State assisted-living licensing record · Virginia VDSS · record as pulled November 3, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey

22VAC40-73-970 · 22VAC40-73 Part IX, Emergency Preparedness

Fire and emergency evacuation drills

An assisted living standard from VDSS, cited on Virginia licensure inspections and complaint investigations. TagProof groups it under Emergency management — one of the building-related standards, usually the maintenance side's to fix. VDSS cites the standard, down to its subsection, and states the requirement the facility failed to meet; no severity is attached.

141
Facilities cited
In the last 5 years
195
Individual citations
33
Cited more than once
At separate visits
23%
Repeat rate

Where it is cited

Virginia counties with the most facilities cited on 22VAC40-73-970
Fairfax County20City of Virginia…8Augusta County6City of Chesapea…5City of James5Loudoun County5Rockingham County5City of Alexandr…4Arlington County4Chesterfield Cou…4
Virginia counties with the most facilities cited on 22VAC40-73-970
CountyFacilities cited
Fairfax County20
City of Virginia Beach8
Augusta County6
City of Chesapeake5
City of James5
Loudoun County5
Rockingham County5
City of Alexandria4
Arlington County4
Chesterfield County4

How VDSS cites it

The standard as it appears on the inspection page, with the subsection most often cited.

Standard 22VAC40-73-(9)-970-A

Tag code, title and classification as published by the Virginia Department of Social Services, Division of Licensing. Counts are over Virginia licensed assisted living facilities only; there is no national figure for a state standard.