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Emily Green Shores Assisted Living Facility offers cozy, home-like residential living. Tranquility surrounds your environment with a family-like atmosphere, contributing to an inspiring and relaxing experience in the nurturing home. Emily Green boasts a home with delightful hospitality that encourages residents to live on their terms while receiving quality service from the dedicated care staff.
The assisted living home offers seniors a simple lifestyle, encouraging independence and individuality. Accommodations include daily home-cooked meals, recreational activities, medication management, ADLs, housekeeping, and transportation services.
Lower than the Virginia average: 85.7%Emily Green Shores Assisted is administrated by Ms. Veronica Drewery.
In Virginia, the Department of Social Services (for assisted living facilities) and the Department of Health (for nursing homes) perform the inspections required to maintain state and federal licensing.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Virginia state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 25 | 32 | This facility has 22% fewer total deficiencies than a typical Virginia assisted living residence (25 vs. VA avg 32).↓ 22% better |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2003.
| 1.1 | 1.4 | This facility has 21% fewer deficiencies per year than a typical Virginia assisted living residence (1.1 vs. VA avg 1.4).↓ 21% better |
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Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 1.8 | 2.3 | This facility has 22% fewer deficiencies per inspection than a typical Virginia assisted living residence (1.8 vs. VA avg 2.3).↓ 22% better |
Inspections
| This Facility | VA Average | vs. VA Avg |
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Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 14 | 14 | This facility has total inspections in line with the Virginia average (14 vs. VA avg 14).— At avg |
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Inspections with violations
Inspections that uncovered at least one regulatory violation.
| 11 | 9 | This facility has 22% more inspections with violations than a typical Virginia assisted living residence (11 vs. VA avg 9).↑ 22% worse |
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Inspection violation rate
Percentage of inspections that resulted in at least one violation.
| 79% | 64% | This facility has 15 percentage points higher inspection violation rate than a typical Virginia assisted living residence (79% vs. VA avg 64%).↑ 15% worse |
Complaints & Investigations
| This Facility | VA Average | vs. VA Avg |
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Total complaints
Formal expressions of concern made by residents, families, or staff.
| 8 | 7 | This facility has 14% more total complaints than a typical Virginia assisted living residence (8 vs. VA avg 7).↑ 14% worse |
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Complaints per year
Average complaints per year since 2003.
| 0.3 | 0.3 | This facility has complaints per year in line with the Virginia average (0.3 vs. VA avg 0.3).— At avg |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspection on August 25, 2025, found a deficiency related to a lapse in administrator coverage. Earlier inspections identified various issues including medication administration, resident care documentation, staff background checks, infestation control, and personnel practices. Complaint investigations were mostly unsubstantiated, except for substantiated cases involving bed bug infestations, personnel scope of practice, resident care documentation, and unauthorized release of resident information. No fines, immediate jeopardy findings, or license suspensions were listed in the available reports. The inspection history shows ongoing challenges with administrative oversight and compliance in resident care and personnel management, with no clear pattern of overall improvement or decline.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
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Minimum Age: 60 Years Old
Building Type: Single-story
Transportation Services
Fitness and Recreation
3.7 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Portsmouth's city center to Emily Green Shores Assisted's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 0.92 miles to nearest hospital (Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center)
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Emily Green Shores Assisted is located in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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The information below is reported by the Virginia Department of Social Services and Department of Health.
| Autumn Care of Portsmouth |
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| Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House |
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| Karolwood Gardens Portsmouth |
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| Mayfair House Senior Living |
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| Emily Green Shores Assisted |
AL Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence. | Portsmouth (Midtown) | 39 | No | 13 | - | Ms. Veronica Drewery | 53.8% | 14 | 78.6% | 8 | 25 | 1.8 |
Emily Green Shores Assisted is in the Midtown neighborhood of Portsmouth.
Emily Green Shores Assisted has a walk score of 13. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
According to VA state health department records, Emily Green Shores Assisted's license expires on June 30, 2027.
Emily Green Shores Assisted's occupancy is 54%.
Ms. Veronica Drewery is the administrator of Emily Green Shores Assisted.
Emily Green Shores Assisted has 39 beds.
Emily Green Shores Assisted has had 14 recently reported deficiencies.
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