Assisted living in Vermont: how it is licensed.
Who licenses assisted living in Vermont, and what to check before you choose.
What Vermont calls it
In Vermont, assisted living is licensed under the term “Assisted Living Residence”. Other states use different names, so it helps to know the exact term when you search.
Who licenses and inspects
Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, Division of Licensing and Protection is the agency that licenses these communities. It is the official place to check a community’s license and inspection history. The state also lists an official facility search tool.
Paying for care
Medicare generally does not cover long term custodial care.
Vermont's Choices for Care program, tied to Long-Term Care Medicaid, may help pay for care in approved licensed Level III Residential Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences through Enhanced Residential Care. Eligibility rules apply, including clinical and financial criteria.
Checking a community
Directories where a facility can be found by county or type of services and its Survey Results Statements viewed.
Help and complaints
Vermont Long-Term Care Ombudsman Project (Vermont Legal Aid) supports residents of long term care and their families.
Also worth knowing in Vermont
Vermont adopted revised licensing regulations for Residential Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences that take effect April 1, 2025.
Sources we checked (October 2026)
Licensing rules change. We checked the pages below. Confirm with the state agency.
Questions
Who regulates assisted living in Vermont?
Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, Division of Licensing and Protection.