Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
7602 MEREDITH DRIVE, Gloucester, VA 23061
Gloucester, Virginia · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center shows above-average quality that runs above Virginia's state average of 3.0.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester, Virginia holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 68 of 100 (grade D). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (upper star tercile)
This facility's CMS overall rating sits in the upper U.S. star tercile (>4/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 68 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 68.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's upper-tercile CMS stars
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Virginia average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Gloucester, Virginia. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At about 80% occupancy, this facility's bed usage looks steady and consistent with a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within Virginia, Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is one of 113 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the for profit - corporation-segment average of 2.6 stars, ahead of roughly 89% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's upper-tercile stars compare to Virginia
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Virginia facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Virginia state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center ranks in Virginia
Among the 285 CMS-rated nursing homes in Virginia, Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 80% of them. The bars show how all Virginia homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
56 Virginia homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 181 |
| Residents | 145 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Gloucester |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 18 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center? ▾
5 out of 5 stars is Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Virginia average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Virginia? ▾
In Virginia, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $10,250/month ($123,005/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $11,680/month.
What services does Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offer? ▾
CMS classifies Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Walter Reed Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Virginia? ▾
In Virginia, alternatives include assisted living ($6,945/mo), home health aides ($6,673/mo), and adult day care ($1,750/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Virginia elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 495276.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.