Top 10 Best Nursing Homes in Virginia

Compare the Best Nursing Homes in Virginia

Every year, thousands of seniors, their families, and friends are faced with the difficult decision of choosing a skilled nursing facility, either because someone is recuperating after a hospital visit or for end-of-life care. This is usually an issue that arises suddenly, and the decision makers are not equipped with the right knowledge and information to make a good decision. Not knowing how to decide, they turn to others for recommendations. Word of mouth, along with geography, are constantly cited as the most important factors in choosing a skilled nursing facility. Choosing a facility with such limited information can lead to significant problems. Not all skilled nursing facilities are the same and the people that you trust to recommend a facility may not know enough about the facility and the alternatives to be a competent guide.

To help people who are facing this difficult situation, we have compiled a list of the best Virginia skilled nursing facilities and the the worst skilled nursing facilities. (We have also compiled the best and worst nursing homes by city for most cities in the United States, links are shown at the bottom on this page.) The lists are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (“CMS”) and include information gathered from detailed annual inspections, monthly reporting, complaint histories, deficiency reports and much more.

To see a more detailed analysis of the performance on skilled nursing facilities in Virginia, including staffing, COVID-19 infections, historical occupancy levels and recent trends, look at our detailed analysis page.

Best Nursing Homes in the Largest Virginia Cities

All of the following nursing homes have been given a Weighted Health Inspection Score by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Every year, nursing homes in Virginia go through an unannounced inspection performed by independent state examiners. These examiners look at factors such as cleanliness, hazards, and safety to perform the inspection. Points are given to nursing homes based on their deficiency in a certain category. Thus, a higher Weighted All Cycles Score means more problems and lower quality of care.

The list below ranks the homes with the best (lowest) weighted inspection scores. The score is shown next to the facility name.

Best Nursing Homes in Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Westminster-Canterbury On Chesapeake Bay (15)
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help (27)
• Seaside Hhc @ Atlantic Shore (38)
• Kempsville Health and Rehab Center (46.5)
• Maimonides Health Center of Virginia Beach (102)
• Bay Pointe Rehabilitation and Nursing (115)
• Cypress Pointe Rehabilitation and Nursing (115)
• Rosemont Health and Rehab Center, LLC (133.5)
• Thalia Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing (265.5)
• Colonial Health and Rehab Center, LLC (270)

Best Nursing Homes in Richmond, Virginia

• Vcu Health Children's Services at Brook Road (6)
• Oak Bend Medical Center (8)
• Paradigm at The Brazos (11)
• Arbor Trace Health and Living Community (12)
• Westminster-Canterbury of Richmond (16)
• Rosebud Village (25)
• Forest Park Health Campus (25)
• Our Lady of Hope Health Center (32)
• Shalom Gardens Health and Rehabilitation (37)
• Lakewood Manor (45)

Best Nursing Homes in Chesapeake, Virginia

• Oak Grove Health and Rehab Center, LLC (26)
• Autumn Care of Chesapeake (68)
• Deep Creek Health and Rehabilitation (128)
• Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center (177)

Best Nursing Homes in Norfolk, Virginia

• Harbor's Edge (11)
• Lake Taylor Hosp (58.5)
• Waterside Health and Rehab Center (63)
• Autumn Care of Norfolk (67)
• Norview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing (69)
• Signature Healthcare of Norfolk (108)
• Norfolk Health Care Center (156.5)
• Ghent Health and Rehabilitation (178)

Best Nursing Homes in Arlington, Virginia

• Serenity Spring Senior Living at Arlington (43)
• Arbrook Plaza (50)
• Regency Care of Arlington, LLC (52)
• Park Avenue Health Center (63.75)
• Green Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation (85.25)
• Arlington Health and Rehabilitation (99.75)
• Purehealth Transitional Care at Thr Arlington (123.5)
• Carlin Springs Health and Rehabilitation (202.25)
• Arlington Residence and Rehabilitation Center (226)
• Avir at Arlington (252.25)

Best Skilled Nursing Homes in Other States

How We Compile Nursing Home Ratings in Virginia

Every month, we rank all of the skilled nursing facilities in Virginia. These rankings are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid measures ("CMS”), including the CMS 5-Star Rating System and the Health Inspection Scores. The list of the best Skilled Nursing Facilities in Virginia is based on the weighted overall health inspection score which is a composite of CMS's three most recent skilled nursing home inspection scores weighted to give the most recent inspection more importance.

The CMS 5-Star Rating System rates skilled nursing facilities from one to five stars, with one star being the lowest and five stars being the highest. The rating system also rates Virginia nursing homes across five different dimensions including overall rating, health inspection rating, quality measures rating, overall staffing rating, and RN staffing rating (RN is an acronym for Registered Nurse).