Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 117-bed for-profit nursing home in Harrisonburg, Virginia, part of Eastern Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Virginia average of 2.07, and 56.8% nursing staff turnover (Virginia average 48.1%).
Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing
94 South AvenueHarrisonburg, VA 22801
Harrisonburg City County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing, nurse aides logged 1.81 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Virginia average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 187 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.81 | 2.07 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.13 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.63 | 3.29 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
56.8% of nursing staff at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing left over the year CMS measured, against a Virginia average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 28, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 health deficiencies (Virginia average 14.5). CMS lists 7 fines totaling $50,436 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $4,618 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $4,272 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $10,704 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $7,555 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing holds 2 of 5 overall; the Virginia average is 3.0.
About Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Eastern Healthcare Group, 18 homes
- Legal name: Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community Harrisonburg | 0.8 | 84 | 2.84 | 4.65 | 41.8% | 5 | None |
| Harrisonburg Hlth & Rehab Cntr Harrisonburg · abuse citation | 1.7 | 180 | 1.83 | 3.17 | 60.0% | 1 | $232,008 |
| VMRC, Complete Living Care Harrisonburg · staffing data not validated | 3.4 | 120 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Bridgewater Home , Inc. Bridgewater | 5.9 | 127 | 3.11 | 4.63 | 31.9% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of New Market New Market | 19.3 | 118 | 1.88 | 3.34 | 20.6% | 5 | None |
| Kings Daughters Community Health & Rehab Staunton · abuse citation | 21.3 | 117 | 1.14 | 2.67 | 59.6% | 1 | $94,940 |
| Staunton Post Acute & Rehabilitation Staunton · abuse citation | 21.3 | 170 | 1.94 | 3.28 | 54.2% | 2 | $24,413 |
| Shenandoah Nursing Home Fishersville | 23.4 | 84 | 2.05 | 3.43 | 37.0% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.