Nursing home
Forest Health & Rehab Center
2406 Atherholt Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities) · 89 certified beds
Forest Health & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lynchburg, Virginia. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.55 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Jun 15, 2022 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Forest Health & Rehab 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) | 3.55 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.05 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.6% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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 Forest Health & Rehab Center
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
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 13, 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 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 29, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 15, 2022 - 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 · Feb 25, 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
- 2406 Atherholt Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501 - CMS certification #
- 495302
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 89
- Avg residents/day
- 83.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-07-01
- Chain
- Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Saber Healthcare Group
Saber Healthcare Group operates 126 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Saber 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 Forest Health & Rehab Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Forest Health & Rehab 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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital, Lynchburg. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Tate Springs Health & Rehab, Lynchburg. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centra Home Health, Lynchburg. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 24501 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Lynchburg Home Training Pd, Lynchburg, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Uva Lynchburg Dialysis, Lynchburg, 0.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Seven Hills Dialysis, Lynchburg, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 24501.
Centra Health, Hospice Of The Hills, office in Lynchburg, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Westminster At Home (Hospice), office in Lynchburg, 2.3 miles away, straight line
James River Home Health Care LLC, office in Lynchburg, 2.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Centra Medical Group LLC, Lynchburg. 0.5 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 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 |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is Forest Health & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Forest Health & Rehab Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Forest Health & Rehab Center staffed?
Forest Health & Rehab Center reports 3.55 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Forest Health & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Forest Health & Rehab Center have?
Forest Health & Rehab Center is certified for 89 beds.