Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony

What is Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony licensed to provide in Williamsburg, VA?

Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony at 6200 Patriots Colony Drive, Williamsburg is an assisted living facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for up to 136 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 Two Year, expiring June 13, 2028, with Julie Bayly 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 Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony?

VDSS has posted 7 inspections for Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony; two fall in the 24 months before October 28, 2026. Of those recent visits, no were complaint-related and two documented at least one violation. The most recent inspection on file is dated April 28, 2026.

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

• 22VAC40-73-430-H-2 (Discharge of residents, April 13, 2026 and April 28, 2026): Based on record reviewed, the facility failed to ensure at the time of discharge, the assisted living facility shall provide to the resident and, as appropriate, his legal representative and designated contact person a dated statement.
• 22VAC40-73-1110-A (Care of adults with serious cognitive impairments, March 11, 2025 and March 12, 2025): Based on document reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the prior to admitting a resident with serious cognitive impairment due to a primary psychiatric diagnosis of dementia to a safe, secure environment, the.
• 22VAC40-73-290-A (Work schedule and posting, March 11, 2025 and March 12, 2025): Based on documents reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the written work schedule included the names and job classifications of all staff working each shift, with an indication of whomever is in charge at any.
• 22VAC40-73-320-A (Physical examination and report, March 11, 2025 and March 12, 2025): Based on record reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the preceding admission physical examination included all required information for admission.
• 22VAC40-73-350-B (Sex offender information, March 11, 2025 and March 12, 2025): Based on record reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ascertain, prior to admission, whether a potential resident is a registered sex offender if the facility anticipates the potential resident will have a length of.
• 22VAC40-73-450-C (Individualized service plans, March 11, 2025 and March 12, 2025): Based on record reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the individualized service plan ( ISP ) included all required information.
• 22VAC40-73-450-F (Individualized service plans, March 11, 2025 and March 12, 2025): Based on record reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the reviewed and updated individualized service plan ( ISP ) included all required information.
• 22VAC40-73-610-B (Menus for meals and snacks, March 11, 2025 and March 12, 2025): Based on observation and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure any menu substitution or additions was recorded on the posted menu.
• 22VAC40-73-660-A (Storage of medications, March 11, 2025 and March 12, 2025): Based on observation and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure when medications and dietary supplements are prescribed for residents and are administered by the facility, medications will be stored in a medicine cabinet,.

How does Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony compare with other Williamsburg assisted living?

At 136 licensed beds, Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony is larger than the median assisted living facility in Williamsburg (32 beds) and larger than the Hampton Roads median of 78. No other facility in Williamsburg is licensed for more residents.

By licensed size it ranks 1 of 3 in Williamsburg. The closest in size are WINDSORMEADE WILLIAMSBURG, PINNACLE LIVING (32 beds, with secure unit, one violation inspection in 24 months) and St. Charles Lwanga House G (6 beds, no secure unit, two violation inspections in 24 months). Families often tour one building of each size before deciding which feel suits their parent.

What should families ask Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony before moving in?

Ask the administrator what changed after the citations on discharge of residents, care of adults with serious cognitive impairments, work schedule and posting, 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 how many current residents pay with the Auxiliary Grant; a facility can decline it entirely.

Ask how residents were sheltered or moved during the last hurricane warning in Williamsburg, and where they would go if the building had to evacuate.

Who can help a family considering Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony in Williamsburg?

Before a move, call Peninsula Agency on Aging (PAA) at 757-873-0541; after a move, the ombudsman covering Riverside Assisted Living at Patriots Colony is reached at 757-808-5275. 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.