SITTER AND BARFOOT VETERANS CARE CENTER in Richmond, VA has a 4-star overall rating, with strong quality measures and staffing, and no fines in the last 24 months. Its nursing staffing is above the federal benchmark (4.92 vs. 4.1 hours per resident day), though the health inspection rating is 3 stars and recent citations included infection control, resident rights, and accident-hazard issues.
Last inspection: June 5, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.9223.
Staffing detail
Registered nurses
0.83
Licensed practical nurses
0.90
Nurse aides
3.20
Weekend nursing
4.29
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
18.6%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
10.3%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.4%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
13%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.2%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.3%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
96.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
78%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
43.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
36.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2021 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: K
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited May 2021 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2018 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited September 2018 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: G
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2018 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Recent history
STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Ownership
Government - State
Occupancy
170.9 residents on an average day (85% of 200 beds)
Resident voice
Resident & family councils
Medicare history
Certified for 18 years
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.