Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Roanoke, Virginia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Virginia average of 2.07, and 48.4% nursing staff turnover (Virginia average 48.1%).
Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South
5647 Starkey RoadRoanoke, VA 24018
Roanoke 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 Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Virginia average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 259 aide hours a day, or about 32 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) | 2.31 | 2.07 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.24 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.56 | 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
48.4% of nursing staff at Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South left over the year CMS measured, against a Virginia average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Virginia average 14.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
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. Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South holds 3 of 5 overall; the Virginia average is 3.0.
About Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Friendship Health and Rehab Center South Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 16, 2016
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Roanoke | 1.9 | 101 | 1.69 | 3.27 | 53.8% | 2 | None |
| South Roanoke Nursing and Rehabilitation Roanoke | 2.2 | 98 | 1.93 | 3.23 | 38.2% | 3 | None |
| Raleigh Court Health and Rehabilitation Center Roanoke | 4.0 | 120 | 1.91 | 3.48 | 53.4% | 4 | None |
| Brandon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Roanoke | 4.2 | 62 | 2.82 | 5.40 | 34.6% | 5 | None |
| Old Southwest Health and Rehabilitation Roanoke | 4.4 | 130 | 1.73 | 3.47 | 69.5% | 1 | $135,633 |
| Salem Health & Rehabilitation Salem | 5.2 | 240 | 1.87 | 3.14 | 64.0% | 1 | None |
| Davis and McDaniel Veterans Care Center Roanoke | 5.3 | 180 | 2.47 | 3.99 | 28.7% | 5 | None |
| Our Lady Of The Valley Roanoke | 5.7 | 70 | 2.29 | 3.84 | 45.3% | 4 | 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.