Our Lady of Peace

    751 Hillsdale Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22901
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring community with seamless transitions

    I placed my father here and have been very pleased - the progressive, compact community offers independent, assisted and memory care with seamless transitions, strong safety protocols, and truly caring, responsive staff (Dana and Lori stood out). The home-like apartments and well-maintained grounds are spotless and easy to navigate, chef-prepared dinners and a fresh salad bar are excellent, activities (bingo, crafts, exercise, movies, church) keep residents engaged, family communication is strong, and I've seen real improvement in his mood and health - I highly recommend this community.

    Loved one of resident
    Aug 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.18·(28)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.2
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.6
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • Home-like apartment layout
    • Well-maintained grounds and outdoor areas
    • Progressive care continuum (independent, assisted, memory care)
    • Caring and professional direct-care staff
    • Responsive family communication in many cases
    • Clearly marked interiors and easy-to-navigate layout
    • Varied social and recreational programming (bingo, crafts, church services)
    • On-site therapy and amenities (movie theater, library)
    • Fresh-menu options and availability of fruits and salads
    • Compact facility scale that supports spontaneous resident interaction
    • Convenient location near shopping, hospitals, and senior center
    • Engaged activities leadership and frequent events

    Cons

    • Inconsistent meal quality and poor special-request responsiveness
    • Incontinence-care delays and room sanitation concerns
    • Gaps in medication oversight and behavioral monitoring
    • Insufficient discharge and care-transition planning
    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness and conduct across shifts
    • Inconsistent management follow-through and expectation-setting
    • Perceived poor value relative to fees
    • Variability in care quality across units and days

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews of Our Lady of Peace present a mixed but detailed picture: several families and residents praise the facility's residential feel, active programming, and many staff members for compassionate, professional care; concurrent reviews describe operational weaknesses that prospective families should evaluate closely.

    Care quality: The facility operates a progressive care continuum with independent, assisted-living, and memory-care wings and offers on-site therapy and nursing supports. Multiple accounts describe tangible improvements in residents’ mental and physical wellbeing after moving in, and some reviewers characterize care as exemplary. Conversely, other accounts describe inconsistent clinical oversight — notably gaps around medication review and monitoring of medication-related behavioral effects — and concerns about incontinence-care responsiveness and room sanitation. Several families also expressed dissatisfaction with discharge planning and hospital-to-facility transitions, indicating a need to clarify the facility’s transition protocols before admission.

    Staff and management: Many reviewers highlight individual staff members as attentive, kind, and communicative; staff interaction, when positive, is a frequent driver of satisfaction. At the same time, comments point to variability in staff responsiveness and conduct between shifts or units, and some families perceived management follow-through as inconsistent. Admissions and expectation-setting were flagged as an area to probe — a number of reviewers felt initial commitments were not consistently maintained over time.

    Dining: Opinions about dining are polarized. Some residents praise a fresh salad bar, nightly chef-prepared meals, and a variety of menu options that include fresh fruit and vegetables. Other accounts describe uneven food quality, days with poor execution, and limited responsiveness to special dietary requests. This suggests the food program may perform well at times but lacks consistent delivery across days or shifts.

    Activities and facilities: The facility’s compact footprint, clearly marked circulation, pleasant outdoor areas, and amenities such as a movie theater and library are frequently cited positives. Activity programming — including crafts, bingo, exercise, and religious services — receives consistent favorable comment and is associated with residents’ reported improvements in engagement and mood.

    Notable patterns and suggestions for prospective families: The strongest themes are a combination of heartfelt praise for many staff and the residential environment, alongside recurring operational issues around sanitation/incontinence care, medication oversight, meal consistency, and discharge planning. When evaluating this facility in person, prospective residents and family members should request: observation of meal service across multiple times/days, explanations of medication-review processes, written discharge and hospital-transition protocols, staffing patterns for different shifts, and documentation of sanitation and incontinence-care procedures. Asking to meet managers and specific nursing staff (and seeking recent references from current families) can help clarify whether the facility’s strengths align with your priorities.

    Overall, Our Lady of Peace appears to offer a supportive, well-appointed environment with active programming and many engaged caregivers, but it also exhibits operational inconsistencies that warrant focused questions and verification during a tour and prior to contract signing.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Our Lady of Peace is located at 751 Hillsdale Dr, Charlottesville, VA, 22901.

    About Our Lady of Peace

    Our Lady of Peace offers a calm and friendly place for seniors to live, with staff who are helpful, joyful, and always kind to residents and visitors, which seems to make everyone feel welcome and at ease. The community has won awards like Best of Senior Living and Best of Senior Living All Star, showing that they work hard to provide exceptional care and support for their residents, and there's a real sense that people living there get plenty of help when they need it. Folks have lots to do, with offsite outings and on-site activities that help keep everyone active socially, physically, mentally, and emotionally, from crafts and games to gardening and movie nights in a comfortable theater, plus a chapel with stained-glass windows where people can attend non-denominational services or just enjoy the quiet. The grounds include peaceful gardens with a statue of Mary, a community garden, and beautiful landscaping, and there's a safe, paved walkway and inviting entrances, so it's easy to get around or find a spot to relax outside, and even pets are welcome.

    The facility is a Continuing Care Retirement Community, which means seniors can move in while still active and independent, and then get more help when they need it, whether that's assisted living, memory care for those with dementia or Alzheimer's, or full nursing care, and the staff is on site 24 hours a day so there's always someone to check in or help out. People can live in comfortable apartments with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom layouts, and every place comes with its own heating and air conditioning controls, WiFi, oversized windows, and bathrooms with safety features, so it's easy for family members or guests to visit in a home-like setting. Daily meals come from chefs and meal planners who make sure nutrition is balanced, with a registered dietitian involved and menu choices for three meals a day in a restaurant-style dining room, while housekeeping, laundry, and linen services keep living spaces clean and comfortable.

    Our Lady of Peace gives residents options for everything from independent living to assisted care or nursing and rehab, and they have a full range of medical services, including medication management, diabetic and incontinence care, on-site speech, physical, and occupational therapies, and a dedicated memory care space called The Christopher Center, which has its own bright atrium, activity rooms, music room, and a secure courtyard to help prevent wandering. The Reflections Memory Care Program uses modern therapeutic approaches to care for people with memory loss, aiming to reduce confusion and support day-to-day well-being, while personal care plans are worked out for each resident, so anyone who needs help with tasks like bathing or medication reminders can have support delivered right in their apartment. For seniors who want to stay at home, trained aides can provide non-medical home care and companionship, and the community also offers adult day care, home health, and respite care services.

    Amenities include indoor common areas for gathering, arts and crafts studios, a modern fitness center, a beauty salon, a library, and a community mini-bus for trips or appointments, as well as personal laundry services, weekly housekeeping, and a variety of recreational and cultural activities, plus transportation for outings. Everything runs safely and smoothly thanks to features like controlled entry, outdoor safety, a strong emergency response system in every unit, and a backup generator that can power the whole community if there's an outage. The licensed bed capacity is 30 beds, with private and semi-private daily room rates, and there are staff on duty around the clock-33.6 full-time equivalent staff worked there with 10,607 patient days logged in the last year reported, and the facility is recognized in Virginia for nursing services and efficiency. Services can be arranged through JABA, and there's a full-time pastoral counselor for residents and families to support emotional and spiritual needs. Residents can enjoy life enrichment programs like happy hours, gardening, crafts, and games, with plenty of options so people can stay busy or choose a quiet moment if they prefer.

    People often ask...

    Our Lady of Peace offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 18 photos of Our Lady of Peace on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 751 Hillsdale Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22901.

    No, Our Lady of Peace does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Virginia, the Department of Social Services licenses assisted living facilities and publishes the results of its routine and complaint inspections.

    License number14993
    Facility typeAssisted Living Facility
    License class2yr
    Capacity140 residents
    Care servedNon-ambulatory, Assisted Living, Special Care Un
    ExpiresOctober 31st, 2026
    Special certificationNon-Ambulatory, Assisted Living, Special Care Un
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    8

    Reports

    10

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    4

    Years

    15 Jan 2026Inspection
    Identified deficiencies in resident disclosure receipt documentation and fire drill records. Noncompliance with licensing standards noted.
    • 22VAC40-73-(2)-50-B
    • 22VAC40-73-(9)-970-A
    11 Oct 2024Inspection
    Found no deficiencies. No violations were cited during the review.
    31 Jan 2024Inspection
    Investigated a complaint about admission, retention and discharge; found no deficiencies.
    17 Oct 2023Inspection
    Found no deficiencies.
    01 Nov 2022Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies in medication timing, inspection documentation, discharge records, TB assessments, physician notification of pharmacist recommendations, dietitian communications, and fall risk assessments.
    • 22VAC40-73-(6)-680-C
    • 22VAC40-73-(8)-940-A
    • 22VAC40-73-(6)-580-A
    • 22VAC40-73-(5)-430-H-1
    • 22VAC40-73-(5)-320-B
    • 22VAC40-73-(6)-690-E
    • 22VAC40-73-(6)-620-B
    • 22VAC40-73-(5)-325-B
    01 Nov 2022Inspection
    Found no deficiencies. The investigation did not support the allegations in resident care and related services.
    01 Nov 2022Inspection
    Investigated the medication administration allegation; found no deficiencies.
    26 Apr 2022Inspection
    Found no deficiencies.

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