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Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South in Roanoke, Virginia specializes in skilled nursing and rehabilitation for patients recovering from surgery, illness, or injury. Our experienced care team focuses on helping seniors regain independence and return home whenever possible, providing personalized treatment in a supportive environment.
Capacity
120 residents
Location
Roanoke, VA
Status
Listed in a public registry
5647 STARKEY ROAD, Roanoke, Virginia 24018
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 25, 2024, state inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the Virginia average is 14.4).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 15 minutes with each resident a day, above the Virginia average of 3 hours 46 minutes.
Medicare fined Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South once in the last three years, $8,281 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 15 minutesAbove the Virginia average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 34 minutesBelow the Virginia average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 48% |
14 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 18, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
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.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
April 25, 2024 · Standard inspection · 11 citations
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
1 fine totaling $8,281 in the last three years.
5647 STARKEY ROADRoanoke, VA 24018
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State inspectors visited on April 25, 2024 and cited 11 health deficiencies. The Virginia average is 14.4.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 15 minutes with each resident per day, including 34 minutes from registered nurses. 48% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Friendship Health and Rehab Center - South once in the last three years, totaling $8,281.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.