Norview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing

    827 Norview Ave, Norfolk, VA 23509
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Reviews

    4.37·(98)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      4.2
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and physical therapy services
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Supportive social-work and case-management services
    • Clean, well-maintained facility and private rooms
    • Engaging resident activities and social programs
    • Open family communication and supportive administration
    • Warm, home-like atmosphere
    • Friendly and welcoming front-line staff
    • Skilled long-term and specialty nursing care (e.g., tracheostomy)
    • Responsive director-level and nursing leadership when engaged
    • Inviting common areas and pleasant decor
    • Supportive end-of-life guidance and comfort care

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and responsiveness
    • Medication-management weaknesses and administration errors
    • Inconsistent personal-care and hygiene routines
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in resident and food-prep areas
    • Unreliable meal-service timing and variable food quality
    • Gaps in clinical surveillance for infections and wounds
    • Communication and business-office responsiveness gaps
    • Insufficient staff identification and accountability procedures
    • Lax security and door-control practices
    • Variable management oversight and operational consistency
    • Noise and environmental disturbances on some units
    • Limited on-site physician coverage

    Summary of reviews

    Feedback for Norview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing is mixed, with distinct strengths alongside recurring operational concerns. Strengths center on rehabilitative care and the conduct of many front-line caregivers: physical and occupational therapy are frequently described as effective, and numerous families praise compassionate, attentive nursing and social-work staff. Several accounts highlight skilled specialty nursing (including tracheostomy and long-term care), private rooms, inviting common areas, and engaging activities that contribute to a home-like atmosphere. Leadership and administration receive positive mention in multiple accounts, particularly where directors and the director of nursing are actively involved and communicative, and some families expressed strong gratitude for supportive end-of-life guidance.

    At the same time, reviews point to persistent operational weaknesses that appear to create variability in resident experience. The most consistent concerns relate to staffing and responsiveness: reviewers describe uneven staff availability across shifts and inconsistent response times to resident needs. Medication-management weaknesses, including medication-administration errors and instances of unknown pills, are raised as a notable clinical risk. Related clinical concerns include inconsistent personal-care routines (bathing and toileting assistance) and gaps in monitoring for infections and pressure wounds, which reviewers say have led to adverse outcomes in isolated cases.

    Facility and service issues are similarly mixed. Many commenters describe clean, well-maintained areas and pleasant decor, but others reported sanitation and pest-control concerns in both resident rooms and food-prep areas, as well as intermittent odor concerns. Dining feedback is polarized: several families praised fresh, high-quality meals, while others cited delayed meal service, cold or inappropriate meals, and variable food quality and timing. Noise and environmental disturbances on some units were also mentioned as affecting resident comfort.

    Management and operational controls emerge as an important theme. Some reviewers credit recent leadership changes with clear improvements in care quality, responsiveness, and culture; others describe inconsistent oversight, lapses in staff identification and accountability, lost personal belongings, and business-office communication problems. Security and door-control practices were flagged as a safety concern by a subset of reviewers. Finally, physician coverage varies; while medical support is available, there are reports of limited on-site full-time physician presence.

    Taken together, Norview Heights demonstrates strong clinical rehabilitation resources and many dedicated caregivers, but prospective residents and families should be aware of variability across shifts and units. Key areas to evaluate during a visit or intake conversation include staffing patterns and response times, medication-management protocols, pest-control and sanitation records, meal-service schedules and accommodations, wound and infection-monitoring processes, staff identification/accountability procedures, and the extent of on-site medical coverage. These targeted inquiries can help families weigh the facility's strengths against operational risks noted in feedback.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Norview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing is located at 827 Norview Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23509.

    About Norview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing

    Norview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing sits at 827 Norview Avenue in Norfolk, VA, with space for 60 residents, where folks can bring well-behaved pets if they want some company, and you'll see a good number of licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants around at all hours, so there's always someone to help if you need it, whether that's for assisted living, skilled and long-term care, rehab after surgery or illness, or even memory care for those with Alzheimer's or dementia, and you'll find a wide range of therapies, too, like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, along with post-acute rehab, so it works for a lot of different health needs, and with an on-site medical director and on-call area doctors, folks tend to feel a bit more at ease knowing help is close.

    You've got 24/7 nurse coverage, an emergency call system, and advanced medical equipment, plus features like a residents lounge, restaurant-style dining where meals get reviewed by a registered dietitian to make sure nutrition stays on track, and cable or satellite TV in the rooms, which come in both private and semi-private options, running $220 and $164 per day, respectively, and that gives families some choice depending on what works for them. Folks can stay short-term or long-term, as the place has both options, with respite care for when caregivers need a break, and even hospice and palliative care if it comes to that, making it a spot where people can be cared for right up through the hardest times with some dignity, respect, and compassion from the staff, who make up about 46.7 full-time positions.

    Vero Health Management took over Norview Heights back in December 2017-before that, it was known as Thornton Hall, so if that name rings a bell, that's why-and since then, the team has kept things steady, focusing on recovery support and helping people get back on their feet as much as possible, but also making sure that those staying long-term have social activities, pastoral care, and daily support. The facility takes Medicaid, serving up to 60 beds and logging a steady number of patient days each year-19,915 in 2023-with a focus on looking after elders and folks who need ongoing medical support, whether that's help with daily living or something a bit more intensive, and you'll notice the staff there really try to treat people like people, with a focus on a supportive and comfortable environment. Their website is www.norviewheightsrehab.com, and the current administrator is Ms. Kelli Marshall-Hodges.

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    Norview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    No, Norview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing 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.

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