Sentara Life Care has introduce its household design concept with the opening of the Sentara Rehabilitation & Care Residence on its Oak Grove Road campus in Chesapeake on February 14.  The opening was covered in the Virginian-Pilot.

The 120-bed center creates “households” of 20 residents, each with its own kitchen, garden and common area. One household for residents with dementia will feature appropriate safety measures and specialized programming. The center also includes a 40-bed short-stay pavilion for rehabilitation patients and a transition unit for re-learning activities of daily living during rehabilitation.

Read the full article here: Focus is on comforts of home at new Chesapeake rehab facility.