Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA
78 Medical Center Drive, Fishersville, VA 22939 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 17 certified beds
Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fishersville, Virginia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.24 hours per resident per day, above the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on May 15, 2024 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA 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) | 6.24 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.78 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.12 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 22.7% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 14.5 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the May 15, 2024 inspection was corrected by May 16, 2024
What inspectors found at Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA
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
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 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 14, 2021 - Minimal
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 14, 2021
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
- 78 Medical Center Drive
Fishersville, VA 22939 - CMS certification #
- 495214
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 17
- Avg residents/day
- 12.4
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1990-07-16
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Augusta Health, Fishersville. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Augusta Nursing & Rehab Center, Fishersville. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Augusta Home Care,, Fishersville. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 3.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 22939 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Uva Augusta Dialysis, Fishersville, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Staunton Dialysis, Staunton, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Uva Staunton Dialysis, Staunton, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 22939.
Hospice Of The Shenandoah, office in Fishersville, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Gentiva Ii, office in Harrisonburg, 24.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Augusta Medical Group, Fishersville. 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 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA a good nursing home?
CMS gives Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA staffed?
Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA reports 6.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA have?
Augusta Medical Center Skilled CA is certified for 17 beds.