Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center
Offering skilled nursing, Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home in Arlington, VA. The community provides continuous supervision with nursing services on-site. Rehabilitation services are also provided for those recovering after an illness or surgery.
The community has a 210-bed capacity, with a 94% occupancy rate. Residents also receive a total of 3 hours and 16 minutes of nursing care daily. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are also accepted, giving families government-program and self-funded payment routes.
Staffing
Data period: Q2 2026 (April 1 – June 30, 2026).
Nursing care per resident per day and state rankings: CMS Provider Information.
Headcount, shifts and contractors: CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ).
Resident count: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (data as of Sep 2026).
5 of 6 metrics below Virginia average
Daily care time per resident, by role
US average: 41m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 41m
US average: 52m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 52m
US average: 2h 21m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 2h 21m
US average: 4m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 4m
US average: 3h 26m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 3h 26m
US average: 29m.Green: 5% or more better than the state average. Yellow: within 5%. Red: 5% or more worse. US 29m
Headcount
94.8% of staff hours were worked by the facility's own employees
Virginia average: 91.5% · Contractors this quarter: Licensed Practical Nurse (12), Registered Nurse (4), Respiratory Therapy Technician (3), Clinical Nurse Specialist (3), Speech Language Pathologist (3), Physical Therapy Assistant (1), RN Director of Nursing (1), Medical Director (1)
Why it matters: employees work here week after week and get to know each resident's routines and needs. Agency contractors often rotate between facilities, so a higher employee share usually means more consistent care.
Community insights.
High-capacity home · May provide extensive amenities, services and programs.
Based on residents per day and 210 beds.
Source: CMS Provider Information, average daily residents (data as of Oct 2026)
About This Community
CMS Health Inspection History
ALM Inspection Grade
17 points below the Virginia average for CMS-certified facilities (78/100)
Category breakdown
Citations
Concern
244 severity-weighted points (77 citations) · 3× higher than the typical CMS-certified VA facility (median: 79)
Enforcement
Concern
$18,066 in fines · 1 enforcement action
Persistence
Typical
44 days to fix issues · slower than the typical CMS-certified VA facility (median: 41)
Citation severity
Latest inspection: Nov 13, 2025 · 7 citations, all corrected
Most cited category: Resident Rights, 15 of 77 citations · 9 categories in total
Citations history
Most recent firstShowing the 50 most recent of 77 citations.
Top deficiency categories
Share of 77 citationsHow citations are counted
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
51 of 77 citations resulted from standard inspections; 23 of 77 resulted from complaint investigations; and 3 of 77 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
Includes all CMS health inspection records for this property, which could include management/ownership changes.
Source
Data sourced from CMS Health Deficiencies reports. Citation severity codes range from A (least serious) to L (most serious). Immediate Jeopardy (J-L) citations indicate situations where the facility's noncompliance has placed residents at risk of death or serious harm.
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Penalties and fines
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database · Data as of Oct 2026
1 penalty in the past 3 years
Latest: Apr 24, 2025 · $18,066 civil money penalty
Penalty history · past 3 years
Fine amount comparison
Totals count every penalty on record; the history lists the past 3 years. Virginia and US averages are among facilities with a penalty on record.
A civil money penalty is a fine for noncompliance, per day or per instance. A payment denial stops Medicare/Medicaid payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
Quality of care over time
How residents at this home fare on health outcomes and preventive care, compared with the Virginia average.
13 long-stay measures: 10 better, 3 worse
8 short-stay measures: 3 better, 1 worse, 1 near VA average, 3 compared with US only
Long-stay residents
People who live at the home · 13 measures
Daily care & independence
Safety & clinical stability
Physical & mental health
Preventive care
Hospital & emergency visits
Short-stay residents
Rehab and recovery after a hospital stay · 8 measures
Daily care & independence
Safety & clinical stability
Physical & mental health
Preventive care
Hospital & emergency visits
Arrows show whether a figure is above or below the average. Green is better for residents, red is worse, and yellow means within 5% of the average. Grey compares with the US average only, because CMS publishes no state figure. The line on each bar marks the average.
Quality measures are calculated by CMS from Minimum Data Set (MDS) resident assessments and Medicare claims.
Money and staffing.
Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center’s finances from its CMS cost report for the fiscal year ending December 2024, compared with 68 Virginia nursing homes that filed a recent report. Includes all financial data for this property, which could include management/ownership changes.
Is it financially stable?
Profitable on care
15.6% operating margin
−0.7 pts vs prior year
Positive margin in 8 of the last 8 reported years. Net income $5.2M after other income.
Does it invest in staff?
Spends less on payroll than most Virginia homes
35.8% payroll share of revenue
VA average 64.1%Rank #66 / 68Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 66th out of 68 nursing homes we track in Virginia for payroll % of net patient revenue. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Virginia average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric.
Payroll rose $1.0M while revenue rose $4.8M. A low share can mean leaner staffing; check hours per resident in the staffing section.
FY 2024 scorecard
Each row shows the FY 2024 figure, the change since the prior report, the trend, and how it compares with Virginia homes.
Revenue & profit
Profitable on care
| Metric | FY 2024 | vs prior year | Trend 2017 → 2024Trend | VA median | Compared with VA homesRank in VA | In short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net patient revenue What the home earns from resident care, after discounts and bad debt. | $32.3M | +$4.8M | Trend 20172024 | VA median $21.0M | Rank in VA Rank #13 / 68Net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 13th out of 68 nursing homes we track in Virginia for net patient revenue. Shows this facility's net patient revenue compared to the Virginia average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher revenue generally means more resources for staffing and capital — read alongside Payroll %. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 82% of homes | Above VA median Higher net patient revenue than 82% of VA homes that filed a recent report. Revenue mostly follows how big a home is. |
| Operating expenses Everything it costs to run the home: staff, supplies, rent, admin. | $27.3M | +$4.2M | Trend 20172024 | VA median $23.7M | Rank in VA Rank #29 / 68Operating expenses — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 29th out of 68 nursing homes we track in Virginia for operating expenses. Shows everything it cost to run the home — staff, supplies, rent, admin — compared with other Virginia homes reporting a recent fiscal year. Expenses in dollars mostly follow how big a home is, so this compares size, not efficiency; read it next to operating margin. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 58% of homes | Within revenue Operating expenses are lower than net patient revenue, so resident care covers its costs. |
| Net patient income Revenue minus operating expenses. Negative means care loses money. | $5.0M | +$0.5M | Trend 20172024 | VA median −$0.1M | Rank in VA Rank #2 / 68Net patient income — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 2nd out of 68 nursing homes we track in Virginia for net patient income. Shows net patient revenue minus operating expenses, compared with other Virginia homes reporting a recent fiscal year. Homes that lost money on care are in the pool too, so a rank in the bottom half usually means a loss. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 99% of homes | Profit, growing Resident care made money this year, more than in the prior report. |
| Operating margin Net patient income as a share of revenue. The clearest health signal. | 15.6% | −0.7 pts | Trend 20172024 | VA median −0.4% | Rank in VA Rank #5 / 68Operating margin — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 5th out of 68 nursing homes we track in Virginia for operating margin. Shows net patient income as a share of net patient revenue, compared with other Virginia homes reporting a recent fiscal year. Unlike the dollar figures it does not follow size, so it is the fairest comparison of financial health between a small home and a large one. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 94% of homes | Healthy margin More than 5% of revenue is left after operating expenses. |
| Other income Money not from resident care: investments, grants, services. | $0.2M | — | Trend — | VA median $0.6M | Rank in VA Rank #41 / 67Other income — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 41st out of 67 nursing homes we track in Virginia for other income. Shows income from outside resident care — investments, grants, rentals, services — compared with other Virginia homes reporting a recent fiscal year. It is not part of net patient revenue; a high rank here can offset a loss on care. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 39% of homes | Adds to profit Income from outside resident care, on top of the profit from care. |
| Net income The bottom line after other income. | $5.2M | +$0.4M | Trend — | VA median $1.7M | Rank in VA Rank #9 / 68Net income — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 9th out of 68 nursing homes we track in Virginia for net income. Shows the bottom line after other income, compared with other Virginia homes reporting a recent fiscal year. Homes with a net loss are in the pool too, so a rank in the bottom half usually means a loss. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 88% of homes | Profit The bottom line is above zero after other income. |
Staffing spend
Spends less of revenue on staff than most Virginia homes
| Metric | FY 2024 | vs prior year | Trend 2017 → 2024Trend | VA median | Compared with VA homesRank in VA | In short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll costs Salaries and wage-related benefits, not counting contract labor. | $11.6M | +$1.0M | Trend 20172024 | VA median $9.6M | Rank in VA Rank #31 / 68Payroll costs — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 31st out of 68 nursing homes we track in Virginia for payroll costs. Shows total staff payroll — salaries plus wage-related benefits — benchmarked to the Virginia average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher payroll relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on contract labor. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 55% of homes | Above VA median Higher payroll than 55% of VA homes. Payroll in dollars mostly follows how big a home is, so this compares size, not staffing levels. |
| Payroll share of revenue Payroll divided by revenue. Higher usually means more staff per resident. | 35.8% | −2.4 pts | Trend 20172024 | VA median 49.2% | Rank in VA Rank #66 / 68Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 66th out of 68 nursing homes we track in Virginia for payroll % of net patient revenue. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Virginia average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Virginia that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 3% of homes | 28.3 pts under VA average The VA average is 64.1% of revenue. Within 3 points of it reads as near the average. |
Charts, 2017–2024 2 charts · VA benchmark drawn as a dashed line
Revenue, expenses and income
What the home earned from resident care (net patient revenue), what it cost to run (operating expenses) and the difference between the two (net patient income), for each fiscal year it filed a CMS cost report.
USD, millions
Net patient revenue Operating expenses Net patient income
Where revenue goes
Both lines are a share of net patient revenue. Payroll share is what goes to salaries and wage-related benefits; operating margin is what is left after every operating cost (below 0%, resident care lost money). The dashed line is the Virginia payroll average.
% of net patient revenue
Payroll share Operating margin VA payroll average
Year-by-year data, 2017–2024 every reported year · latest first, scroll sideways
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net patient revenue | $17.2M | $15.5M | $15.9M | $16.2M | $19.2M | $24.1M | $27.5M | $32.3M |
| Operating expenses | $15.9M | $14.2M | $13.9M | $14.6M | $15.0M | $21.2M | $23.0M | $27.3M |
| Net patient income | $1.3M | $1.3M | $2.0M | $1.5M | $4.1M | $3.0M | $4.5M | $5.0M |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 8.2% | 12.3% | 9.6% | 21.6% | 12.3% | 16.4% | 15.6% |
| Net income | $1.9M | $1.3M | $2.1M | $1.8M | $4.4M | $3.2M | $4.9M | $5.2M |
| Payroll costs | $10.2M | $9.3M | $9.2M | $9.3M | $9.4M | $9.6M | $10.5M | $11.6M |
| Payroll share of revenue | 59.3% | 59.7% | 57.9% | 57.6% | 48.9% | 39.9% | 38.2% | 35.8% |
| Beds | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
| Gross revenue | $25.7M | $22.7M | $23.1M | $21.2M | $25.8M | $30.0M | $33.6M | $37.3M |
| Salaries | $8.8M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.2M | $8.6M | $9.4M | $10.4M |
| Wage-related costs | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Contract labor | — | $0.0M | — | $0.0M | — | $0.8M | $0.5M | $1.4M |
| Other operating costs | $5.7M | $5.0M | $4.7M | $5.3M | $5.7M | $11.5M | $12.5M | $15.7M |
| Net patient revenue per day | $242 | $254 | $267 | $307 | $336 | $397 | $427 | $447 |
| Cost per day | $224 | $233 | $235 | $278 | $263 | $348 | $357 | $377 |
| Average length of stay | 139.0 days | 141.1 days | 153.4 days | 143.7 days | 106.5 days | 79.0 days | 76.6 days | 85.3 days |
Showing 2024–2022 · scroll sideways for 5 earlier years
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Who this home usually serves
Residents split by who pays for their care: Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay and other sources.Mix of rehab and long-term care
This home supports both short-term rehab and long-term care, with residents staying for a wide range of durations.
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1.2 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Arlington's city center to Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 1.29 miles to nearest hospital (Virginia Hospital Center)
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