NHC Healthcare, Bristol
Nursing home in Bristol, Virginia, CMS certification number 495131
245 North Street, Bristol, VA 24201 · Bristol City County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 6, 2023
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,278 (1)
Does NHC Healthcare, Bristol take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. NHC Healthcare, Bristol 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours NHC Healthcare, Bristol 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
- 4.03
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.78
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.95
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.30
- Weekend total hours
- 3.58
- Nursing staff turnover
- 53.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 35.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 6, 2023 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 15, 2021, found 5.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined NHC Healthcare, Bristol 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,278 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 101.1 residents live here, about 84% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 101.1
- Certified since
- September 29, 1982
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Bristol
- Legal business name
- NHC Healthcare-Bristol LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 72 homes nationally under National Healthcare Corporation, 4.1-star chain average
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- Maple Grove Nursing & Rehab Center318 South East Main Street, Lebanon 24266
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 NHC Healthcare, Bristol, 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 NHC Healthcare, Bristol
What is the CMS star rating of NHC Healthcare, Bristol?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does NHC Healthcare, Bristol accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at NHC Healthcare, Bristol?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Bristol?
NHC Healthcare-Bristol LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.