Nursing home report
Registered name: NORTHERN CARDINAL REHABILITATION AND NURSING
SUFFOLK, VA · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation in Suffolk, VA has a 1-out-of-5 overall rating, with a 1-star staffing rating and nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.20 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day). It has no fines in the last 24 months, but it carries the lowest-overall-rating flag and had recent inspection citations in safety, resident rights, and transfer/discharge notification.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.2049 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.2049.
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 nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2018 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited April 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC, previously Suffolk Va Opco LLC.
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.
