Virginia nursing homes ranked

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289 nursing homes in Virginia are certified by Medicare or Medicaid. They are listed below by their CMS overall star rating, best first, with inspection, staffing and quality stars and nurse staffing hours. Among the 60 rated 5 stars: Wythe Cnty Community Hospital Ecu in Wytheville, Vcu Health Children's Services at Brook Road in Richmond, Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, and more.

Ratings come from CMS and are updated monthly; these are from October 2026. Stars summarize a lot, so check each home's latest inspection report and visit in person before you decide.

All Virginia nursing homes

289 nursing homes

Largest cities for nursing homes in Virginia

• Nursing homes in Richmond (19)
• Nursing homes in Virginia Beach (14)
• Nursing homes in Roanoke (11)
• Nursing homes in Charlottesville (8)
• Nursing homes in Lynchburg (8)
• Nursing homes in Norfolk (8)
• Nursing homes in Newport News (6)
• Nursing homes in Alexandria (5)
• Nursing homes in Fredericksburg (5)
• Nursing homes in Williamsburg (5)
• Nursing homes in Arlington (4)
• Nursing homes in Chesapeake (4)

Nursing homes by city in Virginia

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

Questions about Virginia nursing homes

How many nursing homes are in Virginia?

289 nursing homes in Virginia are certified by Medicare, Medicaid or both, in 145 cities. 276 of them accept Medicaid.

How are Virginia nursing homes rated?

The average CMS overall rating in Virginia is 3.1 stars, against 3.1 nationally. 60 homes are rated 5 stars.

How much nursing staff do Virginia nursing homes have?

The median Virginia home reports 3.57 hours of nursing care per resident per day, counting registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides. The national median is 3.72 hours.

How many Virginia nursing homes have been fined?

110 (38%) were fined by CMS in the last three years. Each home's page lists its fines and inspection citations.

Nearby states

• District of Columbia nursing homes (16)
• Kentucky nursing homes (266)
• Maryland nursing homes (221)
• North Carolina nursing homes (419)
• Tennessee nursing homes (303)
• West Virginia nursing homes (123)

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home provider information, health inspections and penalties, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.