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Covenant Woods Retirement Community

Registered name: COVENANT WOODS NURSING HOME

MECHANICSVILLE, VA · Medicare-certified · 62 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of September 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall

Covenant Woods Retirement Community has an overall 4 out of 5 stars, with 4-star health inspections, 3-star staffing, and 2-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 4.51 hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.5111 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: March 13, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5111.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.48
Licensed practical nurses
1.29
Nurse aides
2.75
Weekend nursing
4.19

Hours per resident per day.

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

14.8%27.3%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

4.3%1.9%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

8%4.8%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

4.3%2%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

2.6%7.3%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

34.2%16.3%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

—35.4%—

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

12.5%13.6%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%0%No change

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

10.8%2%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%0%No change

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—92.7%—

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

95.7%70.4%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—86%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

79.5%56.5%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D

The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: D

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D

The home failed to assess bed rail safety, review the risks and benefits, get informed consent, or properly install and maintain the rail. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 700 — 42 CFR §483.25(n) — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
57.2 residents on an average day (92% of 62 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 10 years

The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.