Nursing home
Colonial Health & Rehab Center
1604 Old Donation Pkwy, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities) · 90 certified beds
Colonial Health & Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.37 hours per resident per day, below the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Sep 18, 2024 cited 29 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $78,455In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Colonial Health & Rehab Center compares
This facility vs. the Virginia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Virginia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.37 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.75 | 2.12 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 76.4% | 48.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 29.0 | 14.5 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $78,455, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Colonial Health & Rehab Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1604 Old Donation Pkwy
Virginia Beach, VA 23454 - CMS certification #
- 495392
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 85.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2007-07-01
- Chain
- Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Saber Healthcare Group
Saber Healthcare Group operates 126 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Saber Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone D
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Colonial Health & Rehab Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
The board-certified physicians and specialty trained nurse practitioners are available 24 hours a day to ensure each resident receives specialized, individual care and attention.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Virginia Beach Healthcare and Rehab Center, Virginia Beach. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Equilibrio Home Health Of Virginia Inc, Virginia Beach. 2.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 23454 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Camelot Dialysis Center, Virginia Beach, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Virginia Beach Home Dialysis, Virginia Beach, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care First Colonial, Virginia Beach, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 23454.
Suncrest Hospice, office in Virginia Beach, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice - Virginia Beach LLC, office in Virginia Beach, 3.6 miles away, straight line
Westminster-Canterbury At Home LLC, office in Virginia Beach, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Care LLC, Virginia Beach. 4.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone D on the Virginia hurricane evacuation zones (2020). (Virginia Department of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 30, 2025)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Colonial Health & Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Colonial Health & Rehab Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Colonial Health & Rehab Center staffed?
Colonial Health & Rehab Center reports 3.37 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Colonial Health & Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 29 deficiencies.
How many beds does Colonial Health & Rehab Center have?
Colonial Health & Rehab Center is certified for 90 beds.