Cogir of Chesapeake

What is Cogir of Chesapeake licensed to provide in Chesapeake, VA?

Cogir of Chesapeake at 757 Cedar Road, Chesapeake is an assisted living facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for up to 138 residents. Its license covers both levels Virginia licenses -- residential living care and assisted living care. VDSS does not list a special care unit for dementia here.

VDSS lists the license as One Year, expiring Nov. 11, 2026, with Michael Harden named as administrator. Families sometimes skip past the license term, but in Virginia it carries information -- a facility on a conditional or provisional license is either new or being watched more closely than one on a one- or two-year license.

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 Cogir of Chesapeake?

VDSS has posted 19 inspections for Cogir of Chesapeake; 13 fall in the 24 months before October 28, 2026. Of those recent visits, nine were complaint-related and nine documented at least one violation. The most recent inspection on file is dated June 18, 2026.

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

• 22VAC40-73-250-D (Staff records and health requirements, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on the staff record review and staff interview health information required by these standards shall be maintained at the facility and be included in the staff record for each staff person, and also shall be maintained at the.
• 22VAC40-73-310-D (Admission and retention of residents, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on the record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure upon review of the UAI prior to admission of a resident, the assisted living facility administrator shall provide written assurance to the resident that the.
• 22VAC40-73-410-A (Orientation and related information for residents, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on the record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure upon admission the assisted living facility shall provide an orientation for new residents and their legal representatives, including mealtimes, and use of the.
• 22VAC40-73-640-A (Medication management plan and reference materials, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on observation, record review, and staff interview the facility failed to develop and implement a written plan for medication management to include: Methods to prevent the use of outdated, damaged, or contaminated medications;.
• 22VAC40-73-670-1 (Qualifications and supervision of staff administering medications, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on the staff record review, resident record review, observation, and staff interview the facility failed to ensure each staff person who administers medication shall be licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to administer.
• 22VAC40-73-680-B (Administration of medications and related provisions, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on observation, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure medications remain in the pharmacy issued container, with the prescription label or direction label attached, until administered to the resident.
• 22VAC40-73-680-G (Administration of medications and related provisions, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on observation and staff interview the facility failed to ensure over the counter medication shall be labeled with the resident's name.
• 22VAC40-73-940-A (Fire safety: compliance with state regulations and local fire ordinances, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on the fire inspection report review and the staff interview the facility failed to ensure an assisted living facility shall comply with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (13VAC5-51) as determined by at least an annual.
• 22VAC40-90-40-B (Background checks, Oct. 22, 2025): Based on the staff record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure the criminal history record report shall be obtained within 30 days of employment for each employee.
• 22VAC40-73-200-D (Direct care staff qualifications, Oct. 3, 2025): Based on the staff record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure the facility shall obtain a copy of the certificate issued or other documentation indicating that the person has met one of the requirements of.
• 22VAC40-73-300-B (Communication among staff, Oct. 3, 2025): Based on the record review, resident, and staff interviews the facility failed to ensure a method of written communication shall be utilized as a means of keeping direct care staff on all shifts informed of significant happenings or.

How does Cogir of Chesapeake compare with other Chesapeake assisted living?

At 138 licensed beds, Cogir of Chesapeake is larger than the median assisted living facility in Chesapeake (76 beds) and larger than the Hampton Roads median of 78. 1 facility in Chesapeake is licensed for more residents.

By licensed size it ranks 2 of 15 in Chesapeake. The closest in size are Harmony at Oakbrooke (125 beds, no secure unit, two violation inspections in 24 months) and Chesapeake Place (153 beds, with secure unit, ten violation inspections in 24 months). A comparable building nearby gives you a second inspection record to read side by side.

What should families ask Cogir of Chesapeake before moving in?

Ask the administrator what changed after the citations on staff records and health requirements, admission and retention of residents, orientation and related information for residents, and ask to see the plan of correction VDSS received.

Ask what the 9 complaint investigations in the last two years involved and how the facility responded.

Ask for the written policy on residents who exhaust private funds, including any Auxiliary Grant acceptance.

Ask what the plan is if flooding or a long power outage hits Chesapeake -- which rooms keep power, and where residents would be taken.

Who can help a family considering Cogir of Chesapeake in Chesapeake?

For Chesapeake residents, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (SSSEVA) (757-461-9481) handles aging-services planning and the Bay Aging Long-Term Care Ombudsman Regional Office (Norfolk office) (757-222-4542) advocates for residents once they move in. 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.