Mountain Laurel Rehabilitation and Nursing
A nursing home in Rural Retreat, Virginia 24368
514 North Main Street, Rural Retreat, Virginia 24368. (276) 686-7000.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list
- Cited for abuse (CMS flag)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 56 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Virginia average: 14.0
- 3.39 nurse hours per resident per day Virginia average: 3.88
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
56 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Virginia average is 14.0.
Last standard inspection Apr 8, 2025.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a standard and complaint inspection on Apr 8, 2025
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
63 citations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 63 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 22 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Apr 8, 2025: standard inspection41 citations
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
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Honor the resident’s right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
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Honor the resident’s right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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Provide doctor’s orders for the resident’s immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Obtain a doctor’s order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor’s care.
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Ensure the resident’s doctor reviews the resident’s care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
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Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Apr 8, 2025: standard and complaint inspection15 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Honor each resident’s preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
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Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
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Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.
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Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
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Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
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Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Dec 4, 2024: complaint inspection7 citations
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jan 29, 2015.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list, which CMS keeps for homes with a history of serious problems.
- CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 120 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $143,729 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 22 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 | Fine | $135,372 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Fine | $8,357 |
Who does the caring?
3.39 nurse hours per resident per day
The Virginia average is 3.88.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Virginia average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.39 | 3.88 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.71 |
| At weekends | 2.88 | 3.35 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.6% | 47.5% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 20% | 46.5% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- VA SNF Operations Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Dec 28, 2023.
- Ydi Eastern Holdco LLC and VA SNF Operations Holdings 3 LLC and VA SNF Master Consulting LLC and Capital Funding Group run it.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Layla Gittleson (owns a share through other companies, 1%); Amir Hajimomenian (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Aaron Hartman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Akiva Shapiro (corporate officer); Akiva Shapiro (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Yehuda Gittleson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Yehuda Gittleson (on the governing body (managing control)); Yehuda Gittleson (trustee); Nechama Sommer (runs it (operational or managerial control)).
- Part of Eastern Healthcare Group (18 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA SNF Operations Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Capital Funding Group | Holds 5% or more of the mortgage | 100% | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Ydi Irrevocable Trust | Owns a share through other companies | 99% | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Ydi Eastern Holdco LLC | Owns a share through other companies | 99% | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Lyam Family Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 50% | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Ydi Irrevocable Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 50% | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Ydi Eastern Holdco LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 28, 2023 | |
| VA SNF Operations Holdings 3 LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 28, 2023 | |
| VA SNF Master Consulting LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 28, 2023 | |
| Capital Funding Group | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 28, 2023 | |
| Apex Global Solutions LLC | Owns a share through other companies | Dec 28, 2023 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Virginia average 4.0).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 25.0 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (56; the middle value was 9).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Laurel Rehabilitation and Nursing This nursing home | 56 | |
| Wythe Cnty Community Hosp Ecu | 10.5 | 3 |
| Holston Health & Rehabilitation | 11.4 | 31 |
| Francis Marion Manor Health & Rehabilitation | 13.3 | 4 |
| SW VA M H Inst Geri Trt Ctr | 13.8 | 2 |
| Heritage Hall Tazewell | 19.6 | 10 |
| Bland County Nursing & Rehab Center | 20.5 | 7 |
| Grayson Health and Rehabilitation | 20.6 | 7 |
| Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 23.2 | 8 |
| Westwood Center | 23.7 | 18 |
| Mercer Healthcare Center | 23.8 | 10 |
| Bluestone Health and Rehabilitation | 25.0 | 33 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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