Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1977-01-03. 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 (703) 379-7200 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 63.4/100, placing it #10925 of 14703 facilities nationally and #222 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 Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation receives a reported average of 3 hours 15 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 32 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 5 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 38 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 48 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 42.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 9 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $441,785. 52 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 202.25 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation ranks 10925th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 63.4/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within VA, it ranks 222nd out of 289 nursing homes. In Arlington, it ranks 4th out of 4 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,523 nationally and RN hours rank #7,969 nationally (#138 in VA). Our composite quality score of 63.4/100 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 Arlington, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/virginia/arlington/