Bickford of Virginia Beach

What is Bickford of Virginia Beach licensed to provide in Virginia Beach, VA?

Bickford of Virginia Beach at 2629 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach is an assisted living facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for up to 74 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. 11, 2026, with Ms. Loryn Duncan-Marcil 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 Bickford of Virginia Beach?

VDSS has posted 22 inspections for Bickford of Virginia Beach; five fall in the 24 months before October 28, 2026. Of those recent visits, three were complaint-related and four documented at least one violation. The most recent inspection on file is dated December 22, 2025.

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

• 22VAC40-73-100-C-2 (Infection control program, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on observation and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure blood glucose monitoring practice was conducted.
• 22VAC40-73-290-B (Work schedule and posting, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on observation and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the name of the current on-site person in charge was posted.
• 22VAC40-73-450-C (Individualized service plans, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on record reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the comprehensive individualized service plan ( ISP ) included all assessed needs.
• 22VAC40-73-450-F (Individualized service plans, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on record reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure individualized service plan ( ISP ) was reviewed and updated to include all assessed needs.
• 22VAC40-73-490-A (Health care oversight, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on observation and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure a health care oversight (HCO) report was provided to the licensing inspector.
• 22VAC40-73-520-I (Activity and recreational requirements, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on documented reviewed, and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the activity calendar included all information:.
• 22VAC40-73-610-B (Menus for meals and snacks, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on document reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the menu included all information.
• 22VAC40-73-640-A (Medication management plan and reference materials, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on observation, document reviewed, and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure it disposed of medication as required.
• 22VAC40-73-680-M (Administration of medications and related provisions, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on observation, record reviewed, and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure medications ordered for PRN administration was available, properly labeled for the specific resident, and properly stored at the facility.
• 22VAC40-73-980-H (Emergency equipment and supplies, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on observation and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the availability of a 96-hour supply of emergency food and drinking water.
• 22VAC40-73-990-C (Plan for resident emergencies and practice exercise, Aug. 12, 2025 and Aug. 13, 2025): Based on staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure at lease once every six months, all staff currently on duty on each shift shall participate in an exercise in which the procedures for resident emergencies are practiced.
• 22VAC40-73-110-1 (Staff general qualifications, Feb. 5, 2025 and April 9, 2025): Based on document reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure that staff was considerate and respectful of the rights, dignity, and sensitivities of a person who is aged, infirm, or disabled.

How does Bickford of Virginia Beach compare with other Virginia Beach assisted living?

At 74 licensed beds, Bickford of Virginia Beach is smaller than the median assisted living facility in Virginia Beach (77 beds) and smaller than the Hampton Roads median of 78. 12 facilities in Virginia Beach are licensed for more residents.

By licensed size it ranks 13 of 22 in Virginia Beach. The closest in size are Harbourway Assisted Living (74 beds, with secure unit, two violation inspections in 24 months) and Commonwealth Senior Living at King's Grant House (75 beds, with secure unit, three violation inspections in 24 months). A comparable building nearby gives you a second inspection record to read side by side.

What should families ask Bickford of Virginia Beach before moving in?

Ask the administrator what changed after the citations on infection control program, work schedule and posting, 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 3 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 how residents were sheltered or moved during the last hurricane warning in Virginia Beach, and where they would go if the building had to evacuate.

Who can help a family considering Bickford of Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach?

For Virginia Beach 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.