Nursing Homes in District of Columbia: Staffing, Turnover, and Penalties
District of Columbia has 17 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in 1 city. On CMS's August 2026 figures, nurse aides there log 2.59 hours per resident per day, 12% above the US average of 2.32, and 34.0% of nursing staff leave in a year (US 45.8%).
District of Columbia averages
Aide hours per resident per day is the nurse aide time a home logged for each resident across a whole day, from the payroll records every home submits to CMS. More hours per resident means more hands on the floor for the same number of residents. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. Fines and payment denials are CMS penalties from the last three years.
CMS Care Compare State and US Averages, August 2026 release
Nursing homes by city
- Washington (17)
Largest nursing home chains in District of Columbia
CMS links 2 of District of Columbia's homes to these 2 chains. A chain is a group of homes under common ownership or management, as CMS records it.
| Chain | Homes in DC | Homes nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Ascension Living | 1 | 12 |
| Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services | 1 | 15 |
Chain as recorded in the CMS Provider Information file, August 2026 release