Newport News · 4.0 mi
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⌖ Newport News, VA · Newport News City County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds52
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About The Chesapeake
The Chesapeake is a 52-bed nonprofit nursing home in Newport News, VA. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Virginia is 3.0.
- Inspections: 12 problems at its last full inspection (Dec 2025), close to the Virginia average of 14.3. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Fines: no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameThe Chesapeake
LocationNewport News City County, Virginia
Phone(757) 599-4376
Address955 Harpersville Rd, Newport News, VA 23601 · Newport News City County
Medicare provider number495397
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 1, 2008 (17 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Dec 2025No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection12 (Dec 2025)Virginia average: 14.3.About average
- Nursing staff turnover48% a yearVirginia average: 48%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Virginia average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital19.8%State average: 22.3%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit6.2%State average: 11.5%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.3%Better than average
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.3%State average: 3.6%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.3%State average: 4.7%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs6.5%State average: 14.2%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.6State average: 1.5About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Virginia average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Virginia, Medicaid pays for 63% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 3% Medicare
- 96% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average65%Virginia typical: 90%
Facility operating cost per resident day$204Virginia typical: $336
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 3 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing1★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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