SENTARA NURSING CENTER CHESAPEAKE
The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Sentara Nursing Center Chesapeake. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.
Address
SENTARA NURSING CENTER CHESAPEAKE
776 OAK GROVE RD PO BOX 1277
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320
(757) 204-4000
776 OAK GROVE RD PO BOX 1277
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320
(757) 204-4000
Nursing Home Ratings
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| Quality Measures | |
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Percent of Beds Occupied
83%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 100
- Certified Beds: 120
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By Non Profit - Corporation
- Offers Both Resident and Family Counseling Services
- This Facility is Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Very High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Sentara Nursing Center Chesapeake. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
| Resident Services | Resident Conditions | Percent of Service Days |
High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services
Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 3.2% |
| Total Percent: | 3.2% |
Ultra-High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 20.6% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 1.1% |
| Total Percent: | 21.7% |
Very High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 30.6% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 4.7% |
| Total Percent: | 35.2% |
High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 11.5% |
| Total Percent: | 11.5% |
Medium Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 13.7% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 1.7% |
| Total Percent: | 15.5% |
Extensive Services
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 2-16 - Isolation for active infectious disease | 1.5% |
| Total Percent: | 1.5% |
Special Care Low
- Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Respiratory failure and oxygen therapy while a resident
- Feeding tube where calories >= 51% or calories are in the range of 26-50% and fluid >= 501 mL)
- Ulcers: 2 or more stage II or 1 or more stage III or IV pressure ulcers
- Ulcers: 2 or more venous or arterial ulcers
- Ulcers: 1 stage II pressure ulcer and 1 venous or arterial ulcer with 2 or more skin care treatments
- Foot infection/diabetic foot ulcer/open lesions of foot with treatment
- Radiation therapy while a resident
- Dialysis while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 15-16 - No Signs of depression | 11.4% |
| Total Percent: | 11.4% |
Rating Details For Sentara Nursing Center Chesapeake
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 32 Minutes | 1 Hour and 8 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 1 Hour and 6 Minutes | 43 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 1 Hour and 55 Minutes | 2 Hours and 33 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 38 Minutes | 1 Hour and 51 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 33 Minutes | 4 Hours and 24 Minutes |
Quality of Care - 
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Virginia are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Virginia Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 90% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 92% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | - | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | - | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 4% | 10% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 4% | 15% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 19% | 17% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 15% | 13% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 2% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 23% | 6% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 2% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 6% | 59% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 1% | 4% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 11% | 11% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 74% | 82% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 83% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | - | 2% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 7% | 12% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | - | 16% |
Health Inspection Details - 
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 09/03/2010.
Degree of Harm
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Get Rid of Garbage Properly.
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Provide Bedrooms That Don't Allow Residents to See Each Other when Privacy is Needed.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
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Make Sure There is a Program to Prevent/Deal with Mice, Insects, or Other Pests.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished.
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Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Pharmacy Service
Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%.
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Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion.
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Resident Assessment
Check and Update (If Needed) Each Resident's Assessment Every 3 Months.
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Make Sure All Assessments Are Accurate, Coordinated by an Rn, Done by the Right Professional, and Are Signed by the Person Completing Them.
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Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
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Resident Rights
Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged.
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Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential.
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Let Residents Give Themselves Their Drugs if They Are Able.
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Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect.
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Make Sure Each Resident Has the Right to Choose Activities, Schedules and Health Care According to His or Her Interests, Assessment, and Plan of Care.
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Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential.
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Allow Residents to Easily See the Results of the Nursing Home's Most Recent Survey.
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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Sentara Nursing Center Chesapeake, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Formal Complaints | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Environmental
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Mistreatment
1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents.
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Pharmacy Service
1) Make Sure That Residents Who Take Drugs Are Not Given Too Many Doses or for Too Long; 2) Make Sure That the Use of Drugs is Carefully Watched; or 3) Stop or Change Drugs That Cause Unwanted Effects.
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Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Quality Care
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Make Sure That Residents Who Cannot Care for Themselves Receive Help with Eating/Drinking, Grooming and Hygiene.
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Develop/Implement Required Procedures for the Administration of Immunizations.
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Properly Care for Residents Needing Special Services, Including: Injections, Colostomy, Ureostomy, Ileostomy, Tracheostomy Care, Tracheal Suctioning, Respiratory Care, Foot Care, and Prostheses.
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Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Resident Rights
Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged.
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Fire Safety
Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Sentara Nursing Center Chesapeake had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 12/10/2010.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
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Electrical
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
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Exits and Egress
Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
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Hazardous Area
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
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Smoke Compartmentation and Control
Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour.
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Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; Department of Health of Virginia - Center for Quality Health Care Services and Consumer Protection - Retrieved 2011
