Nursing HomeInspections

The Chesapeake

Nursing home in Newport News, VA

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
955 Harpersville Rd, Newport News, VA 23601
Phone
(757) 599-4376
Listed under
Nonprofit, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
495397
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
52
Average residents per day
46
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Newport News Baptist Retirement Community INC.
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Oct 1, 2008
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 495397. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 4, 2025. CMS lists 28 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 15, 2020 to Dec 4, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 4, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Create 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
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Develop 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
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 4, 2025The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Resident Rights
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 4, 2025Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 4, 2025Honor 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
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 4, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 4, 2025Ensure 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…
Nutrition and Dietary
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 4, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services
F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 28. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
48%
RN turnover (yearly)
40%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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