Nursing home report
GALAX, VA · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
GALAX HEALTH AND REHAB has a 2-out-of-5 overall rating, with 2-star health inspection, staffing, and quality scores. It reports 3.35 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and it has had $13,627 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3491 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3491.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: J
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly watch nurse aides' work and provide regular training. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 730 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(7) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $13,627 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 26 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $13,627 in total fines.
Federal fine
Nov 21, 2024
Now operated by Galax Health and Rehab, previously Golden Livingcenter Blue Ridge.
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.
