THE CHESAPEAKE — Nursing Home in NEWPORT NEWS, VA

955 HARPERSVILLE RD, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23601 | 7575994376

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★★★★ 5/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds52
Average Residents/Day47.1
CMS Certification Number495397

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 4.98 HPRD
RN Staffing 1.06 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection December 4, 2025
Total Deficiencies 12

THE CHESAPEAKE had 12 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (December 4, 2025).

Inspection Findings — December 4, 2025

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level D)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. (Level E)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (Level E)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Level D)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • 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. (Level E)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Level D)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Level D)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Level D)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level E)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Level F)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • 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. (Level E)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)
    Corrected — January 9, 2026
CareQED Analysis

The Chesapeake is a 52-bed nursing home in Newport News, Virginia. It holds a 5-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 5 hours per resident day, above the Virginia average of 3.8. Its most recent inspection, in December 2025, cited 12 deficiencies, none of them severe.

The facility shows a clear strength in its nursing staffing, which is stronger than typical for the state and suggests more hands-on care available to residents. You may want to ask what concrete steps the home has taken to strengthen its quality-assurance processes since the last inspection, since several citations addressed care planning, resident notifications, and food-safety procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is THE CHESAPEAKE Medicare and Medicaid certified?

THE CHESAPEAKE is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is THE CHESAPEAKE's CMS star rating?

THE CHESAPEAKE has an overall CMS rating of 5 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at THE CHESAPEAKE?

THE CHESAPEAKE reports 4.9789 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has THE CHESAPEAKE had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, THE CHESAPEAKE had 12 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.

How many beds does THE CHESAPEAKE have?

THE CHESAPEAKE has 52 certified beds.

Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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