Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
7602 Meredith Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Virginia Health Services (7 facilities) · 181 certified beds
Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Gloucester, Virginia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.80 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Aug 22, 2024 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation 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) | 3.80 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.20 | 2.12 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.9% | 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 August 22, 2024 inspection was corrected by October 5, 2024
What inspectors found at Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 21, 2021 - 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 · May 21, 2021 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 21, 2021
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 21, 2021 - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2018 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2018 - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2018 - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2018 - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2018
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
- 7602 Meredith Drive
Gloucester, VA 23061 - CMS certification #
- 495276
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 181
- Avg residents/day
- 145.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-05-01
- Chain
- Virginia Health Services (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Virginia Health Services
Virginia Health Services operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Virginia Health Services 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, works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2008
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Our 7 centers from Newport News to Kilmarnock offer skilled, long-term, memory and respite care, on-site dialysis and rehabilitation services.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
A nursing staff is available 24/7 and all private apartment homes have emergency response systems, such as pull cords in the bathrooms.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Walter Reed opened in 1981 in its current location and is one of seven nursing and rehabilitation centers under the VHS umbrella, which also includes home care, hospice, assisted and independent living, along with rehabilitation and pharmacy services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
A nursing and rehabilitation center offers skilled care, or for those who need it, long-term care, and accommodations can be private or semi-private rooms, meals that meet dietary needs, and 24/7 nursing staff with routine medication management.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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 Mar 3, 2008 to Feb 21, 2010. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $389 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Walter Reed Convalescent and Rehab. Center (Virginia Health Services, Inc.). Case 1564211.
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.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Sep 30, 2019: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Oct 25, 2019. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Virginia Health Services, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Aug 22, 2016: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 23, 2016. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Walter Reed Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center.
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
- Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, Gloucester. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Sanders, Gloucester. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Care Associates LLC, Hayes. 8.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kroger Pharmacy. 8.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 23061 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai Care Center Gloucester, Gloucester, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Williamsburg Dialysis, Williamsburg, 12.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Rai - John Tyler Hwy - Williamsburg, Williamsburg, 12.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 23061.
Riverside Walter Reed Hospice, office in Gloucester, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Athc - Hospice LLC, office in Williamsburg, 13.8 miles away, straight line
Heartland Hospice (Newport News), office in Newport News, 22.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Care Aco LLC, Williamsburg. 12.3 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 moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.80 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have?
Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 181 beds.