Brookdale Virginia Beach sits on landscaped grounds with gardens and secured courtyards in Virginia Beach, and the building's cozy design helps residents feel at home and not overwhelmed, with comfortable common areas, natural light, and safe outdoor patio and garden spaces with benches, patio furniture, and paved walkways, so there's always a place to walk or relax under the trees, and the main entrance is marked by welcoming brick columns and lush landscaping which gives it a pleasant look. The community supports aging in place, which means residents can stay as their care needs change, and offers many levels of care, such as independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, home health services, adult day care, and even continuing care retirement options, with units that include furnished one-bedroom and private or semi-private suites, plus a wrap-around porch, sunroom, bistro, activity and media rooms, and a secure courtyard. Brookdale Virginia Beach supports up to 60 residents in memory care and 86 in assisted living, and there's twenty-four-hour staff, including RNs, LPNs, medication techs, and medical care managers, with a doctor on call to help whenever needed, and the emergency alert system makes sure someone responds quickly if help is needed at any hour, which is important, especially for those struggling with health issues or memory problems.
Staff can help residents needing stand-by assistance or assisted transfers, even using mechanical lifts, and those who can't walk or need more help can stay here and still get the support they need, and they even allow residents with physical aggression or difficult behaviors, people who wander, and memory care residents stay safe thanks to a secured property that uses alarms, bracelets, computerized alerts, and keypads to stop someone from leaving or going where they shouldn't. The memory care section, set up specifically for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, uses the Clare Bridge program for mid to late-stage dementia and the Solace program for advanced memory loss, offering dementia-friendly meals and daily morning mental workouts, physical activities, life skills, games, arts and crafts, cooking classes, gardening, karaoke, intergenerational programs, and both on-site and off-site devotional services and trips, which gives everyone some variety in what they can do each day. The facility also offers behavioral and hospice care, short-term respite, and personal care support like help with daily chores, medication, bathing, and personal care, and it has a full-time activity director along with scheduled transportation, so residents can get to appointments or outings without worry.
Pets are welcome, and Brookdale has pet-focused programs and activities so residents' cats and dogs can come along, too, and there's pet care support when it's needed, which is handy for those who want their animals nearby even if they need help. When it comes to food, residents can order meals anytime, and the kitchen prepares three home-cooked meals each day, with special diets like low sodium or low sugar options available, and everyone eats together in a restaurant-style dining room with a professional chef, so meals are more relaxed and social. Cleanliness and appearance are easy to keep up with an on-site beautician, barber, housekeeping, and laundry, and units have wheelchair accessible showers and full tubs so personal care's manageable for most needs. The community uses person-centered life enrichment, building activities around each resident's history, likes, and needs, with unique names for programs and events so everyone gets a chance to feel noticed, and they even keep a Brookdale Blog and host signature events and programs to keep families involved. Brookdale Virginia Beach uses a secure design and thoughtful staffing and services to help seniors stay comfortable, safe, and active as their needs change, with a focus on community, pets, safety, activities, and wellness as folks age.
