Virginia

Virginia’s nursing home ranking climbed three spots to rank No. 36 overall while posting a “D” for the third consecutive report card.
Virginia’s meager number of caregiver hours contributed to one of the nation’s lowest percentages of facilities with above average direct care staffing.
Virginia’s nursing home residents continued to have a difficult time getting much needed help from caregivers; residents received fewer than 2 hours and 17 minutes of direct care per day.
The percentage of Virginia nursing homes that scored an above average inspection rating sank to a new low for the Old Dominion state, falling more than 30 percent since the last reporting period; 3 of 4 nursing homes failed to achieve an above average inspection.
Virginia added another “F” to its nursing home report card for the second consecutive reporting period—tripling the state’s failing measures since our initial report card.
Virginia nursing home care ranks next to the bottom in the Mid-Atlantic Region, narrowly beating out Pennsylvania as the region’s worst nursing home state.

Criteria	DATA	GRADE	RANK		PREVIOUS DATA	PREVIOUS GRADE	PREVIOUS RANK
Direct Care Staffing Above Average
Direct Care Staffing Hours per Resident
Facilities With Deficiencies
Facilities With Severe Deficiencies
Health Inspections Above Average
Professional Nurse Staffing Above Average
Professional Nursing Hours per Resident
Verified Ombudsman Complaints