Forest Health & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Forest Health & Rehab Center is a 89-bed for-profit nursing home in Lynchburg, Virginia, part of Saber Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Virginia average of 2.07, and 43.9% nursing staff turnover (Virginia average 48.1%).
Forest Health & Rehab Center
2406 Atherholt RoadLynchburg, VA 24501
Lynchburg 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 Forest Health & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Virginia average. With about 80 residents a day, that works out to roughly 163 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.05 | 2.07 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.59 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
43.9% of nursing staff at Forest Health & Rehab Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Virginia average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 15, 2022. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Forest Health & Rehab Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Virginia average is 3.0.
About Forest Health & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Saber Healthcare Group, 126 homes
- Legal name: Forest Health & Rehab Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Forest Health & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tate Springs Health & Rehab Lynchburg | 0.3 | 118 | 1.83 | 3.00 | 36.0% | 4 | None |
| Seven Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Lynchburg · SFF candidate | 0.5 | 120 | 1.77 | 3.30 | 50.6% | 1 | $89,006 |
| Guggenheimer Health and Rehab Center Lynchburg | 1.7 | 130 | 2.03 | 3.38 | 65.6% | 1 | $76,681 |
| Lynchburg Health & Rehabilitation Center Lynchburg | 3.0 | 180 | 2.49 | 3.82 | 68.0% | 1 | None |
| Westminster-Canterbury of Lynchburg Inc Lynchburg | 3.0 | 80 | 3.54 | 5.92 | 16.0% | 5 | None |
| Liberty Ridge Health & Rehab Lynchburg | 5.3 | 90 | 2.17 | 3.57 | 39.5% | 4 | $10,033 |
| Summit Health and Rehab Center Lynchburg | 5.4 | 120 | 1.95 | 3.59 | 54.0% | 3 | None |
| Fairmont Crossing Health and Rehab Center Amherst | 13.7 | 120 | 1.94 | 3.29 | 49.6% | 2 | $12,740 |
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.