Nursing home
Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center
1380 Southern Ave Se, Washington, DC 20032 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 183 certified beds
Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Washington, District of Columbia. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.27 hours per resident per day, below the District of Columbia average of 4.85. Its most recent inspection on Oct 20, 2023 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $47,684In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center compares
This facility vs. the District of Columbia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | District of Columbia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.27 | 4.85 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.01 | 1.74 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.77 | 2.55 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.4% | 33.2% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 20.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $47,684, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1380 Southern Ave Se
Washington, DC 20032 - CMS certification #
- 095015
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 183
- Avg residents/day
- 179.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-08-26
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 licensed nursing care and therapies designed to restore mobility, independence, and strength after illness, injury, or surgery.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Expert programs for complex needs, including bariatric care, tracheotomy support, dialysis services, hospice, and wound care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and semi-private suites designed for safety and comfort
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- United Medical Center, Washington. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Capitol City Rehab and Healthcare Center, Washington. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kidscare Home Health Of Washington Dc LLC, Washington. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Good Care Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 20032 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Gwu Southeast Dialysis, Washington, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Pg County South Dialysis, Oxon Hill, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Rai Potomac Dialysis, Washington, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 20032.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Washington, Dc, office in Washington, 4.4 miles away, straight line
Vitas Innovative Hospice Care Of Greater Wash, Dc, office in Washington, 5.0 miles away, straight line
Affinity Care Of Dc LLC, office in Washington, 7.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unity Health Care Inc., Washington. 0.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center staffed?
Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center reports 3.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the District of Columbia average of 4.85.
Has Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center have?
Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center is certified for 183 beds.