Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Nursing home in Colonial Heights, Virginia, CMS certification number 495115
831 Ellerslie Ave, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 · Colonial Heights City County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 196
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 17, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 23
- Fines in 3 years
- $127,514 (2)
Does Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.22
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.29
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.11
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.82
- Weekend total hours
- 2.78
- Nursing staff turnover
- 67.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 17, 2026 and cited 23 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 28, 2022, found 17.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $127,514 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 155.8 residents live here, about 79% of its 196 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 196
- Average residents per day
- 155.8
- Certified since
- March 1, 1979
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 64 homes nationally under Lifeworks Rehab, 2.2-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in Virginia
Virginia's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Virginia, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
23 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.