Equipped for respite care, palliative care, hospice care, skilled nursing, and nursing home care, The Pines at Rutland Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation operates in Rutland, VT. Skilled nursing and nursing home care cover residents who need nursing oversight on an ongoing basis. Hospice care is comfort care for someone nearing life’s end. Palliative care also aims at comfort, but it continues alongside treatment.
Respite care is short-term, for when the usual caregiver needs support. Occupancy is 92.2% of 125 beds, so most rooms are in use. Short-Term Rehab supports recovery, and Long-Term Care Services cover residents who stay in the nursing home.
Staffing runs all day and night; a doctor is on staff, and rehabilitation work is part of the services. Daily nursing time per resident is 3 hours and 24 minutes. Medicare helps with short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can help eligible residents with longer stays, and private payment is also accepted. Melissa Haupt is the center administrator.










