Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center is a 135-bed for-profit nursing home in Galax, Virginia, part of Saber Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Virginia average of 2.07, and 27.5% nursing staff turnover (Virginia average 48.1%).
Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center
202 Painter StGalax, 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 Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Virginia average. With about 121 residents a day, that works out to roughly 239 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.98 | 2.07 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.06 | 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
27.5% of nursing staff at Waddell Nursing And 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 23.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Virginia average is 3.0.
About Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Saber Healthcare Group, 126 homes
- Legal name: Autumn Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 26, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Galax Health and Rehab Galax | 1.7 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.35 | 48.3% | 2 | $13,627 |
| Grayson Health and Rehabilitation Independence | 12.7 | 120 | 1.53 | 2.72 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
| Hillsville Health & Rehab Center Hillsville | 13.1 | 60 | 1.91 | 3.29 | 55.1% | 5 | None |
| Lotus Village Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio Sparta | 15.2 | 90 | 2.56 | 3.38 | 53.5% | 1 | $337,573 |
| Surry Community Health Center by Harborview Mount Airy · SFF candidate | 19.6 | 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 |
| Central Continuing Care Mount Airy | 21.8 | 120 | 2.80 | 4.36 | 42.6% | 3 | $5,597 |
| Wythe Cnty Community Hosp Ecu Wytheville | 22.4 | 8 | 0.28 | 8.67 | — | 5 | 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.