Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury is a 42-bed nonprofit nursing home in Irvington, Virginia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 29% above the Virginia average of 2.07, and 25.6% nursing staff turnover (Virginia average 48.1%).
Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury
132 Lancaster DriveIrvington, VA 22480
Lancaster 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 Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury, nurse aides logged 2.68 hours per resident per day, 29% above the Virginia average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 97 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 2.68 | 2.07 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.55 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.92 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.28 | 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
25.6% of nursing staff at Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury left over the year CMS measured, against a Virginia average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 10, 2023. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury holds 5 of 5 overall; the Virginia average is 3.0.
About Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 25, 1985
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.