Senior care in Virginia Beach, Virginia

What senior care is licensed in Virginia Beach, Virginia?

State and federal rosters list 22 assisted living facilities (1669 licensed beds), 14 certified nursing homes (1462 beds), 11 home health agencies, 8 hospices and 3 licensed adult day centers with an address in Virginia Beach, as of October 28, 2026.

Virginia Beach is an independent city in the Southside part of Hampton Roads, about 17 miles in a straight line from downtown Norfolk. 16 of its 22 assisted living facilities run a secure dementia unit and 1 is licensed for residential care only.

What is it like to arrange senior care in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach is the most populous city in the Commonwealth and holds the largest share of the region's licensed assisted living. Much of it is spread along the Virginia Beach Boulevard, Independence and First Colonial corridors, with Sentara Virginia Beach General near the oceanfront and Sentara Princess Anne serving the fast-grown southern half of the city. A great many residents are retired Navy, and plenty of them moved here to be near Oceana or Little Creek and never left.

Because the city is so large, 'Virginia Beach' is really several markets. A family in Great Neck or Bayside will usually compare options closer to Norfolk, while families in Red Mill or Princess Anne look toward Chesapeake's Great Bridge side. Rural Pungo, south of the airport-and-farm belt, has almost nothing licensed nearby. Pin down which part of the city the visitor will drive from before you start touring.

Which parts of Virginia Beach do families usually search?

Families in Virginia Beach tend to describe their search by neighborhood -- Kempsville, Great Neck, Lynnhaven, Princess Anne, Red Mill, Bayside, Little Neck, Thalia, Oceanfront and Pungo -- because the drive for the person visiting most often matters as much as the building.

The nearest other localities by straight-line distance are Norfolk (17 mi), Portsmouth (18 mi), Chesapeake (18 mi), Hampton (24 mi). Water crossings can make those numbers misleading, so time the drive at the hour you would actually visit.

Which assisted living facilities are licensed in Virginia Beach?

These 22 facilities hold a current Virginia Department of Social Services assisted living license in Virginia Beach; capacity is the licensed maximum, not current occupancy.

Inspection histories for each are on the Virginia Beach assisted living page.

Which nursing homes in Virginia Beach have CMS star ratings?

14 nursing homes in Virginia Beach appear in the CMS provider file; the ratings below are CMS's own overall and staffing stars.

Where can Virginia Beach families get free help with aging services?

Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (SSSEVA) (Planning and Service Area 20) is the area agency on aging for Virginia Beach: 757-461-9481. It is the starting point for care coordination, caregiver support, insurance counseling and meal and transportation programs.

Long-term care ombudsman: Bay Aging Long-Term Care Ombudsman Regional Office (Norfolk office), 757-222-4542. Auxiliary Grant applications, Medicaid long-term care screenings and Adult Protective Services run through the Virginia Beach department of social services (some localities call it human services); the statewide APS hotline is (888) 832-3858. PACE: Sentara Senior Community Care PACE (Norfolk center), 5900 E. Virginia Beach Blvd., Suite 260, Norfolk, 757-252-7800.

Which hospitals do Virginia Beach seniors use?

Hospitals in or serving Virginia Beach include Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Sentara Princess Anne Hospital. Discharge planners at these hospitals are often the first people to raise assisted living or a skilled nursing stay with a family.

If a hospital stay is the trigger, confirm whether your parent was admitted as an inpatient or kept under observation; Medicare's skilled nursing benefit depends on it. See what to do with a short discharge window.