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NORTHERN CARDINAL REHABILITATION AND NURSING

SUFFOLK, VA · Medicare-certified · 120 beds

Needs attention
For-profitChain member
1 of 5 overall

1 of 5 stars overall. This facility has the lowest overall rating, with 1-star staffing and 2-star health inspection and quality ratings; reported nurse staffing is 3.21 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were $0 fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.2135 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: January 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.2135.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.56
Licensed practical nurses
0.76
Nurse aides
1.89
Weekend nursing
2.92

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 71%
Registered nurse turnover: 67%

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

3.8%0%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3.4%2.2%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

5.8%2.6%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.2%3.5%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

0%0%No change

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

38.2%23.8%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

16.3%35.1%Worsening

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

15%22.4%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%2.3%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0.9%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

27.7%30%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

21.7%69.9%Worsening

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

88.5%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

54.5%76.7%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

25.8%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

25.5%24.8%Worsening

What the inspectors found

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of EASTERN HEALTHCARE GROUP · 18 homes · 1.3 stars avg
Occupancy
109 residents on an average day (91% of 120 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 36 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.