Colonial Health and Rehab

    1604 Old Donation Pkwy, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Kind Clean Welcoming Recovery-Focused Facility

    I had a very positive experience - staff greeted me like family and were consistently kind, knowledgeable, and attentive. The facility is spotless, well-maintained, welcoming, and recovery-focused, with strong therapy and nursing care. Residents seemed happy and management's improvements are obvious; I'd recommend this comforting place.

    Loved one of resident
    Sep 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • 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

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    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

    4.43·(44)

    Overall rating

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

      4.3
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      2.6
    • Value

      4.4

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive caregiving staff
    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Clean, well-maintained public areas
    • Friendly and welcoming front-desk team
    • Professional clinical and nursing staff
    • Clear communication with families
    • Personalized therapy programs and timely recoveries
    • Hands-on, knowledgeable maintenance leadership
    • High-quality dining options
    • Warm, home-like environment and décor
    • Responsive administration for operational issues

    Cons

    • Insufficient staffing levels and shift coverage
    • Inconsistent night-shift monitoring and resident checks
    • Variable management and leadership effectiveness
    • Inconsistent communication and care coordination
    • Intermittent building-system reliability (heat and hot water)
    • Uneven physical maintenance and cosmetic upkeep
    • Staff conduct and workplace culture
    • Limited in-room amenities and conveniences

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with strong clinical strengths—particularly in rehabilitation/therapy and bedside caregiving—combined with recurring operational and facility-management weaknesses. Families and patients frequently praised the clinical staff, therapists, and front-desk team for being professional, compassionate, and attentive; several accounts specifically called out fast, personalized therapy and successful recoveries. Public areas and many patient rooms were characterized as clean and comfortable, and some reviewers highlighted a welcoming, home-like atmosphere and high-quality dining.

    Care quality and staff: Clinical care and therapy appear to be the facility's primary strengths. Physical and occupational therapy receive consistent positive mention for individualized programs and effective outcomes. Nursing and aide performance is often described as compassionate and attentive; however, reviewers also raised concerns about variable caregiver responsiveness, tone of communication, and occasional lapses in staff conduct. Staffing levels and shift coverage were frequently cited as a limiting factor—short staffing and inconsistent night checks were linked to perceived delays in monitoring and assistance. Staff morale and workplace culture were described as mixed, with praise for specific employees and leadership alongside comments about poor staff morale and leadership lapses.

    Dining and activities: Dining was generally viewed positively, with at least one account comparing meals to restaurant quality and others noting satisfying food service. There is limited specific feedback about structured activities in the review set; the facility is described as recovery-oriented and comfort-focused, but activity programming did not emerge as a widely discussed theme.

    Facilities and maintenance: Many reviewers described the building and common areas as clean, well-kept, and thoughtfully designed. At the same time, there are repeated mentions of intermittent physical-plant issues—examples include ceiling stains, worn furniture, and episodes of inadequate heating or hot water—that point to uneven upkeep in some areas. Maintenance leadership received particular praise by name in multiple accounts, suggesting effective attention to repairs when resources and staffing permit.

    Management and communication: Communication with families and the administrative responsiveness to problems were praised in several reviews, with examples of quick administrative resolution. Conversely, other accounts criticized leadership for inconsistent action, poor communication tone, and disrespectful interactions with staff and residents. This mixed feedback suggests variability in managerial performance and in how consistently policies and standards are enforced.

    Notable patterns and recommendations for prospective families: The dominant pattern is a dichotomy between strong clinical/therapy teams and operational gaps that affect resident experience. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility's well-regarded therapy and compassionate caregiving against concerns about staffing consistency, night coverage, and occasional physical-plant reliability. Asking targeted questions during a tour—about current staffing ratios, night-shift monitoring protocols, recent maintenance work, how the facility addresses staff conduct concerns, and examples of administrative follow-through—will help clarify whether the facility's strengths are consistently in place for a given unit or time period.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 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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    Colonial Health and Rehab is located at 1604 Old Donation Pkwy, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23454.

    About Colonial Health and Rehab

    Colonial Health and Rehab sits in a lively part of Virginia Beach, right at 1604 Old Donation Parkway, so folks can enjoy being close to the beach, and if you like being outside, the gardens, patio areas, and enclosed courtyard are there for visitors and residents, and people can walk along the grounds on the walking paths because the area is built for spending time outdoors when the weather's nice, but once you go inside, you'll see it's a skilled nursing facility with 90 licensed beds, and there's an assisted living center with 86 units where each resident gets a private room they can decorate any way they want, and the daily routine includes three home-cooked meals a day so no one has to worry about what's for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Skilled nursing and long-term care are front and center, and experts offer physical, occupational, and speech therapy for those who need it, while the Wound Management Center of Excellence brings a certified wound care nurse on-site each day, and plenty of the care is led day and night by board-certified doctors and nurse practitioners. The place focuses on person-centered care, making sure residents get help that fits their needs, whether folks are staying for rehab after surgery through the Pre-registration Program or planning to live there longer term. Saber Healthcare took over in 2020, and the place works with several community groups like VirginiaNavigator, disAbilityNavigator, SeniorNavigator, and others, which means there's a big directory with over 26,000 services and resources for anything from events to educational articles, and if someone likes reading, they'll find books and videos in the resource library. The site's connected with the Virginia Health Care Association and the Virginia Center for Assisted Living, keeping up with quality standards, and the staff all speak English though there's not much said about other languages. Colonial Health & Rehab Center keeps its doors closed to new patients right now, but folks living there have both semi-private and private room choices, and the place ran with 30,326 patient days in 2023. Mr. Adam Sherring is the administrator, and the place keeps track of its performance through efficiency and financial rankings, with round-the-clock care and a homelike setting so residents can count on support when needed. Amenities fit what long-term care residents might require, and while folks can't move in at this time, the community continues its work providing skilled nursing, senior rehabilitation, and specialized wound care in a steady, honest way, staying busy and close to the heart of Virginia Beach.

    People often ask...

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