State assisted-living licensing record · Virginia VDSS · record as pulled September 22, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey

Essex House

17976 Tidewater Trail, Tappahannock, VA 22560 · Essex County · 20 licensed beds

VDSS licence ID 8035 · licence 1911 · licensed for one year through August 4, 2027

The licence

Licensed by VDSS · Assisted Living Facility

Licence details, as listed by VDSS
Licence term
One-year licence, expires August 4, 2027
Licensed for
non-ambulatory residents; assisted living care
15
Citations on file
Since September 2021
9
VDSS visits
3 routine inspections
2
Building-related
Physical plant · emergency

Position within Virginia

15 citations — more than 43% of the 575 licensed assisted living facilities in Virginia. Compared only within Virginia: a citation from VDSS means what it means in Virginia, and there is no national assisted living record to compare to. Counted over 5 years, which holds two or three routine inspections. How this is calculated

Not in this record

Fire and life safety inspection, severity, and enforcement. The fire inspection of a Virginia assisted living facility is the State Fire Marshal's or the local fire official's and is not published; what VDSS itself cites about the building — its buildings-and-grounds, fire safety and emergency preparedness standards — is here. VDSS assigns no severity to a violation, and the facility's plan of correction is not republished. Sanctions, civil penalties and licence actions are recorded separately and not republished. VDSS publishes no first-licence date; a facility appears on the newly licensed page by the date of its initial inspection where the record shows one. Adult day centers and children's facilities are other licence types and are not included.

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Which alerts

This is the state licensing record, not the federal nursing home survey. Your address is used for these alerts and nothing else.

Building-related citations

The citations about the building itself — physical plant and emergency management. Usually the maintenance side’s to fix.

How that compares

Citations on file over 5 years

Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Virginia. Within-state only.

This facility15Virginia median18
Citations on file over 5 years, compared
MeasureCitations
This facility15
Median facility in Virginia18

Visit history

Citations at each VDSS visit
02021-1022022-1112023-0722023-0822024-0222024-1202025-0532025-0632026-06
Citations at each VDSS visit
VisitTypeCitations
October 26, 2021monitoring inspection0
November 1, 2022monitoring inspection2
July 10, 2023renewal inspection1
August 28, 2023complaint investigation2
February 27, 2024monitoring inspection2
December 10, 2024monitoring inspection2
May 19, 2025complaint investigation0
June 4, 2025renewal inspection3
June 17, 2026renewal inspection3

What the citations cover

Citations by category (TagProof's grouping)
  • Resident care 8
  • Staffing and training 4
  • Emergency management 2
  • Records and administration 1
Citations by category
CategoryCitations
Resident care8
Staffing and training4
Emergency management2
Records and administration1

Every visit on file since September 2021

As published by VDSS, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is VDSS’s own.

June 17, 2026 — renewal inspection, 3 citations

Citations from the renewal inspection on June 17, 2026
TagWhat VDSS checks
22VAC40-73-350Sex offender information
22VAC40-73-450Individualized service plans
22VAC40-73-980Emergency equipment and supplies

June 4, 2025 — renewal inspection, 3 citations

Citations from the renewal inspection on June 4, 2025
TagWhat VDSS checks
22VAC40-73-150Administrator provisions and responsibilities
22VAC40-73-150Administrator provisions and responsibilities
22VAC40-73-200Direct care staff qualifications

May 19, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited

December 10, 2024 — monitoring inspection, 2 citations

Citations from the monitoring inspection on December 10, 2024
TagWhat VDSS checks
22VAC40-73-250Staff records and health requirements
22VAC40-73-970Fire and emergency evacuation drills

February 27, 2024 — monitoring inspection, 2 citations

Citations from the monitoring inspection on February 27, 2024
TagWhat VDSS checks
22VAC40-73-460Personal care services and general supervision and care
22VAC40-73-70Incident reports

August 28, 2023 — complaint investigation, 2 citations

Citations from the complaint investigation on August 28, 2023
TagWhat VDSS checks
22VAC40-73-460Personal care services and general supervision and care
22VAC40-73-710Restraints

July 10, 2023 — renewal inspection, 1 citation

Citations from the renewal inspection on July 10, 2023
TagWhat VDSS checks
22VAC40-73-450Individualized service plans

November 1, 2022 — monitoring inspection, 2 citations

Citations from the monitoring inspection on November 1, 2022
TagWhat VDSS checks
22VAC40-73-320Physical examination and report
22VAC40-73-450Individualized service plans

October 26, 2021 — monitoring inspection, nothing cited

Reflects the VDSS record as pulled September 22, 2026. A recent visit may not appear yet. This is the Virginia state licensing record; it is not the federal nursing home survey and the two are never combined.