Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake

What is Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake licensed to provide in Chesapeake, VA?

Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake at 130 Great Bridge Boulevard, Chesapeake is an assisted living facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for up to 73 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 Conditional, expiring Oct. 31, 2026, with Kenya Bains named as administrator. The length of a Virginia license is itself a signal: one-year and two-year terms go to facilities in compliance, while conditional and provisional terms flag a facility that is new or has not yet shown sustained compliance.

The VDSS record does not list a non-ambulatory qualification for this building.

What did Virginia inspectors find at Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake?

VDSS has posted 5 inspections for Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake; five fall in the 24 months before October 28, 2026. Of those recent visits, two were complaint-related and two documented at least one violation. The most recent inspection on file is dated June 25, 2026.

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

• 22VAC40-73-930-B (Provisions for signaling and call systems, June 25, 2026): Based on observation and staff interview the facility failed to ensure in buildings licensed to care for 20 or more residents under one roof, there shall be a signaling device that terminates at a central location that is continuously.
• 22VAC40-73-930-B (Provisions for signaling and call systems, Feb. 18, 2026): Based on observation, and staff interviews the facility failed to ensure in buildings licensed to care for 20 or more residents under one roof, there shall be a signaling device that terminates at a central location that is continuously.

How does Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake compare with other Chesapeake assisted living?

At 73 licensed beds, Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake is smaller than the median assisted living facility in Chesapeake (76 beds) and smaller than the Hampton Roads median of 78. 9 facilities in Chesapeake are licensed for more residents.

By licensed size it ranks 10 of 15 in Chesapeake. The closest in size are Bickford of Chesapeake (74 beds, with secure unit, 12 violation inspections in 24 months) and Premier Residential and Assisted Living (76 beds, no secure unit, four violation inspections in 24 months). A comparable building nearby gives you a second inspection record to read side by side.

What should families ask Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake before moving in?

Ask the administrator what changed after the citations on provisions for signaling and call systems, 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 2 complaint investigations in the last two years involved and how the facility responded.

Ask what happens to a resident of Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake whose savings run out -- is there an Auxiliary Grant bed, or a required move?

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

Who can help a family considering Viva Memory Care at Chesapeake in Chesapeake?

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.