Goodwin House Ranks Top Three in Virginia
Newsweek's America's Best Nursing Homes list places two Goodwin Living facilities among the state's highest-rated.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Nursing Jobs
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Newsweek ranked Goodwin House Alexandria No. 2 and Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads No. 3 in Virginia on its list of America's Best Nursing Homes. The list recognized approximately 1,325 nursing homes nationwide, including 32 in Virginia.
Why it matters
Newsweek based its awards on peer recommendations, family satisfaction, and quality measures such as vaccination rates, out of nearly 15,000 facilities evaluated across the nation. Virginia families choosing long-term care can use the ranking as one reference point among those measures.
Newsweek evaluated nearly 15,000 nursing-home facilities and recognized approximately 1,325 nationally, including 32 in Virginia. The Alexandria facility has 80 beds and the Bailey's Crossroads facility has 73 beds, and the source does not detail how each criterion was weighted.
The players
Newsweek
Newsweek is a national news magazine that publishes annual rankings, including its America's Best Nursing Homes list.
Goodwin Living
Goodwin Living is a Virginia-based senior living organization that operates Goodwin House Alexandria and Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads.
The details
Newsweek drew its awards from peer recommendations, family satisfaction, and quality measures such as vaccination rates. Goodwin Living has also undertaken initiatives to recruit, train, and retain nursing staff and other personnel, and recently broke ground on a new property at N. Beauregard Street and Seminary Road in Alexandria.
Timeline
Newsweek recognized Goodwin Living nationally in 2026.
Nearly 10 million direct-care workers are projected to be required over the next decade.
Big Picture
Projections show an estimated 82 million Americans will be 65 or older by 2050, while nearly 10 million direct-care workers will be needed over the next decade. Quality rankings such as Newsweek's reflect how facilities compete to meet that growing demand for care.
Families comparing Virginia nursing homes can use these rankings as one input alongside family satisfaction and vaccination data. Prospective care staff may see the continued recruitment and training efforts as part of the broader hiring picture at these facilities.
The takeaway
Rankings like Newsweek's combine peer input, family feedback, and quality measures, so readers comparing care options can look beyond a single number. The projected growth in the older population makes staffing and quality data increasingly relevant to families across Virginia.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by ARLnow.com - Arlington, Va. Local News.
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