Virginia Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 Facilities analyzed289 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedAugust 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.08

Virginia has 289 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Nursing Home Compare data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

289active licensed nursing homes across 145 Virginia cities appear on the state's public file.
60.6%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 68 carry a D or F.
73.8is the statewide average records layer score across all graded nursing homes.
Roanokeis the highest-scoring larger city (11 facilities, average score 79.6).
Richmondhas the most licensed nursing homes in the state (19).
32,648is the combined licensed capacity across 289 facilities reporting a capacity figure.

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed nursing homes289
Cities covered145
Statewide average records layer score73.8
Grade A facilities113 (39.1%)
Grade B facilities62 (21.5%)
Grade C facilities46 (15.9%)
Grade D facilities53 (18.3%)
Grade F facilities15 (5.2%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)289 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity32,648

By city

Richmond (19)Virginia Beach (14)Roanoke (11)Norfolk (8)Lynchburg (8)Charlottesville (8)Newport News (6)Alexandria (5)Williamsburg (5)Fredericksburg (5)Danville (4)Harrisonburg (4)Arlington (4)Chesapeake (4)Petersburg (4)Winchester (4)Suffolk (4)Hampton (4)Salem (3)Fairfax (3)Martinsville (3)Portsmouth (3)Fishersville (3)Mechanicsville (3)Manassas (2)Bedford (2)Chesterfield (2)Hopewell (2)Rocky Mount (2)Galax (2)Bristol (2)Clifton Forge (2)Waynesboro (2)Annandale (2)Wytheville (2)Falls Church (2)Midlothian (2)Yorktown (2)Emporia (2)Warrenton (2)Staunton (2)Farmville (2)Leesburg (2)Gloucester (2)Culpeper (2)Front Royal (2)Woodstock (2)South Boston (2)Abingdon (2)Blacksburg (2)Marion (2)Daleville (2)Gainesville (2)Lexington (1)Chilhowie (1)Duffield (1)Big Stone Gap (1)New Market (1)Berryville (1)Tazewell (1)Franklin (1)Irvington (1)Buena Vista (1)Herndon (1)South Hill (1)Sterling (1)Richlands (1)Waverly (1)Hillsville (1)Appomattox (1)Bastian (1)Lawrenceville (1)Highland Springs (1)Altavista (1)Fort Belvoir (1)Bluefield (1)Gretna (1)Dunn Loring (1)Bassett (1)Fincastle (1)Hot Springs (1)Low Moor (1)Keysville (1)Fork Union (1)Goochland (1)Brookneal (1)Madison (1)Burke (1)Luray (1)Grundy (1)Poquoson (1)Colonial Beach (1)Nassawadox (1)Lake Ridge (1)Louisa (1)Vinton (1)Pulaski (1)Courtland (1)Bowling Green (1)Glen Allen (1)King George (1)West Point (1)Stuart (1)Potomac Falls (1)Dillwyn (1)Clintwood (1)East Lexington (1)Laurel Fork (1)Tappahannock (1)Independence (1)Smithfield (1)Dublin (1)Parksley (1)Stanardsville (1)Kilmarnock (1)Windsor (1)Floyd (1)Wise (1)Pennington Gap (1)Blackstone (1)Springfield (1)Radford (1)Amelia (1)Orange (1)Woodbridge (1)Ashland (1)Amherst (1)Warsaw (1)Lebanon (1)Bridgewater (1)Rich Creek (1)Norton (1)Clarksville (1)Chase City (1)Bon Air (1)Chatham (1)Chester (1)Mc Lean (1)Weber City (1)Ashburn (1)Rural Retreat (1)Locust Hill (1)Mathews (1)Saluda (1)Aroda (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Alexandria · A

#2 Goodwin House Alexandria Alexandria · A

#3 Westminster-Canterbury Of Richmond Richmond · A

#4 Hiram W Davis Medical Ctr Petersburg · A

#5 Westminster-Canterbury Of Lynchburg INC Lynchburg · A

#6 Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center Galax · A

#7 Westminster-Canterbury On Chesapeake Bay Virginia Beach · A

#8 Life Care Center Of New Market New Market · A

#9 Southampton Memorial Hosp Franklin · A

#10 Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury Irvington · A

#11 Goodwin House Bailey'S Crossroads Falls Church · A

#12 The Haven At Brandermill Woods Midlothian · A

#13 Hillsville Health & Rehab Center Hillsville · A

#14 Bland County Nursing & Rehab Center Bastian · A

#15 Augusta Medical Ctr Skilled Ca Fishersville · A

#16 The Springs Nursing & Rehab Center Hot Springs · A

#17 Brian Center Of Alleghany Low Moor · A

#18 Westminster Canterbury Blue Ri Charlottesville · A

#19 Heritage Hall - Brookneal Brookneal · A

#20 Heritage Hall Grundy Grundy · A

#21 Heritage Hall-Leesburg Leesburg · A

#22 Shenandoah Nursing Home Fishersville · A

#23 Davis And Mcdaniel Veterans Care Center Roanoke · A

#24 Walter Reed Post Acute Gloucester · A

#25 Heritage Hall Front Royal Front Royal · A

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About nursing home licensing in Virginia

Nursing Homes in Virginia are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Nursing Home Compare data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes are there in Virginia?

Virginia has 289 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file, across 145 cities, with a combined licensed capacity of 32,648. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Virginia city has the most nursing homes?

Richmond, with 19 licensed nursing homes, followed by Virginia Beach (14) and Roanoke (11).

How are Virginia nursing home grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Nursing Home Compare data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Virginia republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of August 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: August 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Virginia Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.08). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/nursing/va

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Virginia Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.08, August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/va.

Plain, Virginia Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.08, updated August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/va

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