CCN 475003 · Chittenden County, Vermont
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare
43 Starr Farm Rd, Burlington, VT 05408
Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Burlington, Vermont, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1969. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 144.7 residents a day, about 90% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $13.4 million originally, at 5.37%, with $12.8 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in June 2053.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 144.7 (90.4% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Birchwood Operations LLC
- Certified since
- Jan 1, 1969
- Chain or affiliated group
- Stellar Health Group (7 facilities, chain average 2.7 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Vermont median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 | State spread: 7 at 1, 6 at 2, 6 at 3, 9 at 4, 4 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 2 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.01 | 4.11 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.43 | 0.74 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.42 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.8% | 58.5% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 90.4% | 88.6% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $127,834 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 2 (Aug 20, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare meets that part today: 3 stars overall, 3 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlichman, ArielIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 60% | 06/22/2017 |
| Rubin, AlterIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 40% | 06/22/2017 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2018 | Birchwood Operations LLC | Khoi New Limited Partnership |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2023 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Birchwood Terrace Rehab & Healthcare, 144 beds. Lender at endorsement: Capital Funding LLC | $13,441,100 | Active: 5.37%, $12,800,293 balanceMatures Jun 1, 2053. Servicer: Capital Funding LLC | 02622017 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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