Galax Health and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Galax Health and Rehab is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Galax, Virginia, part of Trio Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Virginia average of 2.07, and 48.3% nursing staff turnover (Virginia average 48.1%).
Galax Health and Rehab
836 Glendale RdGalax, VA 24333
Galax 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 Galax Health and Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Virginia average. With about 96 residents a day, that works out to roughly 193 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.07 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.99 | 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
48.3% of nursing staff at Galax Health and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Virginia average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 16, 2023. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (Virginia average 14.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,627 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
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. Galax Health and Rehab holds 2 of 5 overall; the Virginia average is 3.0.
About Galax Health and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Trio Healthcare, 9 homes
- Legal name: GL Virginia Blue Ridge LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Galax Health and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center Galax | 1.7 | 135 | 1.98 | 3.49 | 27.5% | 5 | None |
| Hillsville Health & Rehab Center Hillsville | 11.5 | 60 | 1.91 | 3.29 | 55.1% | 5 | None |
| Grayson Health and Rehabilitation Independence | 14.0 | 120 | 1.53 | 2.72 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
| Lotus Village Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio Sparta | 16.9 | 90 | 2.56 | 3.38 | 53.5% | 1 | $337,573 |
| Surry Community Health Center by Harborview Mount Airy · SFF candidate | 19.4 | 120 | 2.40 | 3.09 | 36.6% | 1 | $145,262 |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy | 21.2 | 33 | 2.77 | 4.79 | 18.4% | 5 | None |
| Wythe Cnty Community Hosp Ecu Wytheville | 21.6 | 8 | 0.28 | 8.67 | — | 5 | None |
| Central Continuing Care Mount Airy | 21.8 | 120 | 2.80 | 4.36 | 42.6% | 3 | $5,597 |
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.