Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Blue Ridge Therapy Connection
105 Landmark Drive, Stuart, VA 24171 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Hill Valley Healthcare (40 facilities) · 190 certified beds
Blue Ridge Therapy Connection is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Stuart, Virginia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Feb 29, 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 Blue Ridge Therapy Connection 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) | 3.32 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.94 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.0% | 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.
What inspectors found at Blue Ridge Therapy Connection
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
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 19, 2022 - 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 19, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 19, 2022
Show all 8 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 18, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2019 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2019
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
- 105 Landmark Drive
Stuart, VA 24171 - CMS certification #
- 495306
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 190
- Avg residents/day
- 162.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-01-01
- Chain
- Hill Valley Healthcare (40 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Hill Valley Healthcare
Hill Valley Healthcare operates 40 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Hill Valley Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Blue Ridge Therapy Connection using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2021
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2019, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Aug 21, 2021 to Aug 20, 2023. Violations found: Wages on federal service contracts. Back wages: $43,536 owed to 4 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Blue Ridge Therapy Connection (Blue Ridge SNF Operations, LLC). Case 1984638.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Sep 8, 2022: accident investigation inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Oct 19, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $5,000 proposed, $5,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Aramark. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(2)). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $5,000 now.
- Sep 8, 2022: accident investigation inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Sep 14, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Blue Ridge Therapy Connection.
- Nov 6, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, partial (health). Case closed Dec 19, 2019. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Blue Ridge Therapy Connection.
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
- Lifebrite Community Hospital Of Stokes, Danbury. 13.2 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Heritage Hall - Laurel Meadows, Laurel Fork. 13.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Liberty Home Care V LLC, Stuart. 4.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 24171 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 24171.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Physicians Eldercare Pa, Winston Salem. 33.7 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 low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Blue Ridge Therapy Connection a good nursing home?
CMS gives Blue Ridge Therapy Connection an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Blue Ridge Therapy Connection staffed?
Blue Ridge Therapy Connection reports 3.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Blue Ridge Therapy Connection had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Blue Ridge Therapy Connection have?
Blue Ridge Therapy Connection is certified for 190 beds.