COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON

What is COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON licensed to provide in Hampton, VA?

COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON at 1030 TOPPING LANE, Hampton is an assisted living facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for up to 116 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 May 9, 2027, with Marc Raben 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 COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON?

VDSS has posted 21 inspections for COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON; 11 fall in the 24 months before October 28, 2026. Of those recent visits, four were complaint-related and nine documented at least one violation. The most recent inspection on file is dated August 21, 2026.

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. 21, 2026): Based on observation, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure procedures for other infection prevention measures related to job duties include the handling, storing, processing and transporting of liens, supplies, and.
• 22VAC40-73-210-A (Direct care staff training, Aug. 21, 2026): Based on record review, the facility failed to ensure in a facility licensed for both residential and assisted living care, all direct care staff shall attend at least 18 hours of training annually.(Exception: Direct care staff who are.
• 22VAC40-73-440-K (Uniform assessment instrument (UAI), Aug. 21, 2026): Based on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure the uniformed assessment instrument ( UAI ) was completed as required.
• 22VAC40-73-210-B (Direct care staff training, April 9, 2026): Based on staff record review the facility failed to ensure in a facility licensed for both residential and assisted living care, all direct care staff shall attend at least 18 hours of training annually.
• 22VAC40-73-290-B (Work schedule and posting, April 9, 2026): Based on observation, the facility failed to develop and implement a procedure for posting the name of the current on-site person in charge, as provided for in this chapter, in a place in the facility that is conspicuous to the.
• 22VAC40-73-520-I (Activity and recreational requirements, April 9, 2026): Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure the current month's activities schedule was posted in a conspicuous location in the facility.
• 22VAC40-73-550-G (Resident rights, April 9, 2026): Based on record review, the facility failed to annually review the rights and responsibilities of residents with each resident, or his legal representative or responsible individual as stipulated in subsection H of this section and each.
• 22VAC40-73-610-B (Menus for meals and snacks, April 9, 2026): Based on observation and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure menus for meals and snacks for the current week was dated and posted in an area conspicuous to residents.
• 22VAC40-73-680-C (Administration of medications and related provisions, April 9, 2026): Based on observation and record review, the facility failed to ensure medications be administered not earlier than one hour before and not later than one hour after the facility's standard dosing schedule, except those drugs that are.

How does COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON compare with other Hampton assisted living?

At 116 licensed beds, COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON is larger than the median assisted living facility in Hampton (61 beds) and larger than the Hampton Roads median of 78. No other facility in Hampton is licensed for more residents.

By licensed size it ranks 1 of 5 in Hampton. The closest in size are Golden Years Assisted Living Facility, Inc. (98 beds, no secure unit, 12 violation inspections in 24 months) and Commonwealth Senior Living at the Devonshire (61 beds, no secure unit, three violation inspections in 24 months). Bed count is a practical filter -- smaller homes often mean the same few caregivers every day, larger ones more amenities and more shift changes.

What should families ask COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON before moving in?

Ask the administrator what changed after the citations on infection control program, direct care staff training, uniform assessment instrument (uai), and ask to see the plan of correction VDSS received.

Ask what the 4 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 what the plan is if flooding or a long power outage hits Hampton -- which rooms keep power, and where residents would be taken.

Who can help a family considering COMMONWEALTH SENIOR LIVING AT HAMPTON in Hampton?

For Hampton residents, Peninsula Agency on Aging (PAA) (757-873-0541) handles aging-services planning and the Bay Aging Long-Term Care Ombudsman Regional Office (Williamsburg office) (757-808-5275) 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.