Nursing home
Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
7300 Forest Ave, Richmond, VA 23226 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Lifeworks Rehab (59 facilities) · 225 certified beds
Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Richmond, Virginia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.50 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 58 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $62,762In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing 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) | 3.50 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.1% | 48.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 58.0 | 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 February 5, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 17, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $62,762, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Oct 22, 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 · Oct 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Oct 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 22, 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 · Oct 22, 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 · Oct 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 22, 2025 · 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
- 7300 Forest Ave
Richmond, VA 23226 - CMS certification #
- 495227
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 225
- Avg residents/day
- 181.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-01-08
- 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
- Website says Works with hospice
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2009
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 Sep 12, 2021 to Sep 9, 2023. Violations found: Wages on federal service contracts. Back wages: $5,867 owed to 17 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Westport Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Westport Operator, LLC). Case 1985362.
- Findings for Mar 10, 2009 to Jun 26, 2009. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Back wages: $3,997 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Westport Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Case 1563315.
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
- Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Richmond. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- August Healthcare at Richmond, Richmond. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health (Richmond), Richmond. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Harness Health Pharmacy at Reynolds Crossing. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 23226 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Forest Park Dialysis Center, Richmond, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bma - West End, Richmond, 0.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Glenside Dialysis, Richmond, 0.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 23226.
Suncrest Hospice Richmond, office in Richmond, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vcu Health Hospice At Home By Bayada, office in Richmond, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Serenity First LLC, office in Richmond, 2.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Vpa PC, Richmond. 2.0 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.
- 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 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 Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.50 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 58 deficiencies.
How many beds does Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 225 beds.