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Cedars Healthcare Center

Nursing home in Charlottesville, VA

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1242 Cedars CT, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone
(434) 296-5611
Listed under
For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
495153
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
141
Average residents per day
126
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Cedars Leasing CO., LLC
Chain
Communicare Health (110 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 1, 1985
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 495153. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 22, 2024. CMS lists 54 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 1, 2019 to Feb 27, 2025): 21 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Feb 27, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 27, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 27, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 27, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Nov 22, 2024Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2024Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2024Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2024Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 22, 2024Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 54. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.34 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.53 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.83 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.87 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
52%
RN turnover (yearly)
79%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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