Dominion Village at Chesapeake is a small, homey senior living community with room for up to 25 residents, and it's part of Five Star Senior Living and CareMatrix Corporation. The building feels like a comfortable house with spaces to sit indoors or out, and it includes common areas, a front porch, a garden, and sometimes even a singing cockatiel. Dominion Village provides assisted living, memory care for those with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, respite care for short stays, and hospice services. The staff is there around the clock, including nurses, and there's always someone awake at night. Residents get help with things like bathing, dressing, transfers, and medications, and special equipment makes wheelchair use and two-person transfers possible for those who need extra help. Licensed for light, medium, and heavy care, Dominion Village accepts residents needing different levels of support, including those who have trouble walking or who are at risk of wandering or tricky behavior, especially in the secured memory care building, which uses alarms and bracelets to help keep everyone safe.
Meals are homemade and prepared three times a day, including local favorites like bread pudding with lemon sauce, and special diets for diabetes or high blood pressure are available. There's a beautician on site and visiting therapists such as podiatrists, physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Pet lovers can bring their dogs or cats. Housekeeping, laundry, and linen services are offered, and staff can help residents get in and out of the bath, dress up, and manage routines like going to the bathroom, though those needing incontinence assistance need to handle most care themselves with staff reminders. Dominion Village offers planned programs, movie nights, music and art activities, a library, reading room, and even things like yoga, chair yoga, Wii bowling, gardening clubs, and social nights, which help residents stay as active and connected as they want, though sometimes activities may change.
Onsite devotional services, transportation to appointments, shopping, or outings for a fee, and resident parking are available. Rooms come in studio, suite, and semi-private layouts so residents may pick what suits them. Home modifications, emergency alert systems, and supportive caregivers make it easier for seniors to age in place, staying safe as their needs grow. Dominion Village focuses on a caring, loving, and professional approach, aiming for a peaceful, homelike setting for seniors who want a community that helps them live with dignity, no matter how much help they need.
