Virginia Veterans Care Center in Roanoke, VA

Virginia Veterans Care Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Roanoke, Virginia. It is located in Roanoke City county at 4550 Shenandoah Ave N W, Roanoke, Virginia 24017. You can reach out to the office of Virginia Veterans Care Center via phone at (540) 982-2860. This skilled nursing facility has 180 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 65.22%. Its legal business name is Virginia Veterans Care Center and has the following ownership type - Government - State.

Virginia Veterans Care Center (Medicare CCN 495274) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1992 (32 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in May, 2019.

Contact Information

Virginia Veterans Care Center
4550 Shenandoah Ave N W, Roanoke, Virginia 24017
(540) 982-2860


Nursing Home Profile

NameVirginia Veterans Care Center
Location4550 Shenandoah Ave N W, Roanoke, Virginia
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds180
Occupancy Rate65.22%
Medicare ID (CCN)495274
Legal Business NameVirginia Veterans Care Center
Ownership TypeGovernment - State

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1730187048
Organization NameVIRGINIA VETERANS CARE CENTER
Address4550 Shenandoah Ave Nw, Roanoke, VA 24017
Phone Number540-982-2860

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Virginia Veterans Care Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Virginia Veterans Care Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines1
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$3250
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Virginia Veterans Care Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased19.4914.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight6.75.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder66.8648.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder3.621.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection5.552.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.513.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication30.3414.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine93.6583.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.851.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened23.2117.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication9.0919.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.937.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine9295.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function74.0667.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine92.4582.93

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