Overview
Waterside Health & Rehab Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Virginia average of 3.1. It ranks 5th of 8 nursing homes in Norfolk. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 80% of nursing homes in Virginia (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 23, 2023, found 12 health deficiencies, fewer than the Virginia average of 14.0. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,375 in the past three years.
Waterside Health & Rehab Center is a for-profit facility with 197 certified beds, caring for about 109 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 63%
Top 53%
Top 65%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 23, 2023
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,375
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.22 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.89 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.15 hrs
- Nurse aides2.19 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 197
- Average residents per day
- 109
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 5, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes