Nursing home
Annandale Healthcare Center
6700 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 222 certified beds
Annandale Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Annandale, Virginia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.35 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Oct 9, 2024 cited 35 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $90,896In 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 Annandale Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the Virginia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Virginia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.35 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.96 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 22.5% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 35.0 | 14.5 | 9.5 | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the October 9, 2024 inspection was corrected by December 16, 2024
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $90,896, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Annandale Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · 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
- 6700 Columbia Pike
Annandale, VA 22003 - CMS certification #
- 495155
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 222
- Avg residents/day
- 213.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-04-01
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Communicare Health
Communicare Health operates 122 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Communicare Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Annandale Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 6 inspections by Fairfax County Health Department since 2024; latest Passed (June 2026)
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Fairfax County Health Department: Annandale Healthcare Center
- Jun 12, 2026: Passed. Report
- Feb 19, 2026: Passed. Report
- Oct 28, 2025: Passed. Report
- Jul 8, 2025: Passed. Report
- Apr 2, 2025: Passed. Report
- Dec 19, 2024: Partial Pass. Report
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Result: The county's inspection result as published; the linked report lists each violation.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 30, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case open. 4 violations cited (1 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $21,390 proposed, $14,015 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Vanh Emp,llc. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 40.1-51.1.A. Penalty $11,740 proposed, $11,740 now. To be fixed by Nov 18, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $8,480 proposed, $1,105 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Personal protective equipment (general) (1910.132(d)(2)). Penalty $1,170 proposed, $1,170 now. To be fixed by Nov 18, 2020. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- August Healthcare at Leewood, Annandale. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Esprit Home Healthcare LLC, Annandale. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS 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 22003 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Annandale Dialysis, Annandale, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Usrc Falls Church Dialysis, Falls Church, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Cdc-Springfield, Springfield, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 22003.
Evergreen Health Care Management, office in Annandale, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Professional Healthcare Resources, Inc, office in Annandale, 1.7 miles away, straight line
Capital Hospice, office in Falls Church, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cissy Pottanat, MD, Annandale. 2.1 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| Fairfax County Health Department kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Annandale Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Annandale Healthcare Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Annandale Healthcare Center staffed?
Annandale Healthcare Center reports 3.35 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Annandale Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 35 deficiencies.
How many beds does Annandale Healthcare Center have?
Annandale Healthcare Center is certified for 222 beds.