Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center
202 Painter St, Galax, VA 24333 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities) · 135 certified beds
Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Galax, Virginia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.41 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Apr 19, 2023 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Waddell Nursing And 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) | 3.41 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.95 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.1% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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 19, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 3, 2025
What inspectors found at Waddell Nursing And 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
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 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 · Nov 19, 2025 · 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 · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 24, 2021
Show all 6 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 · Jun 24, 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
- 202 Painter St
Galax, VA 24333 - CMS certification #
- 495126
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 135
- Avg residents/day
- 123.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-02-26
- Chain
- Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
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
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2021
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Waddell Nursing And 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.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 14, 2022 to Feb 13, 2024. Violations found: Wages on federal service contracts. Employer as DOL recorded it: Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center (Autumn Corporation). Case 1990381.
- Findings for Jul 24, 2021 to Jul 15, 2023. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours), Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center (Saber Healthcare Group). Case 1982857.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Dec 31, 2020.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Galax Health and Rehab, Galax. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Twin County Regional Home Health, Galax. 3.1 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 24333 as small town (small town high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Bma - Twin County, Galax, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 24333.
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Galax, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Wythe Hospice Of Swva, office in Wytheville, 22.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gentiva Ii, office in Wytheville, 23.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences, North Wilkesboro. 36.8 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 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 | See above |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center staffed?
Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center reports 3.41 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center have?
Waddell Nursing And Rehab Center is certified for 135 beds.