Skilled Nursing News October 28, 2025
A series of troubling incidents at Vermont’s largest nursing homes previously owned by Genesis HealthCare – ranging from neglect and injuries to a resident death – has exposed deep flaws in how the state oversees nursing home ownership transfers.
That’s according to a report in VTdigger, which stated that the recent spike in violations in these skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under new ownership is raising questions about transparency, accountability, and the adequacy of Vermont’s regulatory process for vetting prospective nursing home operators, which currently does not place the approval of sales under public review.
Genesis HealthCare sold six of its nine Vermont facilities between 2023 and 2024 before filing for bankruptcy. The new operators took over these facilities under a...







