Nursing home
Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center
235 Evergreen Ave, Appomattox, VA 24522 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Lifeworks Rehab (59 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Appomattox, Virginia. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.11 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on May 10, 2023 cited 26 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $28,670In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation 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) | 3.11 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.84 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.2% | 48.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 26.0 | 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 August 13, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 8, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $28,670, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 13, 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 · Aug 13, 2025 · 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 · Aug 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 13, 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 · May 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 10, 2023
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
- 235 Evergreen Ave
Appomattox, VA 24522 - CMS certification #
- 495188
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 57.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-04-07
- Chain
- Lifeworks Rehab (59 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lifeworks Rehab
Lifeworks Rehab operates 59 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lifeworks Rehab facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation 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.
- Apartment types named: companion suite.
Whether staying in a private or a shared room, each is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with an easily accessible shower or tub.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital, Lynchburg. 19.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Guggenheimer Health and Rehab Center, Lynchburg. 17.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centra Home Health, Lynchburg. 19.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Appomattox Drug Store. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 24522 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Uva - Appomattox Dialysis, Appomattox, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 24522.
Centra Health, Hospice Of The Hills, office in Lynchburg, 20.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Westminster At Home (Hospice), office in Lynchburg, 21.7 miles away, straight line
James River Home Health Care LLC, office in Lynchburg, 22.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Promedical Services Inc, Lynchburg. 17.8 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 relatively low, tornado relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 relatively 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 Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.11 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 26 deficiencies.
How many beds does Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center have?
Appomattox Health & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 60 beds.