Overview
Friendship Health and Rehab Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Virginia average of 3.1. It ranks 7th of 11 nursing homes in Roanoke. It scores 4 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 71% of nursing homes in Virginia (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 29, 2024, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Virginia average of 14.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 38% of Virginia nursing homes have been fined.
Friendship Health and Rehab Center is a nonprofit facility with 253 certified beds, caring for about 229 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 64%
Top 32%
Top 33%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 29, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.91 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.19 hrs
- Nurse aides2.27 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 253
- Average residents per day
- 229
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes