Overview
Mount Vernon Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Virginia average of 3.1. It ranks 5th of 5 nursing homes in Alexandria. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 57% of nursing homes in Virginia (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 23, 2026, found 13 health deficiencies, fewer than the Virginia average of 14.0. All of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 38% of Virginia nursing homes have been fined.
Mount Vernon Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 130 certified beds, caring for about 126 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 23, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 13
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.51 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.40 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.12 hrs
- Nurse aides1.99 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 126
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 2, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes