Sunrise of Fairfax was inspected 18 times between September 23, 2021 and February 13, 2026 by the Virginia Department of Social Services. 11 of those visits ended with violations cited and 7 with none. Across that history VDSS cited 28 violations under 20 distinct standards. 7 inspections were prompted by a complaint.
A violation is a licensing standard - a rule in the Virginia Administrative Code - that the inspector found the facility was not meeting. Each is shown with the evidence the inspector recorded and, where VDSS publishes it, the facility's own plan of correction.
Every inspection listed here is currently published on the VDSS site.
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Inspection History
18Select an inspection to read the areas reviewed, the inspector's comments and any violations cited.
February 13, 2026Inspection
- Pet records were reviewed during the inspection. The current rabies vaccination status was not present and unable to be obtained, during the inspection, for Pet #1 and Pet #2.
- Resident #2's January and February medication administration records (MARs) were reviewed during the inspection. Resident #2's MAR states that her Dulera Inhalation Aerosol, ordered 6/6/24, was pending delivery on: 1/14/26 (evening dose); 1/16/26 (evening dose); 1/18/26 (morning dose); 1/21/26 (morning dose); 1/21/26 (evening dose); 1/22/26 (morning dose); 1/24/26 (evening dose). Resident #2's MAR states that her Pantoprazole, ordered 11/6/24, was pending delivery on: 1/23/26 (evening dose); 1/24/26 (morning dose); 1/24/26 (evening dose); 1/25/26 (morning dose); 1/26/26 (morning dose); 1/26/26 (evening dose); 1/27/26 (morning dose). Resident #2's MAR states that her Voltaren gel, ordered 2/15/24, was pending delivery on: 1/14/26 (evening dose); 1/15/26 (evening dose); 1/16/26 (evening dose); 1/18/26 (morning dose); 1/18/26 (evening dose); 1/19/26 (morning dose); 1/19/26 (evening dose); 1/20/26 (morning dose); 1/20/26 (evening dose); 1/21/26 (morning dose); 1/21/26 (evening dose); 1/22/26 (morning dose); 1/24/26 (evening dose), 1/25/26 (evening dose); 2/7/26 (evening dose); 2/8/26 (evening dose); 2/9/26 (morning dose); 2/9/26 (evening dose); 2/10/26 (morning dose).
- Resident #1's record contained a PRN order, dated 5/6/24, for Tylenol Extended Release tablets 650mg. Resident #1's PRN Tylenol Extended Release tablets were not present at the time of the medication cart inspection. Resident #1's record also contained a PRN order, dated 9/23/25, for Voltaren gel. Resident #1's PRN Voltaren gel was not present at the time of the medication cart inspection. Resident #2's record contained PRN orders for: Colace 100mg (ordered 10/16/24), Tylenol 325mg (ordered 6/29/23), Tylenol with Codeine 300-30mg (ordered 10/16/24), and Zofran 4mg (ordered 1/16/25). Resident #2's listed PRN medications were not present, at the time of the medication cart inspection. Facility staff confirmed that Resident #1 and Resident #2's PRN medication listed above were not present, at the time of the medication cart inspection.
December 23, 2025Inspection
- Incident information was provided to the licensing office on 12/11/25, and 12/15/25 with a full report to be provided. Written reports, that include all of the required information detailed in 22VAC40-73-70-C, were not provided to the regional licensing office within seven days of the dates of the incidents.
- Resident #1's record was observed during the inspection. Resident #1's record contained an Assessment of Serious Cognitive Impairment form, dated 7/26/24, that states that she has a serious cognitive impairment and that she is unable to recognize danger or protect her own safety and welfare. Facility correspondence indicated that Resident #1 eloped from the facility’s special care unit on 12/13/26 for roughly 30 minutes. Resident #1 was reported to have exited the unit and left the building through the facility's parking garage. After leaving the facility, Resident #1 sustained a head injury and was taken to the hospital. Additional details surrounding the incident were requested, but were not provided during the inspection.
August 28, 2025Inspection
August 19, 2025Complaint survey
August 19, 2025Inspection
August 6, 2025Complaint survey
- The facility's fourth-floor medication cart was observed to be unlocked and unattended at approximately 9:18 AM (8/6/25). The medication cart contained the medications for various residents that live on the facility's fourth floor. The third-floor wellness office was observed to be unlocked and unattended at approximately 10:26 AM. Several of Resident #5's medications were observed on a desk in the office.
- Resident #3's morning medication administration was observed during the inspection. Resident #3 reported that she did not receive her medication the previous evening (8/5/25). Resident #3's MAR (medication administration record) did not include documentation to indicate that she received her evening medications on 8/5/25: Cetirizine, Lidocaine patch, Nifedipine, Simvastatin, Trazadone, Dymista, Eliquis, Levetiracetam, Losartan Potassium, Senna-Docusate, Acetaminophen (9 PM administration), Hydralazine (7 PM administration). No progress notes were observed, during the inspection, that indicated that Resident #3 received her evening medication on 8/5/25. Resident #1's MAR indicates that his Vitamin D was not administered on 7/23/25. The medication was listed on the MAR as "pending delivery."
- Resident #1's July and August MARs were reviewed during the inspection. Resident #1's MAR did not include documentation about the administration of his: Atorvastatin (8/5/25 – evening administration), Fluticasone (8/5/25 – evening administration), Melatonin (8/5/25 – evening administration), Metoprolol (8/5/25 – evening administration). No information was included on Resident #3's MAR to document the morning administration of the following medications on 7/6/25: Aspirin 81mg, Duloxetine, Isosorbide, Lasix, Magnesium, Miralax, Omeprazole, Oxybutynin, Potassium Chloride, Preservision, Vitamin D, Dymista, Eliquis, Levetiracetam, Losartan Potassium, Senna, Acetaminophen, Hydralazine.
- At approximately 10:26 AM (8/6/25), the third-floor wellness office was observed to be open and unattended.
- Resident records are kept on the shelves in the staff office.
- Staff #3 was contacted in order to have the office locked.
- Acetaminophen and Vitamin E were observed near Resident #2's bed. Resident #2's physical examination, dated 4/29/24, states that the resident is not capable of self-administering medication. Resident #2's UAI, updated 10/22/24, states that the resident needs the assistance of medication aides and nurses for medication administration. Tums and Triamcinolone cream were observed near Resident #3's bed. Resident #3's UAI, updated 8/27/24, states that the resident needs the assistance of nurses and med techs for medication administration.
July 21, 2025Complaint survey
- The record for Staff #1, hired on 9/18/23, was observed during the inspection. Staff #1's record indicates that the most recent review of resident rights was completed in March 2024. Staff #1's most recent review of resident rights was more than a year old, when the inspection was initiated. Facility staff confirmed that Staff #1's most recent review of resident rights was more than a year old, when the inspection was initiated.
July 21, 2025Complaint survey
April 23, 2025Inspection
- Resident #3's PRN Imodium and PRN Meclizine were not available for administration, at the time of the medication cart inspection. Resident #3 did have a package of Meclizine tablets, but it had expired on 1/31/25. Facility staff confirmed that Resident #3's PRN Imodium and PRN Meclizine were not available for administration, at the time of the medication cart inspection. Resident #5's PRN Albuterol and PRN Benzonatate were not present, at the time of the medication cart inspection. Facility staff confirmed that Resident #5's PRN Albuterol and PRN Benzonatate were not present, at the time of the medication cart inspection. Resident #6's PRN Guaifenesin and PRN Loperamide were not present, at the time of the medication cart inspection. Facility staff confirmed that Resident #6's PRN Guaifenesin and PRN Loperamide were not present, at the time of the medication cart inspection.
- At approximately 9:35 AM Tylenol tablets and two capsules with a "TEVA 0812 50mg" imprint were observed in a room on the facility’s safe, secure neighborhood. The room was vacant, but it had previously been occupied by Residents #1 and #7. Resident #1's UAI, dated 4/24/24, states that the resident needs staff assistance for medication administration. Resident #7's UAI, dated 5/28/24, states that the resident needs staff assistance for medication administration.
- Resident #1's record was reviewed during the inspection. Resident #1's record contained an ISP that was completed within the past year, but the last ISP that was signed by the resident (or his legal representative) was dated 6/10/23. Resident #2's record was reviewed during the inspection. Resident #2's record contained an ISP that was completed within the past year, but no ISP was observed in the resident record that was signed by the resident or her legal representative. Resident #4's record was reviewed during the inspection. Resident #4's record contained an ISP that was completed within the past year, but the last ISP that was signed by the resident (or her legal representative) was dated 12/18/23.
- Resident #1's record included a progress note, dated 2/3/25, that stated that the resident eloped from the facility's special care unit and exited to the building’s garage without staff supervision.
- Resident #8's April Medication Administration Record (MAR) was reviewed during the inspection. Resident #8's MAR included documentation that he did not receive his Hydrocortisone tablets (ordered 3/21/25) during the morning medication administration on 4/23/25. The MAR documented that the medication was "pending delivery." Facility staff confirmed that the medication was not present in the medication cart at the time of the inspection.
November 19, 2024Inspection
- Resident #2 was admitted to the facility's memory care unit on 8/1/24. Resident #2's record contained an Assessment of Serious Cognitive Impairment form, dated 7/26/24, that states that Resident #2 has a serious cognitive impairment with an inability to recognize danger or protect her own safety and welfare. On 8/2/24, progress notes indicate that Resident #2 was let out of the secure unit, as staff believed that she was a family member. Facility incident report states that Resident #2 exited the building's garage, walked around the building and entered the facility through the front door. Resident #2 was then returned to the memory care unit.
- Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on 8/1/24. Resident #1's physical examination form, dated 7/31/24, states that the resident "presents imminent physical threat or danger to self & others, requires continuous nursing care."