The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited October 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
SNYDER NURSING HOME
SALEM, VA · Medicare-certified · 45 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Snyder Nursing Home in Salem, VA has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for staffing and quality and 4 stars for health inspections. It reported 4.37 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had no fines in the last 24 months, and its recent inspection cited several care and resident-rights issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3658 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: October 29, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3658.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.93
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.40
- Nurse aides
- 3.03
- Weekend nursing
- 3.92
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 22%
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
17.9%15.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%2.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.9%5.9%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
18.2%5.3%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
6.2%2.9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.5%12.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—5.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.4%2.8%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
5.9%14.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
31.2%20%Improving
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
—97.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
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 October 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make sure residents and staff were tested for COVID-19. Cited February 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 886 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D
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 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 38.6 residents on an average day (86% of 45 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 51 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.