The Chesapeake
Strong Medicare quality ratings; families often praise attractive, well-maintained facility. Still worth an in-person visit.
based on 36 Google reviews

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What this means for your family
The Chesapeake is a beautiful facility well-suited for independent living, but it struggles significantly with nursing responsiveness and administrative communication for those requiring higher levels of care. If you are considering this facility for a loved one who needs assistance, be sure to ask for specific protocols regarding call-button response times and how they handle the transition from independent to assisted living.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
36 reviews on Google“The Chesapeake is highly regarded for independent living, featuring an updated, attractive facility and a professional atmosphere. However, families of residents requiring higher levels of care report significant concerns regarding nursing responsiveness, staffing levels, and a perceived lack of transparency when residents transition from independent to assisted or memory care.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Attractive, well-maintained facility
- Professional and friendly staff in independent living
- Strong reputation for independent living lifestyle
- Good proximity to medical services
Concerns
- Slow response times to call buttons and medication requests (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
- Inadequate staffing levels and perceived neglect (mentioned by 3 reviewers)
- Lack of communication from administration/admissions (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 39 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
This facility actively engages with reviewer feedback.
Questions for Your Tour
- 1Given that you have a 5-star staffing rating from CMS, how do you ensure that staff are consistently available to respond to call buttons and medication requests in a timely manner?
- 2I noticed some feedback regarding communication with families; what is your standard process for keeping us updated on our loved one's care and any changes in their health?
- 3Since the facility is well-regarded for its independent living lifestyle, how do you integrate those same high standards of engagement and activity into the daily life of residents in the nursing care wing?
- 4With your proximity to medical services, what does your protocol look like when a resident requires an urgent medical intervention or a sudden change in their care plan?
- 5I see that you actively engage with online feedback; how does that resident and family input help you shape or improve the quality of care provided here?
- 6Could you walk me through how your team manages medication administration to ensure accuracy and consistency for residents with complex health needs?
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Key Review Excerpts
“The Chesapeake is best described as a lifestyle option for retired adults who are highly functional and very capable of independent living.”
“The nurses do the bare minimum. They will literally dehydrate your loved ones intentionally to minimize changing diapers. This establishment is very expensive but the value for the money is atrocious.”
“Generally the staff is super friendly BUT the nurses are very slow to respond to the call button. I am currently waiting for medicine for my father that he first rang the bell for almost two hours ago.”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026This facility meets the national staffing benchmarks. Higher staffing is linked to fewer falls and better day-to-day care.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 16 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents vaccinated for the flu
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents who lost too much weight
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
The Chesapeake shows a concerning pattern with 30 deficiencies across three surveys, primarily in resident rights, emergency preparedness, and food safety. Issues with resident transfer notifications and emergency planning have persisted across multiple inspections from 2018-2022. While all deficiencies show correction dates, the recurring problems in key areas like resident protections and emergency readiness suggest ongoing operational challenges that families should carefully consider.
Dec 4, 2025Routine14
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor 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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure 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 provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Smoke Deficiencies
Meet other general requirements.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create 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 Deficiencies
Develop 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 Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jan 6, 2022Routine5
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Jan 15, 2020Routine14
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
The Chesapeake
nonprofit
Ownership & Management
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