Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center
340 Bagley Circle, Marion, VA 24354 · Map
Government - State · 25 certified beds
Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Marion, Virginia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.15 hours per resident per day, above the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Aug 31, 2023 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt 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) | 5.15 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.21 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.43 | 2.12 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 14.6% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 December 30, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 23, 2026
What inspectors found at Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt 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
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 · Dec 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Dec 30, 2025 · 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 · Aug 31, 2023 - 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 · Aug 31, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 26, 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
- 340 Bagley Circle
Marion, VA 24354 - CMS certification #
- 49E131
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 25
- Avg residents/day
- 19.9
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-03-31
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Francis Marion Manor Health & Rehabilitation, Marion. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Carilion Home Care Services Tazewell, Tazewell. 20.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 24354 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Smyth County, Marion, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 24354.
Medical Services Of America Home Health & Hospice, office in Richlands, 23.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Gentiva Ii, office in Wytheville, 24.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Holston Medical Group PC, Bristol. 37.8 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, wildfire relatively 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 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center staffed?
Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center reports 5.15 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center have?
Sw VA M H Inst Geri Trt Center is certified for 25 beds.