Nursing home
Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing
4775 Bridge Road, Suffolk, VA 23435 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Eastern Healthcare Group (17 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Suffolk, Virginia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.38 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Apr 14, 2023 cited 17 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Northern Cardinal 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) | 3.38 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.88 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.1% | 48.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 17.0 | 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 January 8, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 28, 2025
What inspectors found at Northern Cardinal 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
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 · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023 - 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 · Apr 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023 - 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 · Apr 14, 2023
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
- 4775 Bridge Road
Suffolk, VA 23435 - CMS certification #
- 495206
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 104.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-12-15
- 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
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, diabetes care
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone D
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Northern Cardinal 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
- Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Autumn Care of Portsmouth, Portsmouth. 5.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bon Secours Home Care, Suffolk. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 23435 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Harbour View Dialysis, Suffolk, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Rai - Churchland-Chesapeake, Portsmouth, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home, Suffolk, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 23435.
Bon Secours Hospice, office in Suffolk, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Sentara Home Care Services - Chesapeake, office in Chesapeake, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Medi Home Health And Hospice - Chesapeake, office in Chesapeake, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care Va PLLC, Portsmouth. 5.0 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone D on the Virginia hurricane evacuation zones (2020). (Virginia Department of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 30, 2025)
- 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 | See above | |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing staffed?
Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing reports 3.38 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 17 deficiencies.
How many beds does Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing have?
Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing is certified for 120 beds.