Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation is a 161-bed nonprofit nursing home in Arlington, Virginia, part of Hill Valley Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.65 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Virginia average of 2.07, and 37.3% nursing staff turnover (Virginia average 48.1%).
Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation
550 South Carlin Springs RoadArlington, VA 22204
Arlington 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 Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.65 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Virginia average. With about 144 residents a day, that works out to roughly 237 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.65 | 2.07 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.22 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.88 | 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
37.3% of nursing staff at Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Virginia average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 27, 2022. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (Virginia average 14.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Virginia average is 3.0.
About Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Hill Valley Healthcare, 43 homes
- Legal name: Carlin Springs SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 3, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church | 0.8 | 73 | 3.20 | 5.42 | 19.3% | 5 | None |
| The Jefferson Arlington · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 1.6 | 31 | — | — | 68.3% | 2 | $61,065 |
| Goodwin House Alexandria Alexandria | 1.9 | 80 | 3.25 | 5.34 | 17.8% | 5 | None |
| Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center Arlington | 2.7 | 210 | 2.09 | 3.59 | 63.2% | 2 | $18,066 |
| Annandale Healthcare Center Annandale | 3.1 | 222 | 1.99 | 3.31 | 24.1% | 1 | $90,896 |
| Vierra Falls Church Falls Church | 3.6 | 160 | 2.20 | 4.01 | 33.1% | 2 | None |
| Alexandria Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Alexandria | 3.7 | 111 | 1.87 | 3.47 | 25.6% | 3 | None |
| Regency Care of Arlington, LLC Arlington · many days without an RN | 3.9 | 240 | — | — | — | 2 | 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.