Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest

What is Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest licensed to provide in Newport News, VA?

Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest at 860 Denbigh Blvd., Newport News is an assisted living facility licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for up to 150 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 May 31, 2027, with Wanda Davis named as administrator. Families sometimes skip past the license term, but in Virginia it carries information -- a facility on a conditional or provisional license is either new or being watched more closely than one on a one- or two-year license.

The record lists this building as ambulatory only, so residents must be able to leave the building on their own in an emergency.

What did Virginia inspectors find at Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest?

VDSS has posted 16 inspections for Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest; 13 fall in the 24 months before October 28, 2026. Of those recent visits, eight were complaint-related and eight documented at least one violation. The most recent inspection on file is dated June 18, 2026.

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

• 22VAC40-73-325-B (Fall risk rating, April 20, 2026): Based on a review of resident records, the facility failed to ensure that a fall risk rating shall be reviewed and updated annually.
• 22VAC40-73-380-B (Resident personal and social information, April 20, 2026): Based on record reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the personal and social information document was kept current.
• 22VAC40-73-440-B (Uniform assessment instrument (UAI), April 20, 2026): Based on resident record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the UAI was completed by an assisted living staff person who has successfully completed the state approved training provided the administrator or the.
• 22VAC40-73-450-A (Individualized service plans, April 20, 2026): Based on record review, the facility failed to ensure on or within seven days prior to the day of admission, a preliminary plan of care be developed to address the basic needs of the resident that adequately protects his health, safety,.
• 22VAC40-73-450-E (Individualized service plans, April 20, 2026): Based on resident record review, the facility failed to have the Individualized Service Plan ( ISP ) signed and dated by the resident or his legal representative.
• 22VAC40-73-450-F (Individualized service plans, April 20, 2026): Based on a review or resident records and interviews with staff, the facility failed to ensure that individualized service plans ( ISP ) shall be reviewed and updated at least once every 12 months and as needed for a significant change.
• 22VAC40-73-680-D (Administration of medications and related provisions, April 20, 2026): Based on a review of facility records, the facility failed to ensure medications shall be administered in accordance with the physician's or other pre-scriber's instructions.
• 22VAC40-73-460-D (Personal care services and general supervision and care, Feb. 17, 2026): Based on facility self-report and interviews with staff, the facility failed to provide supervision of resident schedules, care, and activities, including attention to specialized needs, such as prevention of falls and wandering from.
• 22VAC40-73-290-A (Work schedule and posting, May 28, 2025): Based on documents reviewed and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure the written work schedule included an indication of whomever is in charge at any given time.
• 22VAC40-73-310-H (Admission and retention of residents, May 28, 2025): Based on observation, document reviewed and interview, the facility failed to ensure it did not obtain and or retain individuals with any prohibitive conditions.
• 22VAC40-73-650-A (Physician's or other prescriber's order, May 28, 2025): Based on observation, document reviewed, and staff interviewed, the facility failed to ensure not medication, dietary supplement, diet, medical procedure, or treatment shall be started, changed, or discontinued by the facility without a.
• 22VAC40-73-660-A (Storage of medications, May 28, 2025): Based on observation and interviews, the facility failed to ensure Schedule II drugs and other drugs subject to abuse was kept in a separate locked storage compartment (e.g., a locked cabinet within a locked storage area or a locked.

How does Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest compare with other Newport News assisted living?

At 150 licensed beds, Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest is larger than the median assisted living facility in Newport News (80 beds) and larger than the Hampton Roads median of 78. No other facility in Newport News is licensed for more residents.

By licensed size it ranks 1 of 10 in Newport News. The closest in size are The Hidenwood Retirement Community (125 beds, with secure unit, four violation inspections in 24 months) and Charter Senior Living of Newport News (104 beds, with 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 Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest before moving in?

Ask the administrator what changed after the citations on fall risk rating, resident personal and social information, uniform assessment instrument (uai), 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 8 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 to see the emergency preparedness plan, including generator coverage and the agreement for relocating residents during a storm.

Who can help a family considering Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest in Newport News?

Before a move, call Peninsula Agency on Aging (PAA) at 757-873-0541; after a move, the ombudsman covering Riverside Assisted Living at Warwick Forest is reached at 757-808-5275. 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.