Nursing home
Mount Vernon Healthcare Center
8111 Tiswell Drive, Alexandria, VA 22306 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Communicare Health (122 facilities) · 130 certified beds
Mount Vernon Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 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 Sep 29, 2022 cited 56 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Mount Vernon Healthcare 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) | 0.42 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.02 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.6% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 56.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Mount Vernon Healthcare 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
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Actual harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Actual harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Actual harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Actual harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Actual harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Potential for harm
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 29, 2022
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
- 8111 Tiswell Drive
Alexandria, VA 22306 - CMS certification #
- 495211
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 124.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-07-02
- Chain
- Communicare Health (122 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Communicare Health
Communicare Health operates 122 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Communicare Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Mount Vernon Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 7 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 5, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case open. 7 violations cited (7 other). Penalties: $14,495 proposed, $2,210 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Vanh Emp, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $8,480 proposed, $1,105 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(h)(3)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(e)(1)). Penalty $4,910 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(h)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Personal protective equipment (general) (1910.132(d)(2)). Penalty $1,105 proposed, $1,105 now. To be fixed by Nov 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
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
- Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- George Washington Health & Rehabilitation, Alexandria. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tristate Quality Care, Corp, Alexandria. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 22306 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Somatus Dialysis Of Mount Vernon, Alexandria, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Fort Belvoir, Alexandria, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Franconia Dialysis Center, Alexandria, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 22306.
Goodwin House Palliative Care And Hospice, office in Falls Church, 8.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Capital Hospice, office in Falls Church, 11.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Capital Hospice, office in Washington, 15.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Synergy Medical Group LLC, Alexandria. 5.3 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 low, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| Fairfax County Health Department kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Vernon Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Mount Vernon Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Mount Vernon Healthcare Center staffed?
Mount Vernon Healthcare Center reports 3.55 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Mount Vernon Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 56 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Mount Vernon Healthcare Center have?
Mount Vernon Healthcare Center is certified for 130 beds.