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The Chesapeake

955 HARPERSVILLE RD, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23601
(757) 599-4376
52 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
52
CMS facility ID
495397
Care type
Nursing home
County
Newport News City
Facility name
The Chesapeake
Street address
955 HARPERSVILLE RD
City / state / ZIP
Newport News, VA 23601
Phone
(757) 599-4376

About this facility — The Chesapeake

The Chesapeake is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Newport News, Virginia. It is licensed for 52 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Virginia (117 beds).

It is one of 26 senior care facilities in Newport News and 289 skilled nursing facilities across Virginia. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited The Chesapeake 33 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Albritton, Tracey
Officer — since 2021
Bales, James
Director — since 2019
Brooks, Sharon
Director — since 2021
Browning, Herbert
Director — since 2006
Carlton, Daniel
Director · Officer — since 2018
Carter, Valerie
Director — since 2018
Cave, R
Director — since 2021
Cook, Jonathan
Officer — since 2014
Franks, Tiffany
Director — since 2020
Harris, Charles
Director — since 2018
Hawthorne, Lisa
Officer — since 2021
Jung, John
Director — since 2021
Keck, Michael
Director — since 2006
Loop, David
Managing employee — since 2018
Marchello, Sallie
Director — since 2018
Markwith, Christopher
Officer — since 2018
Moran, Christine
Officer — since 2021
Oakey, Samuel
Director — since 2003
Owens, Arne
Director — since 2020
Poats, Jim
Director — since 2022
Poma, John
Director — since 2021
Robinson, John
Officer — since 2018
Scott, Matthew
Director — since 2018
Thomson, Gary
Director — since 2022
Virginia Baptist Homes Inc
Operational control — since 1969

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2008-10-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
12 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-12-04

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$211 per day (≈ $6,410/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
1% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 97% private/other
Occupancy
55% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
47% below the VA median of $401/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
52
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-04Health inspection12 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0574
E · No harm found
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0577
E · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0585
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0732
F · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0809
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Corrected 2026-01-09
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-01-09
2022-01-06Health inspection5 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2022-02-11
F-0602
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2022-02-11
F-0622
D · No harm found
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2022-02-11
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2022-02-11
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-02-11
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)
2020-01-15Health inspection11 citations
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0622
D · No harm found
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0727
F · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0730
C · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0814
E · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2020-02-24
F-0880
C · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2020-02-24
2025-12-04Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0325
E · No harm found
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Corrected 2026-07-22
K-0932
E · No harm found
Meet other general requirements.
Corrected 2026-07-22
2020-01-15Fire-safety inspection3 citations
E-0007
E · No harm found
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Corrected 2020-02-24
E-0015
E · No harm found
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2020-02-24
E-0035
E · No harm found
Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
Corrected 2020-02-24
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 495397.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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