Nursing Homes in Virginia Beach, Virginia

There are 14 facilities in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which should give you a reasonable number of options to choose from. The nursing homes in this city received a respectable city grade of B-. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Elizabeth City. While we not raving about either city, we found the facilities in Virginia Beach to be a better bet. While we didn't give this city an elite grade, we were able to find a few nursing homes in the city with grades of A- or better. These facilities should be at the top of your list.

Despite receiving a somewhat average overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed extremely well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually perfect inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded Virginia Beach one of our best scores in that area with an A-. Our inspection scores are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, Virginia Beach received a B+ in the area of short-term care. In the other categories we looked at, the city received grades of B- and D for our nursing and long-term care areas respectively. Even with otherwise respectable category grades, this place's weak long-term care rating may be a concern for many prospective residents.