Fairfax Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Would have given this place no stars but since you have to I gave it a one. Only choose this place if you want your loved one to die here. Staff was terrible and inconsiderate. My grandmother was transferred her from the hospital and stayed only one night because it was unsanitary. When we asked for the person in charge no one knew. Toilets were filled with urine stains and a ring of dirty that no one was willing to clean. I am disgusted with a place that is suppose to care for people being in the state it was in. Please keep your loved ones away from here AT ALL COST. This place is the last place anyone should be.

Lovely garden at the back and just a handful of caring staff…
I’m writing this as a former employee… I would not recommend this facility at all. Their staff may seem nice and polite but that’s just an act. I worked here for less than a year and I kid you not, it’s an awful place. I’ve witnessed CNAs mistreat patients, verbally abuse, have rough contact with patients when providing personal care, steal patients food (including their Ensure and any other dietary/​nutritional drinks), including resident’s clothing.
They do not answer call lights in a timely manner, ignore them, don’t get me started on the nurses not assisting the residents when CNAs are backed up on work. The HIPAA rule does not exist in this facility, nurses will discuss resident’s health conditions and diagnosis in public areas around staff who shouldn’t hear.
When I’ve informed my supervisor about these problems, apparently — this isn’t the first time someone (as a line employee) to complain. I’ve gotten a somewhat treat — that I should mind my own business and do my work.
I’ve worked in other nursing homes, this place isn’t the place to have your family members live. FYI — this isn’t all staff but most.

I do not recommend this place at all. This place is horrible for so many reasons I doubt I could note them all here.
My grandma stayed there for 1 month and from the beginning of her stay until the end, she wasn’t truly cared for by the nursing staff.
My grandma was under hospice care as well. Capital Caring was her hospice provider and they were horrible too.
If you love your grandparents and want them to stay alive, don’t take them there. Please find a different place. My grandma was ill, I won’t deny that but 3 days prior to dying, she was singing, lucid and seemed willing and wanting to live.
We, the family, kept quiet because we truly felt that they would do something to her if we spoke up. We are still grieving and my family is very torn up by this, we don’t believe in what they told us that morning.
The Bainum family should consider looking into all of the staff they currently have representing their names. This isn’t the place to take your mom, dad or grandparent or loved ones.
Best luck to everyone. If you love your family, don’t take them to FNC.

My father was there for just days under Hospice Care. Except for a bit of confusion as to his status at the beginning, the people who work there were terriffic! I didn’t write down enough names and I forget all but Francess. But they treated him with respect and never stopped talking to him even as he was in a semi-​coma as he died. Francess got a response from him when no one else could and yet cared for his body in sync with Hospice orders and basic kindness, as did all the aides and nurses. They provided him and our family with dignity. Hospice Dr. Shariff was great at explaining the process and the myriad of emotions around dying. Thanks for all!

Staff and care are inconsistent and to the point of incompetent. We placed my mother in their (short-​term, rehab) care after surgery. It was heart-​wrenching what she went through — at one point she was near tears and asking why were we torturing her. Pain meds were not dispensed as prescribed or as needed (she would call then wait for an hour, sometimes having to call twice. What sadistic person keeps a 70+ woman who can barely walk waiting for pain meds? Intake includes a dietary review … which is also not adhered. My mom can’t eat acidic foods but the first few days she was given tomato-​sauce laden food. It wasn’t until she was checking out that she was told she could have gone to the kitchen for different food. Well… if she could there. The day staff was much better than the evening staff — but the aides, who were very sweet, could only do so much. It was the nursing staff that controlled medications, etc. Positive points are few — it’s clean, they have daily activities, there are nice sitting areas. Overall, though, the care was mediocre and unpredictable at best.

My grandma is living here now, as she’s no longer able to live on her own without help. That kind of thing is never easy, and frankly it’s rather depressing, but from what I can tell she’s in very good hands here. The facility is nice and clean, and they have a lovely little patio and garden out in the back. All of the staffers I met and spoke with were polite and calm. It’s clear that they have structure and schedules to adhere to, but they were never intrusive during our visit and were incredibly kind when dealing with Grandma. There are plenty of places to sit and visit including the garden outside, and from what I can tell, they encourage socialization amongst the residents as well.
Living in a nursing home is probably never going to be Club Med, but it was heartening to finally see where my grandmother is living and to see that she’s being well taken care of.