Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay
3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 108 certified beds
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.53 hours per resident per day, above the Virginia average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Mar 9, 2023 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay 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) | 5.53 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.42 | 2.12 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.5% | 48.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay
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
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2020 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2020 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2020 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2020
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jan 16, 2020 - 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 · Jan 16, 2020 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2020 - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2020 - 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 · Jan 16, 2020 - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2020 - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2020
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
- 3100 Shore Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451 - CMS certification #
- 495127
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 98.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-04-15
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach. 4.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bay Pointe Rehabilitation and Nursing, Virginia Beach. 4.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Westminster-Canterbury At Home, LLC, Virginia Beach. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 3.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 23451 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Camelot Dialysis Center, Virginia Beach, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center, Virginia Beach, 4.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Virginia Beach Home Dialysis, Virginia Beach, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 23451.
Westminster-Canterbury At Home LLC, office in Virginia Beach, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Suncrest Hospice, office in Virginia Beach, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice - Virginia Beach LLC, office in Virginia Beach, 5.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Care Aco LLC, Virginia Beach. 5.3 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 A on the Virginia hurricane evacuation zones (2020). (Virginia Department of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 30, 2025)
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay a good nursing home?
CMS gives Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay 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 Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay staffed?
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay reports 5.53 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Virginia average of 3.81.
Has Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay have?
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay is certified for 108 beds.