Brookdale Virginia Beach

What is Brookdale Virginia Beach licensed to provide in Virginia Beach, VA?

Brookdale Virginia Beach at 937 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach is an assisted living facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for up to 60 residents. Its license covers both levels Virginia licenses -- residential living care and assisted living care, and it operates a safe, secure environment (special care unit) for residents with dementia.

VDSS lists the license as One Year, expiring Nov. 17, 2026, with Mrs. Leslie Rowe named as administrator. License length tells you something before you read a single inspection: VDSS reserves its longer terms for facilities with sustained compliance and uses conditional or provisional terms for new operators or those under closer watch.

The record also lists a non-ambulatory qualification, meaning the building may serve residents who cannot evacuate without help from another person.

What did Virginia inspectors find at Brookdale Virginia Beach?

VDSS has posted 24 inspections for Brookdale Virginia Beach; eight fall in the 24 months before October 28, 2026. Of those recent visits, four were complaint-related and five documented at least one violation. The most recent inspection on file is dated December 12, 2025.

Violations VDSS cited in the past two years, in the inspector's own words (first sentence of each):

• 22VAC40-73-1140-B (Care of adults with serious cognitive impairments, Oct. 21, 2025): Based on the record review the facility did not ensure that within four months of the starting date of employment in the safe, secure environment, direct care staff attend at least 10 hours of training in cognitive impairment.
• 22VAC40-73-250-D (Staff records and health requirements, Oct. 21, 2025): Based on the review of facility records and staff interviews, the facility did not ensure that each staff person shall annually submit the results of a risk assessment, documenting that the individual is free of tuberculosis (TB) in a.
• 22VAC40-73-450-E (Individualized service plans, Oct. 21, 2025): Based on the record review the facility did not ensure to ensure the individualized service plan ( ISP ) shall be signed and dated by the licensee, administrator, or his designee, and by the resident or his legal guardian.
• 22VAC40-73-550-G (Resident rights, Oct. 21, 2025): Based on the record review the facility did not ensure that the rights and responsibilities of residents with the resident or legal representative annually.

How does Brookdale Virginia Beach compare with other Virginia Beach assisted living?

At 60 licensed beds, Brookdale Virginia Beach is smaller than the median assisted living facility in Virginia Beach (77 beds) and smaller than the Hampton Roads median of 78. 15 facilities in Virginia Beach are licensed for more residents.

By licensed size it ranks 16 of 22 in Virginia Beach. The closest in size are Aviva Pembroke (58 beds, with secure unit, six violation inspections in 24 months) and Arden Courts (Virginia Beach) (72 beds, with secure unit, one violation inspection in 24 months). A comparable building nearby gives you a second inspection record to read side by side.

What should families ask Brookdale Virginia Beach before moving in?

Ask the administrator what changed after the citations on care of adults with serious cognitive impairments, staff records and health requirements, individualized service plans, and ask to see the plan of correction VDSS received.

Ask how many residents live in the special care unit now, how many direct care staff are awake there overnight, and who coordinates the unit's weekly activity hours.

Ask what the 4 complaint investigations in the last two years involved and how the facility responded.

Ask whether residents on the Auxiliary Grant are accepted, and whether someone who spends down private savings can stay.

Ask to see the emergency preparedness plan, including generator coverage and the agreement for relocating residents during a storm.

Who can help a family considering Brookdale Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach?

The free, independent help for this facility is the Bay Aging Long-Term Care Ombudsman Regional Office (Norfolk office) (757-222-4542) for resident concerns and Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (SSSEVA) (757-461-9481) for planning. Licensing complaints go to VDSS at 1-800-543-7545.

Source: Virginia Department of Social Services, Division of Licensing Programs, facility search -- data as of October 28, 2026.