Mountain Laurel Rehabilitation And Nursing
514 North Main Street, Rural Retreat, VA, 24368
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Eastern Healthcare Group
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 94 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 65.7% — higher than most Virginia nursing homesVirginia avg: 48.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most Virginia nursing homesVirginia avg: 48.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Virginia averageVirginia avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 10 fines · $204,839 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 495417
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 94 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Wythe Va Opco Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Eastern Healthcare Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Eastern Healthcare Group chain — 18 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (14 on record)
- Aaron Hartman
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Akiva Shapiro
Corporate Officer · since 2023
- Amir Hajimomenian
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Apex Global Solutions Llc
Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2023
- Capital Funding Group
5% or Greater Mortgage Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Layla Gittleson
Indirect Ownership Interest · 1% · since 2023
+ 8 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
December 2023 (2 years ago) · acquired from Rural Retreat Care Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 87)
- E0865·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- D0849·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- E0842·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0840·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.
- G0777·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- J0742·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- D0740·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- J0684·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $170K
- 20241 fine · $8,357
- 20238 fines · $26K
Most recent events
- Apr 8, 2025Fine · $170K
- Dec 4, 2024Fine · $8,357
- Sep 25, 2023Fine · $4,235
- Sep 18, 2023Fine · $3,882
- Sep 11, 2023Fine · $3,529
- Sep 5, 2023Fine · $3,176
Largest single fine on record: $170K.
Fire-safety citations
15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 8, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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