Nursing home
Pulaski Health & Rehab Center
2401 Lee Highway, Pulaski, VA 24301 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Lifeworks Rehab (59 facilities) · 90 certified beds
Pulaski Health & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pulaski, Virginia. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.08 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Jul 24, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Pulaski 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) | 3.08 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.58 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.6% | 48.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the November 6, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 21, 2025
What inspectors found at Pulaski 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
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 · Nov 6, 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 · Nov 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 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 · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · 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
- 2401 Lee Highway
Pulaski, VA 24301 - CMS certification #
- 495294
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 98.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-01-01
- Chain
- Lifeworks Rehab (59 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lifeworks Rehab
Lifeworks Rehab operates 59 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lifeworks Rehab 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pulaski 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.
- Apartment types named: companion suite.
Whether staying in a private or a shared room, each is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with an easily accessible shower or tub.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski, Pulaski. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. 5.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Medi Home Health Agency, Pulaski. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 24301 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Bma - New River Valley, Radford, 12.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Radford Dialysis, Radford, 12.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 24301.
Medi Home Health And Hospice - Pulaski, office in Pulaski, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Carilion Hospice Services New River Valley, office in Radford, 11.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Wythe Hospice Of Swva, office in Wytheville, 19.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Integrated Senior Care PC, Princeton. 28.9 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
- 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 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pulaski Health & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pulaski Health & Rehab Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pulaski Health & Rehab Center staffed?
Pulaski Health & Rehab Center reports 3.08 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Pulaski Health & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pulaski Health & Rehab Center have?
Pulaski Health & Rehab Center is certified for 90 beds.