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The Virginian

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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9229 Arlington Blvd,
Fairfax VA 22031

(703) 385-0555

90.24% estimated occupancy 1

The Virginian is one of only three facilities in Fairfax, Virginia. Sporting an overall score of A-, we deemed this facility to be the highest rated facility in Fairfax. Overall grades in this range are a good indication of a superb nursing home. This is just about as good of a nursing home as you'll find. Scroll down to see this facility's category scores, which are also strong. It would be hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Aquatic Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Virginia Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of performing well overall, this facility earned an excellent short-term care rating. We gave it an impressive grade of A in that category. Our short-term care grades are considered to be more critical for folks needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing scores are mostly tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning a patient more often.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also received excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our best grades in that area, with a score of A-. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Switching gears to our last category, this nursing home also performed admirably in the long-term care category. We awarded it a B+ in this category. This completed a very strong profile. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 93.10345 percent of its patients. This is a bit less than we were hoping for but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Virginian Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In The Virginian, 5.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In The Virginian, 1.38% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percent of long-term care residents who suffered a fall which resulted in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In The Virginian, 3.55% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In The Virginian, 23.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In The Virginian, 7.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients which were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Virginian, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In The Virginian, 96.55% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In The Virginian, 14.88% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In The Virginian, 30.23% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Virginian, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In The Virginian, 30.23% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In The Virginian, 10.03% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In The Virginian, 83.15% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Inova Fairfax HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.18 miles away3300 Gallows Road Falls Church Virginia 22042Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 776-4001
  • Virginia Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.54 miles away1701 North George Mason Drive Arlington Virginia 22205Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 558-5000
  • Reston Hospital CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.42 miles away1850 Town Center Parkway Reston Virginia 20190Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 689-9000
  • Inova Alexandria HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.02 miles away4320 Seminary Rd Alexandria Virginia 22304Voluntary non-profit - Private(703) 504-3167
  • Sibley Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.75 miles away5255 Loughboro Rd Nw Washington District of Columbia 20016Voluntary non-profit - Other(202) 537-4680
  • Medstar Georgetown University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.8 miles away3800 Reservoir Rd Washington District of Columbia 20007Voluntary non-profit - Private(202) 784-3000
  • George Washington Univ HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.84 miles away900 23rd St Nw Washington District of Columbia 20037Proprietary(202) 716-4605
  • Suburban HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.55 miles away8600 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda Maryland 20814Voluntary non-profit - Private(301) 896-2576

Nearby Dialysis

  • Total Renal Care - Fairfax1.45 miles away8501 Arlington Boulevard Ste 100 Fairfax Virginia 22031CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (703) 876-8445
  • Fairfax Dialysis Center1.79 miles away8316 Arlington Blvd Ste 108 Fairfax Virginia 22031Dialysis Stations: 21 (703) 698-8070
  • Renal Carepartners - Fairfax2.91 miles away3930 Walnut Street Suite 100 Fairfax Virginia 22030Dialysis Stations: 17 (703) 691-7820
  • Fair Oaks Dialysis3.56 miles away3955 Pender Dr Fairfax Virginia 22030Dialysis Stations: 13 (703) 385-5315
  • Davita - Tysons Corner3.89 miles away8391 Old Courthouse Rd Vienna Virginia 22182CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 15 (703) 827-8644
  • Davita Annandale Dialysis4.6 miles away7060 Columbia Pike Annandale Virginia 22003Dialysis Stations: 18 (703) 256-2569
  • Cdc - Springfield4.66 miles away8003 Forbes Place Suite 110 Springfield Virginia 22151CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (703) 321-7207
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid Atlantic States, Inc4.99 miles away8008 Westpark Dr Suite 425 Mc Lean Virginia 22102Dialysis Stations: 2 (703) 287-1060