiefer, AngelaAdp of the SNFIndividual06/26/2022
Latreille, TammyAdp of the SNFIndividual10/15/2011
Lenes, JoanAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2018
Longe, AndreaAdp of the SNFIndividual11/12/2011
Lorenzini, TaraAdp of the SNFIndividual05/31/2024
Madison, JamesAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2024
Maynard, SashaAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2024
Merritt, SarahAdp of the SNFIndividual07/01/2025
Mittelstadt, AlexisAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2021
Monte, MichaelAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2024
O'Brien, MichaelAdp of the SNFIndividual03/30/2008
O'Brien, TeriAdp of the SNFIndividual09/06/1994
Parker, LeslieAdp of the SNFIndividual02/22/2016
Powell, JenniferAdp of the SNFIndividual07/10/2023
Schonberg, StevenAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2020
Standridge, AliciaAdp of the SNFIndividual09/30/2024
Tischler, SarahAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2021
Vincent, KarenAdp of the SNFIndividual05/27/2025
White, BrigetteAdp of the SNFIndividual06/01/2021

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on January 21, 2026: "Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive."
  2. How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on August 2, 2023: "Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training."

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Common questions

What is Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home get at its last inspection?
1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on January 21, 2026. The Vermont average is 7.9.
Has Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
Who owns Wake Robin-Linden Nursing Home?
CMS lists 69 owners and managers. Legal business name: WAKE ROBIN CORPORATION.

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