Dominion Village at Poquoson was inspected 9 times between May 6, 2021 and May 7, 2025 by the Virginia Department of Social Services. 9 of those visits ended with violations cited and 0 with none. Across that history VDSS cited 55 violations under 41 distinct standards. 3 inspections were prompted by a complaint.
A violation is a licensing standard - a rule in the Virginia Administrative Code - that the inspector found the facility was not meeting. Each is shown with the evidence the inspector recorded and, where VDSS publishes it, the facility's own plan of correction.
VDSS publishes inspections on a rolling window. 8 of these 9 are still on the state's site; the other 1 has since dropped off it and is reproduced from Assisted Living Magazine's archive of the original VDSS reports.
Provider Information
Inspection History
9Select an inspection to read the areas reviewed, the inspector's comments and any violations cited.
May 7, 2025Inspection
- During the inspection of the facility with Staff #1 on 5/7/2025, there was no menu posted on the memory care unit.
- Staff # 1 acknowledged the menu was not posted.
- Resident # 3 had documented falls on 9/3/2024, 9/5/2024, 10/15/2024, 10/20/2024, 10/22/2024, 11/6/2024, 12/23/2024, and 4/15/2025. There were no corresponding fall risk assessments in the resident file for the falls.
- Staff # 4 acknowledged there were no fall risk assessments in the resident file for the above-mentioned falls.
- The April 2025 MAR for Resident # 7 documented the resident was administered the PRN Lorazepam 1 mg tablet on 4/9/2025 at 7:30 pm, 4/10/2025 at 4:32 pm, and 4/14/2025 at 5:45 pm. There was no documentation regarding the effectiveness of the medication.
- The April 2025 MAR for Resident # 7 did not include the diagnosis, condition, or specific indication for administering the drug for the following medication: escitalopram tab 5 mg, and Lorazepam 1 mg tablet.
- The April 2025 MAR for Resident # 5 did not include the diagnosis, condition, or specific indication for administering the drug/supplement for the following: Boost VHC Vanilla 8 oz, Levothyroxine tab 150 mcg, Melatonin tab 10 mg, and Triad wound paste dressing
- The April 2025 MAR for Resident # 3 did not include the diagnosis, condition, or specific indication for administering the Melatonin tablet 3 mg, Mirtazapine tablet 7.5 mg, and Quetiapine tablet 25 mg.
- The ISP for Resident # 4 dated 5/14/2024, did not contain a resident or legal representative signature.
- The ISP for Resident #7 dated 4/10/2025, did not contain signatures of the licensee, administrator, or designee and by the resident or his legal representative.
- The most recent ISP for Resident # 4 dated 5/14/2024, was not updated to include the wound care services the resident was receiving or the change in diet which became effective 3/19/25. The ISP stated the resident had a regular diet when the resident’s diet changed to mechanical ground.
- Staff # 1 acknowledged the ISP had not been updated to reflect the changes in the resident’s condition.
- During a tour of the facility on 5/7/2025, the licensing inspector observed that the Rights and Responsibilities of Residents were not posted.
- Staff # 1 acknowledged the Resident Rights and Responsibilities were not posted.
- During an inspection of the facility on 5/8/2025, the hot water temperature in the bathroom shared between resident rooms 18 B and 17 B measured 125.7 F, the bathroom shared between resident rooms 16 B and 15 B measured 129.5 F, and the bathroom shared between resident rooms 4 A and 3 A measured 122.2 F.
- Staff # 2 acknowledged the readings for the hot water temperatures.
- During the facility inspection with Staff # 1, the Licensing Inspector pulled the call bell in the bathroom for resident room 19 B. The call bell did not work.
- The Licensing Inspector pulled the call bell in the shared bathroom for resident room 16 B. The call bell in the bathroom did not work.
- The Licensing Inspector looked for the call bell in the bedroom for resident room 16 B. The call bell was missing.
- The Licensing Inspector pulled the call bell for the bathroom for resident room 14 B. The call bell did not work.
- The Licensing Inspector looked for the call bell in the bedroom for resident room 10 A. The call bell was missing.
- The Licensing Inspector pulled the call bell in the shared bathroom for resident room 10 A. The call bell in the bathroom did not work.
- Staff # 1 acknowledged all the above instances regarding the missing or nonworking call bells.
- Resident # 7’s medication administration record document the resident was prescribed Lexapro 5 mg. There was no psychotropic treatment plan in the resident’s file for the medication.
- Staff #1 acknowledged there was no psychotropic treatment plan in the resident record for the medication.
- During the on-site inspection on 5/8/2025, there was no posted activities calendar in the memory care unit. The activity calendar on the monitor in the assisted living portion of the building displayed an activity calendar for April 2025.
- Staff #1 acknowledged the current activities calendar was not posted.
June 7, 2024Inspection
- The facility provided a self-report on 4/23/2024 which stated Resident #1 (who resides on the safe, secure, unit) was observed walking out of another resident’s room holding a cleaning chemical. Resident #1’s shirt was reportedly wet, and she stated she drank some of the fluid. Resident was sent to the Emergency Room for evaluation.
- Resident #1’s Individualized Serve Plan dated 4/15/2024 stated the resident is disoriented to some spheres all of the time and that staff reorient the resident to time and place as needed.
- Both Staff #1 and #2 acknowledge the incident occurred.
June 7, 2024Inspection
- Staff member #3’s (D.O.H. 12/16/2023) file contained a job description which was signed on the date of the inspection, 6/7/2024.
- On the date of the inspection 6/7/2024, the posting of the on-site person in charge was not accurately updated to reflect the person who was in charge of the building at the time the inspector entered the building. The welcome board reflected the date as being June 5, 2024.
- Resident #1 has an ISP dated 2/11/2024. There were no signatures on the ISP of the resident or his legal representative.
- Resident #2 has an ISP not dated 9/28/2023. There were no signatures on the ISP of the resident or his legal representative.
- Resident #3 has an ISP dated 4/15/2023. There was no signature on the ISP of the resident or his legal representative.
- Resident #4 has an ISP dated 8/23/2024. There was no signature on the ISP of the resident or his legal representative.
- The facility’s record contains an annual fire inspection completed on 5/5/2023.
- Staff # 4 acknowledged the facility’s record of the last fire inspection completed is dated 05/5/2023.
- The file presented to the Licensing Inspector at the time of inspection for Resident #1 contained a review of resident’s rights dated 1/19/2023.
- The file presented to the Licensing Inspector at the time of inspection for Resident #2 contained a review of resident’s rights dated 5/16/2019.
- The file presented to the Licensing Inspector at the time of inspection for Resident # 4 did not contain a signed copy of the resident’s rights.
- On 6/7/2024 during the inspection of the First-Aid kit for the building, the hand sanitizer had an expiration date of 9/1/2023. The First-Aid kit for the van contained hand sanitizer with an expiration date of 9/1/2023 and antibiotic alcohol pads with an expiration date of 4/2023.
- Staff members #1 and #4 both acknowledged the above-mentioned items were expired.
- A review of the Narcotic Inventory Verification Form for the memory care and Assisted Living documented staff failed to ensure counts of all controlled substances occurred between oncoming staff and off going staff.
- Staff members #1 and #2 acknowledged the forms did not document narcotic medication counts were conducted during the change of each shift.
- Resident # 3 had an admission date of 3/17/2024 and the Sex Offender Screening was conducted on 3/19/2024.
- The pharmacy drug guide on-site on 6/7/2024 was dated 2021.
- Staff #2 acknowledged the pharmacy reference book was not dated within the past two years.
January 10, 2024Complaint survey
- The staff schedule and employee timesheets provided by Staff #1 to licensing inspector for 1/1/2024 documented the facility’s safe, secure, unit had one staff member working from 7am- 3 pm shift.
January 10, 2024Complaint survey
- During a inspection of the memory care unit, Licensing Inspectors observed Spic and Span by the kitchen sink unattended in an open area accessible to the residents.
- During the inspection of the resident rooms in the memory care unit, Licensing Inspectors observed personal hygiene items (shampoo, lotion, razors, wound cleaner, tooth paste, cologne, perineum wash, hand sanitizer, body spray, barrier ointment, cleaning foam, deodorant, shaving cream, and mouthwash), unattended in the resident rooms (19-A, 18-A, 16-A, 15-A, 14-A, 13-A, 12-A, 9-A, 8-A, 10-A).
- The outside courtyard fencing has sharp nails that are exposed.
- Licensing Inspector observed a metal garden trowel accessible to residents.
- Resident #2’s record provided to Licensing Inspector at the time of inspection, did not contain a signed resident agreement.
- On 1/10/2024 during a tour of the facility, various resident’s rooms were observed with large areas of vinyl flooring which was peeling and in disrepair (19-A, 14-A, 17-B).
- The threshold is missing the transition strip from the bedroom to the shared bathroom (17A).
- The bathroom vent was hanging shared bathroom for room 16 A.
- The bathroom shower curtain had brown stains, shared bathroom for room 16 A.
- The supply closet in memory care unit had mold along the floorboard.
- Resident rooms were dusty, including ceiling fans, windowsills, and furniture.
- The walls in the resident bathrooms walls had holes.
- The walls in several resident bathrooms had a brown substance near the toilets and the toilet plunger.
- The vent registers in multiple resident bathrooms were rusty.
- The bathroom vanity floor had water damage and are peeling and deteriorating.
- Carpet was stained 11-A.
- The hallway door (near rooms 5B and 4B) which leads to the outside has a gap and cold air was coming through. There was a towel stuffed in the gap.
- Dead roaches were observed under the bathroom vanity (shared bathroom for room 17-A)
- The resident rooms were observed to have dusty ceiling fans 19-A
- Multiple resident bedroom and bathrooms had lightbulbs that were burned out.
- The kitchen cabinets in the memory care unit are in disrepair, there is a wooden board supporting the upper-level cabinets, the locking mechanism on the cabinets and drawers do not work therefore the residents have access to potentially harmful items such as cleaning supplies and nutritional supplement.
- During the January 10, 2024, complaint visit, the facility failed to have the resident and staff records available for inspection by the department’s representative.
- Staff #2 stated Resident records were locked in the former Health and Wellness Director’s office and there was no spare key available.
- On 1/10/2024 during a tour of the facility, the room 11A had a strong smell of urine.
April 25, 2023Inspection
- The employee file for Staff #3 (D.O.H) 12/20/2022 did not contain evidence of the staff member having First Aid certification.
- During an inspection of the facility with Staff #1 on 5/11/2023, the findings of the most recent inspection of the center were not posted.
- Staff #1 acknowledged the most recent inspection findings were not posted.
- The UAI dated 4/14/2023 for Resident #3 and the UAI dated 1/1/2023 for Resident #4 did not contain an assessor signature and signature of the administrator or administrator designee.
- The interior door which leads from the dining area to the courtyard does not latch and lock. During the inspection, the inspector was able to push the door open even when the locking mechanism was engaged.
- Staff #5 acknowledged the door was not working properly.
- Resident #1’s personal and social information data form did not include the resident’s allergies.
- Resident # 3’s personal and social information data form did not include the resident’s date of admission.
- Resident # 4’s personal and social information data form did not include the resident’s allergies.
- The ISP dated 1/21/2023 for Resident #1, the ISP dated 8/10/2021 for Resident # 5, and the ISP for Resident # 6 with identified need effective 1/10/2023 (ISP did not contain date of facility representative signed), did not contain resident or representative signatures.
- Resident # 3 is receiving hospice services which are not documented on the ISP.
- The UAI dated 1/12/2023 for Resident # 4 assesses the resident as not needing assistance in wheeling however the resident’s ISP states the resident does not perform the act as he is confined to a bed/chair and unable to ambulate.
- During the time of the on-site inspection on 4/25/2023 there was no menu posted.
- The record for Resident #1 did not contain documented evidence of the licensee, administrator, or designee’s justification for the decision to place the resident in the safe, secure environment.
- The record for Resident #2 did not contain prior written approval from the resident or their guardian or representative before the resident was placed in the safe secure environment.
- During the on-site inspection on 5/11/23 at 8:14 am, the room temperature in the dining area of the facility was 66 degrees.
- Resident #6 was admitted to the facility on 1/7/2023 and the resident did not receive orientation until 1/19/2023.
- Staff #1 acknowledged the resident did not receive orientation upon admission as evident by the orientation documentation.
- Resident # 4 was prescribed Celexa 20mg 1 tablet daily. There was no psychotropic treatment plan in the resident file at the time of inspection.
- The Disclosure for Residents #1 and # 3 were blank of the required elements in Standard 22VAC40-73-50 and there were no resident or legal representative signatures.
- During the on-site inspection on 4/25/23 and 5/11/23, the easel that contained the on-site person in charge was inaccurate.
April 25, 2023Complaint survey
- On 3/1/2023 at 4:40pm two residents of the safe, secure, environment were able to walk out of the facility and walk down the road to the neighborhood behind the facility.
- Staff #1 acknowledged the residents eloped from the facility through a side exit during renovations of the unit.
June 13, 2022Inspection
- During the on-site inspection on 6/17/22, the posted menu listed green salad, battered fried fish or roast beef, onion roasted potatoes, Normandy blend, baked roll. Meat balls, spinach, macaroni and cheese, and a roll were observed on each resident’s plate. The change was not made on the posted menu.
- During the on-site inspection on 6/13/22, there was no posted menu in a place conspicuous to residents.
- Staff # 8 acknowledged there was no weekly menu posted.
- During the on-site inspection on 6/13/22, the easel that contained the on-site person in charge was blank. Later during the inspection, the LI observed Staff # 7 updating the easel.
- During the on-site inspection on 6/13/22, the most recent findings from the inspection dated 5/17/21 were not posted.
- Resident # 3 had a physician’s order for Acetaminophen 500 mg. Take 2 tablets (1000mg) by mouth three times daily for pain. The medication administration spaces for the following dates and times were blank and there was no documentation on the back of the MAR: 5/7/22 3pm, 11pm 5/8/22 3pm , 11pm 5/27/22 3pm, 11pm 5/28/22 7am, 3pm, 11pm 5/29/22 7am, 3pm, 11pm 5/30/22 3pm 5/31/22 3pm, 11pm
- Resident #3 had a physician’s order for Biotin 1000 mcg. One tablet by mouth every day for supplement. The medication administration spaces for the following dates and times were blank and there was no documentation on the back of the MAR: 5/28/22 8am 5/29/22 8am
- Resident #3 had a physician’s order for Eliquis 2.5 mg. One tablet by mouth twice daily for prevention of blood clot. The medication administration spaces for the following dates and times were blank and there was no documentation on the back of the MAR: 5/28/22 7am, 8pm 5/29/22 7am, 8pm 5/31/22 8pm
- Resident #3 had a physician’s order for Levothyroxine Sodium 75mg tablet. One table to be given by mouth every day for hypothyroidism. The medication administration spaces for the following dates and times were blank and there was no documentation on the back of the MAR: 5/28/22 7am 5/29/22 7am
- Resident #4 had a physician’s order for Acetaminophen 500 mg. Two tablets (1000 mg) by mouth three times daily for osteoarthritis. The medication administration spaces for the following dates and times were blank and there was no documentation on the back of the MAR: 5/12/22 4pm 5/31/22 4pm
- Resident #4 had a physician’s order for Trazadone 50 mg. One tablet by mouth 2 times a day for behavioral disorders associated with dementia. The medication administration spaces for the following dates and times were blank and there was no documentation on the back of the MAR: 5/12/22 4pm 5/31/22 4pm
- During the on-site inspection on 6/13/22, there was not a posting of staff members who had current certification in First Aid and CPR.
- During a tour of the facility on 6/13/22, the following areas were observed to be in need of repair:
- There were exposed wires from an alarm system in the main hallway on the memory care unit.
- The vinyl floor was peeling in a bedroom on the memory care unit.
- Staff # 8 acknowledged items listed above were in need of repair.
May 6, 2021Inspection
- On 5-7-21, staff #6’s risk assessment submitted was dated 11-9-20. Staff’s date of hire was documented as 12-10-20 and the first day of employment was 12-15-20.
- On 5-17-21, staff #1 acknowledged staff’s TB was greater than 30 days.
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- On 5-7-21, resident #1’s uniformed assessment instrument (UAI) dated 3-17-21 documented bladder assessed as independent/ no assistance needed. The individualized service plan (ISP) dated 4-7-21 documented resident incontinent less than weekly and use of protective undergarments used and incontinent care provided. Mobility assessed as mechanical help/human help (Supervision). The ISP did not include mechanical help assessed. Behavior was assessed as appropriate on the UAI but the ISP on 4-23-21 documented resident wandered weekly or more.
- Resident #3’s physical examination dated 7-27-20 documented resident is legally blind. This information is not documented on the 4-30-21 ISP.
- On 5-17-21, staff #1and #2 acknowledged all of resident #1 and #3’s assessed needs were not included on the ISP.
- 1 On 5-7-21, resident #3’s Lisinopril documented on the physician’s order dated 4-30-21, did not include the diagnosis, condition, or specific indications for the medication.
- On 5-17-21, staff #1 acknowledged, resident #3’s physician’s order for Lisinopril did not include a diagnosis, condition, or specific indications for the medication.
- On 5-7-21, resident #1’s physician’s order dated 5-5-21 prescribed Miralax as needed (PRN). The order documented ? 17 gm mixed with liquid of choice?“ The April 2021 medication administration record (MAR) documented, ”give 17 g of powder mixed with 4 to 8 oz. of water?.
- On 5-17-21, staff #1 acknowledged the PRN for Miralax did not include the exact dosage.