Overview
Sitter and Barfoot Veterans Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Virginia average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 19 nursing homes in Richmond. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 89% of nursing homes in Virginia (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 5, 2025, 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.
Sitter and Barfoot Veterans Care Center is a government-run facility with 200 certified beds, caring for about 174 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2008.
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 16%
Top 12%
Top 15%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 5, 2025
- 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 staff5.00 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.93 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.03 hrs
- Nurse aides3.04 hrs
- Physical therapists0.28 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 174
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 25, 2008
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes