The Jefferson

900 North Taylor Street, Arlington, VA 22203 · (703) 516-9455
For profit - Corporation · 31 certified beds

The Jefferson has a 2-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in March 2026, found 42 citations, 4 for actual harm or immediate jeopardy (the Virginia average is 14.3). It was fined 3 times in the last three years, $39,692 in all.

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on March 12, 2026 found 42 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.March 12, 2026 · F0600 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.March 12, 2026 · F0604 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.March 12, 2026 · F0806 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.March 12, 2026 · F0552 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.March 12, 2026 · F0678 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.March 12, 2026 · F0726 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.March 12, 2026 · F0730 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.March 12, 2026 · F0838 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.March 12, 2026 · F0865 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterlyMarch 12, 2026 · F0868 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.March 12, 2026 · F0607 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.March 12, 2026 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.March 12, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.March 12, 2026 · F0694 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.March 12, 2026 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.March 12, 2026 · F0836 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.March 12, 2026 · F0944 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.March 12, 2026 · F0947 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.March 12, 2026 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.March 12, 2026 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.March 12, 2026 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedMarch 12, 2026 · F0655 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.March 12, 2026 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.March 12, 2026 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.March 12, 2026 · F0676 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.March 12, 2026 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.March 12, 2026 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.March 12, 2026 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.March 12, 2026 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.March 12, 2026 · F0712 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.March 12, 2026 · F0729 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.March 12, 2026 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.March 12, 2026 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.March 12, 2026 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.March 12, 2026 · F0770 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.March 12, 2026 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.March 12, 2026 · F0941 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.March 12, 2026 · F0942 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.March 12, 2026 · F0943 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.March 12, 2026 · F0945 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide training in compliance and ethics.March 12, 2026 · F0946 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.March 12, 2026 · F0949 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 10 citations.

• Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.March 12, 2026 · F0552 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.March 12, 2026 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.March 12, 2026 · F0600 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.March 12, 2026 · F0604 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.March 12, 2026 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.March 12, 2026 · F0678 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.March 12, 2026 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.March 12, 2026 · F0770 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.March 12, 2026 · F0806 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.March 12, 2026 · F0838 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $8,278March 12, 2026
• Fine of $14,069March 12, 2026
• Fine of $17,345March 12, 2026

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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