Colonnades Health Care Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1991-09-05. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (804) 963-4198 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Colonnades Health Care Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 76.9/100, placing it #5041 of 14703 facilities nationally and #113 of 289 in Virginia. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Colonnades Health Care Center receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 40.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Colonnades Health Care Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. The facility has received 2 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $6,500. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 420.25 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Colonnades Health Care Center ranks 5041st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 76.9/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within VA, it ranks 113th out of 289 nursing homes. In Charlottesville, it ranks 4th out of 8 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 3rd of 5. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #2,353 nationally and RN hours rank #1,285 nationally (#23 in VA). Our composite quality score of 76.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Charlottesville, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/virginia/charlottesville/