The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
SW VA M H INST GERI TRT CTR
MARION, VA · Medicare-certified · 25 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
SW VA M H INST GERI TRT CTR in Marion, VA has a 5-star overall rating, with strong staffing and quality ratings (both 5 stars) and staffing above the federal benchmark (4.55 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day). It had 0 fines in the last 24 months, though its most recent inspection cited several care and rights-related issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.555 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 30, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.555.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.93
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.72
- Nurse aides
- 1.90
- Weekend nursing
- 4.29
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 20%
Registered nurse turnover: 18%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
90.5%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.5%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
9.8%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
8.5%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
4.1%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
27.4%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
2.6%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
7.3%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
76.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
92.4%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
90.2%Steady
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 December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure a licensed pharmacist reviewed residents' medications each month and reported any problems as required. Cited August 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 756 — 42 CFR §483.45(c) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited February 2021 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 21.5 residents on an average day (86% of 25 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 52 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.