Arlington County, Virginia
County inventory for Arlington County, Virginia is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Arlington County average 2.5 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 4 nursing homes - 642 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Virginia medians.
County care plate
Sheet VA-ARLINGTON-VIRGINIA · Arlington, VA
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 642 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.5★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #745/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,945/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What weaker CMS stars show for Arlington County
CMS star quality runs softer in Arlington County: rated homes average 2.5/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 4 nursing homes and 642 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
CareScout 2025 Virginia medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,945/mo, semi-private nursing $10,250/mo, private nursing $11,680/mo, home health aide $6,673/mo, adult day $1,750/mo. Local Arlington County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include The Jefferson. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Arlington, VA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Arlington County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jefferson | Arlington | 4/5 | 31 | For profit - Corporation |
| Regency Care of Arlington, LLC | Arlington | 3/5 | 240 | For profit - Individual |
| Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center | Arlington | 2/5 | 210 | For profit - Corporation |
| Carlin Springs Health & Rehabilitation | Arlington | 1/5 | 161 | Non profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Arlington County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Medstar Health Home Care | Arlington | 3.0 |
Read next when stars run softer
Continue on the Virginia elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Virginia state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Arlington County.