Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall

What is Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall licensed to provide in Norfolk, VA?

Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall at 890 Poplar Hall Drive, Norfolk is an assisted living facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for up to 90 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 Dec. 14, 2025, with Mr. Daniel Cassiere 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 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 Leigh Hall?

VDSS has posted 30 inspections for Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall; 21 fall in the 24 months before October 28, 2026. Of those recent visits, 17 were complaint-related and 15 documented at least one violation. The most recent inspection on file is dated June 16, 2026.

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

• 22VAC40-73-260-A (First aid and CPR certification, Dec. 2, 2025 , Dec. 3, 2025 and Dec. 12, 2025): Based on the staff record review and staff interview the facility to ensure each direct care staff member shall maintain current certification in first aid.
• 22VAC40-73-450-A (Individualized service plans, Dec. 2, 2025 , Dec. 3, 2025 and Dec. 12, 2025): Based on the record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure the preliminary plan of care shall be signed by the resident or his legal guardian.
• 22VAC40-73-450-C (Individualized service plans, Dec. 2, 2025 , Dec. 3, 2025 and Dec. 12, 2025): Based on the record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure the comprehensive individualized service plan ( ISP ) shall be completed within 30 days after admission.
• 22VAC40-73-640-A (Medication management plan and reference materials, Dec. 2, 2025 , Dec. 3, 2025 and Dec. 12, 2025): Based on the record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure the facility shall implement a written plan for medication management to include: Methods to ensure that each resident's prescription medications and any over-.
• 22VAC40-73-660-A-1 (Storage of medications, Dec. 2, 2025 , Dec. 3, 2025 and Dec. 12, 2025): Based on observation and staff interview the facility failed to ensure medications shall be stored in a manner consistent with current standards of practice.
• 22VAC40-90-40-B (Background checks, Dec. 2, 2025 , Dec. 3, 2025 and Dec. 12, 2025): Based on the record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure the criminal history report shall be obtained within 30 days of employment for each employee.
• 22VAC40-90-40-C (Background checks, Dec. 2, 2025 , Dec. 3, 2025 and Dec. 12, 2025): Based on the criminal record report review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure any person required to obtain a criminal history report shall be ineligible for employment if the report contains convictions of barrier crimes.

How does Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall compare with other Norfolk assisted living?

At 90 licensed beds, Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall is larger than the median assisted living facility in Norfolk (88 beds) and larger than the Hampton Roads median of 78. 1 facility in Norfolk is licensed for more residents.

By licensed size it ranks 2 of 5 in Norfolk. The closest in size are Acclaim at East Beach (92 beds, with secure unit, two violation inspections in 24 months) and Commonwealth Senior Living at the Ballentine (88 beds, with secure unit, five 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 Leigh Hall before moving in?

Ask the administrator what changed after the citations on first aid and cpr certification, individualized service plans, medication management plan and reference materials, 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 17 complaint investigations in the last two years involved and how the facility responded.

Ask what happens to a resident of Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall whose savings run out -- is there an Auxiliary Grant bed, or a required move?

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

Who can help a family considering Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall in Norfolk?

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.