Nursing home
Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing
600 Walden Road, Abingdon, VA 24210 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Eastern Healthcare Group (17 facilities) · 119 certified beds
Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Abingdon, Virginia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.16 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Aug 6, 2024 cited 36 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing 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) | 3.16 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.24 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.93 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 62.2% | 48.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 36.0 | 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 March 14, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 15, 2025
What inspectors found at Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing
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 timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 14, 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 · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 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 · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 14, 2025 · 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 · Mar 14, 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
- 600 Walden Road
Abingdon, VA 24210 - CMS certification #
- 495338
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 119
- Avg residents/day
- 103.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-07-01
- Chain
- Eastern Healthcare Group (17 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Eastern Healthcare Group
Eastern Healthcare Group operates 17 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Eastern Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, diabetes care
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon. 4.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Abingdon Health Care LLC, Abingdon. 3.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ballad Health Homecare - Abingdon, Abingdon. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kroger Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 24210 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Abingdon, Abingdon, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc Bristol Home Therapies, Bristol, 13.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bma - Russell County, Lebanon, 14.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 24210.
Ballad Health Hospice, office in Abingdon, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Caris Healthcare, Lp (Abingdon), office in Abingdon, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Home Nursing Company Inc, office in Lebanon, 13.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Holston Medical Group PC, Bristol. 13.9 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set; inside the regulatory floodway. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (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, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 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 Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing staffed?
Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing reports 3.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 36 deficiencies.
How many beds does Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing have?
Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing is certified for 119 beds.