Virginia Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Virginia has 289 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 287 facilities with linked history (287 of 289), there are 11,023 cited deficiencies, averaging 38.4 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 104 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Virginia
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,656 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,185 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,924 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,230 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 728 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 643 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Virginia
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 441 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 402 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 397 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 375 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 357 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 354 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 342 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 334 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 289 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 284 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More Virginia Compliance Data
- Virginia Compliance Benchmark
- Virginia State Compliance Guide
- Virginia Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Virginia
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families