George Washington Health & Rehabilitation is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1967-01-01. 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) 765-6107 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

George Washington Health & Rehabilitation holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (2★), 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 78.7/100, placing it #4246 of 14703 facilities nationally and #96 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 George Washington Health & Rehabilitation receives a reported average of 3 hours 22 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 24 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 6 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 52 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 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 25.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

George Washington Health & Rehabilitation has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. 13 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 73.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, George Washington Health & Rehabilitation ranks 4246th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 78.7/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within VA, it ranks 96th out of 289 nursing homes. In Alexandria, it ranks 4th out of 5 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #10,514 nationally and RN hours rank #10,883 nationally (#217 in VA). Our composite quality score of 78.7/100 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 Alexandria, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/virginia/alexandria/