Overview
Forest Health & Rehab Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Virginia average of 3.1. It ranks 4th of 8 nursing homes in Lynchburg. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 58% 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 June 15, 2022, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Virginia average of 14.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 38% of Virginia nursing homes have been fined.
Forest Health & Rehab Center is a for-profit facility with 89 certified beds, caring for about 81 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
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.
Top 50%
Top 36%
Top 37%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 15, 2022
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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)0.44 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.09 hrs
- Nurse aides1.97 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 89
- Average residents per day
- 81
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1995
- 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