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Newport News is located on the southeast coast of Virginia and is part of a group of several clustered cities, including Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. A city with a population of 109,225, about 13% of its residents are aged at least 65. Newport News is an area steeped in early American history. Nearby there’s the Colonial National Historical Park, which includes Jamestown, the original English settlement in North America, and the Yorktown Battlefield where George Washington finally defeated the British forces in 1781. The cost of living in Newport News is seven points below the national average and the city scores a 7.5/10 on the Best Places Comfort Index which makes it one of the most pleasant places to live in Virginia.
According to the Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2020, the average cost of assisted living in Newport News averages $4,365 a month. These costs vary depending upon the facility chosen and the services offered. Currently, there are 24 assisted living facilities either in or nearby the city.
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The Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2020 places the average cost of assisted living in Newport News at $4,365 a month. That’s about $500 a month less than the state average of $4,850 and $65 more expensive than the national average of $4,300 a month. Virginia has the second-highest cost of assisted living in the area with Maryland being the most expensive at $5,000 a month. Tennessee averages $4,039 a month, while West Virginia costs $4,000 a month. North Carolina has the least expensive cost for assisted living in the area, averaging $3,800 a month.
Newport News is toward the lower end of assisted living costs in Virginia. Charlottesville has the highest costs in the state of $5,893 a month. Lynchburg is $4,939 a month, while Staunton averages $4,850 a month. Winchester, in the northern part of the state towards Washington, costs $4,304 a month. Richmond, the closest city to Newport News and the state capital, has the lowest average monthly cost of $3,645.
Note: Data for Newport News was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Virginia Beach, was used instead.
Seniors in Virginia eligible for nursing home care but who would prefer to live in an assisted living facility may have access to financial help via the Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus (CCC Plus) Medicaid Waiver. Services covered by the waiver include personal care such as assistance with activities of daily living, respite care for caregivers and private duty nursing.
Learn more about this waiver, plus other financial options for seniors, by visiting our Assisted Living in Virginia page.
| Virginia Department of Veteran Services | (804) 786-0286 | The department’s mission is to help veterans and their dependents with issues such as health care, suicide prevention, mental health issues, homelessness and employment. The department also helps older veterans looking for assisted living gain admission to one of the four Veterans Homes in the state that provide assisted living and memory care. |
| Peninsula Agency on Aging | (757) 873-0541 | The agency works with other organizations in the area to coordinate services for seniors to ensure they have the resources they need. Some of the services they provide include nutrition, transportation, wellness programs, elder justice, advance care planning including helping seniors find appropriate assisted living facilities and caregiver support. |
| Virginia Long-Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman | (800) 552-5019 | The LTC Ombudsman program advocates for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The ombudsmen work to resolve complaints between the residents and the facility and between residents of the facility. The ombudsmen also help residents apply for health care and appeal negative health care decisions and medical bills. The program provides seniors, their families and the public with information about the rights of older Virginians in LTC facilities. |
| Denbigh Community Center | 757-812-7900 | The center offers an active lifestyle program that includes daily fitness classes such as stretch and walking programs. Seniors can also participate in yoga, art, computer and defensive driving classes. The center holds periodic health screenings and educational seminars directed at seniors. Semiannual pickleball and cornhole fun days are other activities offered by the center. |
| Senior Legal Aid Helpline | (844) 802-5910 | Operated by the Virginia Poverty Law Center, seniors aged at least 60 can use the helpline for assistance with legal issues such as long-term care, benefits such as Medicaid or Medicare, power of attorney directives, guardianship and guardianship alternatives, problems with long-term care facilities involving alleged abuse, advanced medical directives, financial exploitation and other consumer issues as well as complaints of age discrimination. |
Before a resident is admitted to an assisted living facility in Virginia, they must have a physical examination by an independent physician. The facility must also complete a Uniform Assessment Instrument that describes the care needed by the resident. To learn more about these rules and regulations, visit our Assisted Living in Virginia state page.
