Bedford CO Nursing Home
1229 County Farm Road, Bedford, VA 24523 · 90 beds · Government - County
The records flag: 1 citation where a resident was harmed.
These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.
Who's actually on the floor
Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.
Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.
Registered nurse coverage drops about 69% at weekends.
Staff turnover: 98%
High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.
What inspectors found
State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 19 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.
| Severity | Citations |
|---|---|
| Actual harm | 1 |
| Potential for harm | 16 |
| No harm | 2 |
1 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.
Disclosed affiliations
Medicare has not published ownership or affiliation information for this facility. That is a gap in the federal record, not a finding about the facility — the great majority of facilities do have entries, so it is a reasonable thing to ask about on a visit.
Other options nearby
Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.
| Facility | Miles | Rating | Nurse hrs | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Health and Rehab Center | 2.9 | 2 | 0.54 | −11% |
| Summit Health and Rehab Center | 14.6 | 3 | 0.55 | −55% |
| Autumn Care of Altavista | 17.7 | 4 | 0.67 | −41% |
| Liberty Ridge Health & Rehab | 18.0 | 4 | 0.49 | −49% |
| Lynchburg Health & Rehabilitation Center | 18.1 | 1 | 0.38 | −38% |
| Seven Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing | 19.0 | 1 | 0.48 | −43% |
| Tate Springs Health & Rehab | 19.1 | 4 | 0.52 | −32% |
| Forest Health & Rehab Center | 19.4 | 4 | 0.45 | −51% |
Worth asking on a visit
Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.
- Can I visit on a Sunday rather than a weekday? How many registered nurses are on duty then, and for how many residents?
- Turnover here is about 98%. How long has the director of nursing been in post?
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?