Virginia Assisted Living

Virginia is a very flexible state. By that we mean that its variable landscapes, mild weather (yet with four distinct seasons), and different sizes of towns can accommodate just about any type of senior.

Fittingly, some really nice and well received assisted living centers are spread out across Virginia, whether in bigger cities like Virginia Beach (450,000+ people), Norfolk (246,000+ people), Chesapeake (235,000+ people) and Richmond (220,000+ people), or in much smaller communities.

Virginia has an infinite number of types of geographical regions which bodes well for the several different types of senior living. Virginia classifies this type of elderly care complexes as ALFs. The non-medical, residential settings provide personal and health care services, along with 24/7 monitoring, and medication management.

The rooms are housed in one of the following: Assisted Living Facility, Residential Living Care Home, or Assisted Living Care Home. Residential Living Care is far less intrusive and features only minimal assistance for seniors. Assisted living care homes are considered moderate in level of assistance while assisted living facilities are the most hands-on in terms of care and assistance.

Virginia Assisted Living - Cost

Virginia is located in a part of the United States that is difficult to categorize. Some incorporate the state with the rest of the south, while others refer to it as “mid-Atlantic”, not actually in the northeast or southern U.S.

Regardless, Virginia has housing costs for assisted living that is either good or bad depending on the region you think it belongs to. For the south, it’s an expensive state. However, in relation to its prices to the rest of the northeast - it’s very affordable. So, it’s all based on perspective.

The average assisted living room in Virginia goes for a little under $4,000 per month, a few hundred more per month than the national number.

In terms of affordability, you would be hard pressed to find cheaper cities for assisted living in Virginia than in Danville ($3,375 per month), Hillsville ($3,420 per month), South Boston ($3,425 per month), Bristol ($3,440 per month) and Stuart ($3,445 per month).

Great Falls ($5,810 per month), Oakton ($5,405 per month), Leesburg ($5,320 per month), Falls Church ($5,295 per month) and Burke ($5,235 per month) are considered the costliest.

Carroll County, Halifax County, and Patrick County are the top 3 for most affordable for assisted living, while Loudoun County, Fairfax County, and Arlington County are the most expensive.

Virginia lacks in financial assistance for assisted living communities. It previously helped produce funds through the Alzheimer’s Assisted Living (AAL) Waiver, yet that became defunct in 2018.

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