JAMES RIVER
James River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 154-bed facility located in central Newport News, has private and semi-private accommodations. Our nursing team is available around-the-clock and there are on-site rehabilitation services.
JAMES RIVER
James River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 154-bed facility located in central Newport News, has private and semi-private accommodations. Our nursing team is available around-the-clock and there are on-site rehabilitation services.

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SKILLED

Individuals seeking skilled care need after-hospital care and/or rehabilitation, and are often shorter-term stays.
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LONG-TERM

When care needs become too much to go home, our long-term care units can provide a safe environment.
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Short-term stays, either for a brief recovery period or to give a caregiver a break.
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PAYING FOR CARE

This location accepts

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private pay
  • Most commercial insurances

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James River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
offers many services to its Residents.

  • 24/7 nursing staff
  • Certified wound nurse
  • Infection preventionist
  • Dietary specialists
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner service
  • Linen service
  • Wi-fi throughout the building
  • Onsite salon/barber
  • Telemedicine available
  • Activities team and regular recreational activities
  • Laundry services are available (fee)
  • Onsite rehabilitation therapy room 
  • Restorative programs to help maintain function
  • Medication services provided by VHS Pharmacy
  • No entrance or community fees
  • Complimentary cable
  • The facility maintains a nonsmoking policy for our residents
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Shondrell D. Green | Administrator

Shondrell Green is the Administrator of James River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She has more than 25 years of healthcare experience. She began as a CNA before advancing to a Certified Medication Aide and then entering leadership roles in skilled nursing facilities. She brings a blend of experience, passion and vision to the administrator role at James River.

The Army veteran has relied on discipline and resilience throughout her career. Shondrell is a Houston, Texas, native and earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas Southern University Health Science and Pharmacy School. She also has a dual master’s degree in business administration and health administration from Doane University in Nebraska.

She says her optimism is the future of healthcare drivers her daily. She is motivated by the belief that people have the capacity to create miracles, and that vision fuels her work. She is a proud member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and says she will continue to inspire others to dream big, work strategically and believe in the impossible.

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Melissa Liley, BSN, RN | Director of Nursing

Melissa leads the nursing Team at James River.  She started her career as an LPN with Virginia Health Services in June 2009 as a medication nurse, later becoming the wound care nurse in 2013. While working at James River in 2019, she went back to school to obtain her RN license and became the Assistant Director of Nursing. Melissa went back to school in 2022 to receive her bachelor’s degree.  She is grateful for the experiences in different areas of the building and believes it has provided her with a better understanding of how to help the team.  In her free time she enjoys the beach, festivals, camping, and spending time with her kids, family and friends.  Melissa has always enjoyed working in the geriatric population and feels there is so much to learn from this generation’s interesting experiences and stories.  Over the years working at James River, it has become her home – not only the residents but with the staff as well. 

Learn more about our mission, services and the people you will get to know. Download a copy of our brochure.

We are located at
540 Aberthaw Ave.
Newport News, VA 23601

757-595-2273

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