Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
955 Harpersville Rd, Newport News, VA 23601 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 52 certified beds
The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newport News, Virginia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.13 hours per resident per day, above the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Jan 6, 2022 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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) | 5.13 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.11 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.77 | 2.12 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.2% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 14.5 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 9, 2026
What inspectors found at The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · 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
- 955 Harpersville Rd
Newport News, VA 23601 - CMS certification #
- 495397
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 52
- Avg residents/day
- 47.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2008-10-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: one-bedroom.
One-Bedroom Apartments, Maintenance Free | The Chesapeake
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Newport News Nursing & Rehab, Newport News. 3.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Riverside Home Health, Newport News. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Medicap Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 23601 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai - Thimble Shoals-Newport News, Newport News, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Hampton Roads Home Training, Newport News, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Butler Farm Dialysis, Hampton, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 25 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 23601.
Riverside Hospice Care, office in Newport News, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Sentara Home Care Services - Newport News, office in Newport News, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Personal Touch Home Care & Hospice-Newport News, office in Newport News, 1.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Riverside Physician Services Inc, Newport News. 0.7 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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.
- 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 5.13 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
The Chesapeake (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 52 beds.