The home failed to properly dispose of garbage and other waste. Cited April 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 814 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
GOODWIN HOUSE ALEXANDRIA
ALEXANDRIA, VA · Medicare-certified · 80 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
GOODWIN HOUSE ALEXANDRIA has a 5 of 5 overall rating, with 5-star staffing and quality measures and 4-star health inspections. It reports 5.26 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.2601 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 5, 2023Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.2601.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.07
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.97
- Nurse aides
- 3.22
- Weekend nursing
- 4.99
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 14%
Registered nurse turnover: 6%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
8.4%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.4%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
2.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
9.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
9.1%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
8.2%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.6%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.8%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.5%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
91.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
78.8%Improving
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 April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited January 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Occupancy
- 76.6 residents on an average day (96% of 80 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 57 years
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.