Mount Vernon Healthcare Center

    8111 Tis Well Dr, Alexandria, VA 22306
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.3ยท69 reviews

    Exceptional therapy compassionate nursing recommended

    I'm very pleased with my mom's stay - exceptional physical and occupational therapy, attentive and experienced therapists, and compassionate, professional nursing and social work staff. The facility is clean and modern, with engaging activities, good food, clear communication, and excellent rehab results; I would recommend it for skilled recovery care.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.26ยท(69)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.9
    • Staff

      3.2
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      3.2
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Skilled rehabilitative therapy programs
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Stable, longโ€‘tenured staff on many units
    • Engaging and active activities program
    • Clean, wellโ€‘maintained common areas
    • Competent and accessible social work team
    • Helpful and professional admissions staff
    • Supportive dietary and kitchen staff
    • Dedicated maintenance and environmental services
    • Strong hospice and endโ€‘ofโ€‘life support

    Cons

    • Inconsistent medication administration and monitoring
    • Delayed clinical escalation and emergency response
    • Variable responsiveness to call bells and nurse requests
    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Gaps in family communication and care coordination
    • Inadequate discharge planning and medication reconciliation
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and room sanitation
    • Staffing shortages and shiftโ€‘toโ€‘shift variability
    • Financial and billing coordination problems
    • Inadequate incontinenceโ€‘care processes
    • Variable dining quality and dietary management

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with a distinctly mixed performance profile. Strengths repeatedly cited include a robust rehabilitation program, caring nursing personnel, engaged activities offerings, and generally wellโ€‘maintained common areas. Several families singled out the therapy team, social work staff, and admissions staff as consistently helpful and professional. Hospice and endโ€‘ofโ€‘life support also received positive mention. These strengths suggest the facility can provide effective postโ€‘acute therapy and positive social programming in many cases.

    At the same time, a number of operational weaknesses recur across reviews. Medication administration and monitoring are a prominent concern: reviewers described missed or delayed medications and problems with medication reconciliation at discharge. Related to clinical care, there are multiple accounts of delayed escalation for acute issues and readmissions following clinical deterioration. Responsiveness to call bells and requests for assistance is often described as slow or inconsistent, with particular deficits noted on certain shifts, including nights.

    Staff conduct and communication present another area of variability. While many staff members are characterized as compassionate and attentive, reviewers also reported episodes of unprofessional tone, defensive responses to family inquiries, and uneven interactions from CNAs and some nurses. Family communication and coordination of care are frequently cited as inconsistent: case management and physician followโ€‘up are described as effective in some instances but unresponsive in others. Discharge coordination also emerges as a pattern problem, with specific concerns about missing medications and poor followโ€‘up after transition.

    Housekeeping and environmental concerns are similarly mixed. Several accounts praise cleanliness and maintenance of common spaces, but other reviewers noted roomโ€‘level sanitation issues and odor concerns. Dining feedback varies from praise for an attentive dietary team and good meals to complaints about cold or bland food and inappropriate meal choices for residents with specific dietary needs. Staffing variability โ€” including shortages and turnover on particular shifts โ€” appears tied to many of these operational gaps.

    Financial and administrative processes are additional areas of concern. Families reported delays or confusion in billing, difficulty obtaining insurance coordination, and poor businessโ€‘office responsiveness. These administrative weaknesses compound clinical frustrations when followโ€‘up and accountability are needed. Taken together, the pattern in the reviews is one of pronounced heterogeneity: the facility exhibits clear areas of excellence (notably rehabilitation, many nurses and therapists, and some administrative functions such as admissions), but also persistent operational weaknesses in medication management, responsiveness, discharge processes, and consistent family communication.

    For prospective residents and families, the important takeaway is variability. Visits, unit assignment, shift patterns, and individual care teams appear to materially affect experience. If considering admission, it would be prudent to ask specific questions about medication reconciliation procedures, staffing levels on nights/weekends, discharge planning protocols, and the point of contact for billing and clinical concerns. Observing the unit at different times of day and speaking directly with the therapy, nursing leadership, and social work staff can help clarify whether the strengths emphasized in many reviews are likely to apply to a particular placement.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    Location

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    Mount Vernon Healthcare Center is located at 8111 Tis Well Dr, Alexandria, VA, 22306.

    About Mount Vernon Healthcare Center

    Mount Vernon Healthcare Center sits on Tis Well Drive in Alexandria, VA, and you'll find it's a skilled nursing facility with both long-term and short-term care, offering 24-hour licensed nursing care every day of the week which folks seem to appreciate, especially since they have nurses and staff known for being warm, loving, and caring, and you see that kind of attitude show up in the way residents and families get involved in care planning. The facility, sometimes called Mount Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, has somewhere between 64 and 66 beds and is family-owned, so it keeps a close community feel, with activities like bingo, live music, floral club, and monthly birthday celebrations that help folks stay connected and feel supported.

    Residents get person-centered care plans, whether they're staying for wound care, hospice care, palliative care, physical therapy, occupational or speech therapy, memory care, or even sub-acute and short-term rehabilitation. The teams here include nurses, caregiving staff, medical support, and volunteers who interact with people in groups and in one-on-one settings, and you see a wide range of therapies on offer, like speech, occupational, physical, and respiratory, with extra services when needed like tracheostomy care, nebulization, pulse oximetry, infusion therapy, and round-the-clock pharmacy delivery. You'll notice the center has nurses involved in different types of care beyond the basics, including family planning and clinics, though their main focus stays on the elderly and those who need rehabilitation or medical support.

    Nutrition is a big part of daily life at Mount Vernon Healthcare Center; chefs and meal planners make sure meals are both tasty and full of good nutrients, plus a registered dietitian oversees special and individualized diets if someone needs a little extra help for their health. The place operates under MedStar Health, with services extended to MedStar Family Choice DC enrollees and DC Healthy Families for folks aged 18 and up, so you have a wider variety of people in the building, not just for seniors. The center is ADA accessible and runs its programming centered on emotional and physical well-being, from social events to therapy, and there's recognition for their efforts with high review scores and senior living awards. Things feel personal, with the director, Ms. Joni Mauritz, leading the charge, and the mission's about comfort, happiness, and helping residents succeed, aiming to create a safe and welcoming space where families can feel included in care decisions, which makes for a supportive environment that blends skilled nursing, personal care, and community connections in a quiet spot of Virginia's healthcare network.

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    Mount Vernon Healthcare Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 8111 Tis Well Dr, Alexandria, VA 22306.

    No, Mount Vernon Healthcare Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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