Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Portsmouth, VA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Portsmouth
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Portsmouth has a total of 49 active skilled nursing facilities and 5,576 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Portsmouth of 94,398, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 16.93 persons in Portsmouth. There were 4,752 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 85.22 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Portsmouth has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Portsmouth and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.49	0.67 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.04	2.08 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	1.11	1.00 / 0.88
All Staff	3.63	3.75 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Virginia.

COVID-19 Infections in Portsmouth Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Portsmouth there were a total of 2 new cases and 2 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Portsmouth

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Portsmouth Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Portsmouth, VA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Portsmouth

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Portsmouth based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
The Chesapeake 955 HARPERSVILLE RD NEWPORT NEWS, VA	36.00
Harbor's Edge ONE COLLEY AVENUE NORFOLK, VA	26.00
Lake Prince Woods, Inc 100 ANNA GOODE WAY SUFFOLK, VA	17.33
Seaside Hhc @ Atlantic Shore 1200 ATLANTIC SHORES DRIVE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	39.33
Westminster-Canterbury On Chesapeake Bay 3100 SHORE DRIVE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	20.67
Our Lady of Perpetual Help 4560 PRINCESS ANNE ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	42.67
Coliseum Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 305 MARCELLA ROAD HAMPTON, VA	62.00
The Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 11141 WARWICK BLVD NEWPORT NEWS, VA	40.67
Riverside Lifelong Health and Rehab Smithfield 101 JOHN ROLFE DRIVE SMITHFIELD, VA	28.67
Northampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1028 TOPPING LANE HAMPTON, VA	37.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Portsmouth based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Signature Healthcare of Norfolk 1005 HAMPTON BLVD NORFOLK, VA	135.00
Newport News Nursing and Rehab 12997 NETTLES DRIVE NEWPORT NEWS, VA	128.67
Nans Pointe Rehabilitation and Nursing 200 WEST CONSTANCE ROAD SUFFOLK, VA	174.00
Colonial Health and Rehab Center, LLC 1604 OLD DONATION PKWY VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	140.83
Old Dominion Rehabilitation and Nursing 4 RIDGEWOOD PARKWAY NEWPORT NEWS, VA	116.00
Autumn Care of Suffolk 2580 PRUDEN BOULEVARD SUFFOLK, VA	99.00
Bay Pointe Rehabilitation and Nursing 1148 FIRST COLONIAL RD VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	158.33
Bayside Health and Rehabilitation Center 1004 INDEPENDENCE BLVD VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	235.67
Bayside of Poquoson Health and Rehab 1 VANTAGE DRIVE POQUOSON, VA	160.33
Birchwood Park Rehabilitation 340 LYNN SHORES DRIVE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	318.00

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