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Galax Health And Rehab

836 Glendale Rd, Galax, VA 243332762369991Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 120Avg. daily residents: 96Chain: Trio Healthcare (9 facilities)County: Galax City
Health inspection overdue — CMS reports the most recent standard inspection is older than its normal cycle.

The complete public record on Galax Health And Rehab, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Galax, Virginia, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Virginia average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Galax Health And Rehab holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $13,627 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.35 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.76)
0.49 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.69)
2.99 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
48.3% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (48.1)
45.5% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

November 16, 2023 most recent standard health inspection
23 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (14.6)
11 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$13,627 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($22,867)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

40 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
November 21, 20240678Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the… ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
November 21, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 17, 20240687Provide appropriate foot care. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
June 17, 20240695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 16, 20230655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedE · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 16, 20230730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 16, 20230760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 16, 20230812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 16, 20230842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 16, 20230947Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.E · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.