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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Fillmore Place is inner-city urban home which helps people that may be difficult to place due to diagnosis and financial resources. The facility specializes in the care of individuals with chronic mental health disabilities.  We are able to work with clients who have a diagnosis of...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Colonial Home is a quaint 32 bed home located in the Deep Creek section of Chesapeake.  We serve a private pay resident in a home environment.  Colonial Home serves both ambulatory and non-ambulatory residents and offers a full range of care, including rehabilitation services, home health care...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Great place for my mother. She has a room to herself filled with her things. Staff is attentive and very pleasant. Mom is active and has made new friends with other residents. I'm grateful for Nans Pointe.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Tabernacle Gardens Assisted Living provides seniors with a safe and comfortable community to live in. Located in Suffolk, VA, this community provides its residents with a beautiful place to live. Those who choose to make this community their home will find that Suffolk is a great place to live -...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Staff was really friendly and helpful. It's a great place to live. Home environment based, safe and secure establishment. We are happy with the choice we made.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Jamestown Commons is a senior housing community in the ocean-side city of Virginia Beach, VA. Our welcoming 55+ community is located in a quiet residential neighborhood near the College Park Square Shopping Center and U.S. Highway 13, providing easy access to services, shopping and the nearby...
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They are great! We are very happy with them. They are clean and friendly. And they do a good job taking care of my loved one. I can breathe easy at night knowing that he is well cared for.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Totty Place is an assisted living community located in the lovely and scenic Petersburg, Virginia. Petersburg sits right along the banks of the James River and the Appomattox River making it one of the most beautiful locations in Virginia. Rafting, boating, hiking, and fishing are just a few of...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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St. Francis Home is a non-profit and I thought it was okay. They still offered bingo and things like that but hey didn't have a way for my mother to go out to lunch to the store or anything like that. They...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Carebridge Assisted Living Community provides accommodations on both a long term and respite care basis. Daily housekeeping, meal service, social programs and smiling faces are all part of assisted living at Carebridge. The people of Carebridge are skilled in providing personalized care to our...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Commonwealth Senior Living at Monument AvenueSubhead: Senior Living in Richmond, VA“We Listen, We Love, We Care, We Serve.” Those are the words that stand behind the promise wemake to both you and your family every day at Commonwealth Senior Living at Monument Avenue.Located in the heart of...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
At Greenbrier, you will find the retirement setting you have always wanted. In this senior apartment community, for adults 55+, you will be surrounded by friends and a maintenance-free environment. With roomy two-bedroom apartments, Greenbrier is located on Ring Road, adjacent to Greenbrier Mall....

Cost of independent living in Sassafras, VA

The average cost of senior living in Sassafras is $3,803 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Cape Charles, VA with an average of $2,999 per month.

Independent living costs in Sassafras, VA, vs. nearby cities

Sassafras, VA
$3,803/mo

Independent living costs in Sassafras, VA, vs. state and national averages

Sassafras, VA
$3,803/mo
U.S. national average
$4,016/mo

Independent living costs in Sassafras, VA, vs. other senior living options

$4,561/mo
Independent Living
$3,803/mo

Independent living costs in Sassafras, VA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,674/mo
Studio
$5,389/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,162/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,539/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,280/mo

Senior living costs in Sassafras vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Sassafras, VA
Column state: Virginia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSassafras, VAVirginiaU.S.
Independent Living$3,803/mo$4,385/mo$4,016/mo
Assisted Living$4,517/mo$5,211/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$4,561/mo$5,216/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Sassafras, VA:$3,803/mo
Virginia:$4,385/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
Assisted Living
Sassafras, VA:$4,517/mo
Virginia:$5,211/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Sassafras, VA:$4,561/mo
Virginia:$5,216/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Sassafras, VA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Sassafras and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in Sassafras, VA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Sassafras have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Sassafras, VA$3,573/mo$3,246/mo+10.1%
Virginia$3,620/mo$3,358/mo+7.8%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Sassafras, VA
2024 average cost:$3,573/mo
2023 average cost:$3,246/mo
Percent change:+10.1%
Virginia
2024 average cost:$3,620/mo
2023 average cost:$3,358/mo
Percent change:+7.8%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Sassafras

Recent reviews for independent living in Sassafras

Golden Years Assisted Living in Hampton, VA

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Welcome to Golden Years! When looking for a new home, this assisted living is a five star hotel encircled by the care often associated with family. You go online and pick up pamphlets searching. Let me stop you right there! Look no further. I am a resident at Golden Years and have been since ...
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Mennowood Retirement Community in Newport News, VA

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I am very happy with this community. The staff is great and very caring. The food is appealing with a nice variety. They offer alot of activities. I would be happy to recommend this community to other families. We are happy with the cleanliness here.

Legacy at Imperial Village in Richmond, VA

4.9
My family doesn't have any problems with the community they like because I like living here . Based on the experience I have had so far, I would recommend the Legacy at Imperial Village community to other families.

Sassafras independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Sassafras independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Sassafras, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Sassafras independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Sassafras partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Sassafras, VANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
30.5%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
31.7%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
29.3%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
28%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Sassafras independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Sassafras communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Sassafras, VANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
23.2%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
33.5%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
27.4%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.1%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Sassafras independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Sassafras offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Sassafras, VANational
Activity director
Activity director
39.6%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
28%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28.7%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
42.7%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
43.9%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
43.9%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
32.9%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
27.4%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
31.7%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
42.1%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
39%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
29.3%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
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39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Verena at The Reserve, The Reserve at Greenbrier and Bay Lake Community are the top-rated independent living facilities near Sassafras, Virginia. See full list of communities.
There are 190 independent living facilities near Sassafras, Virginia. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Sassafras, Virginia are Verena at The Reserve, Acclaim at East Beach and The Waterford at Virginia Beach. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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