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Independent Living in Virginia

Overview of Independent Living in Virginia

Virginia has earned the nicknames “Old Dominion” and “Mother of Presidents” due to the state’s long and storied history. Founded as one of the oldest British colonies, Virginia has also been the birthplace of 8 former U.S. presidents. From the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains in the west, to its scenic beaches along the Atlantic coast as well as its proximity to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Virginia truly has something for everyone and is a great place to retire.A Place for Mom’s Senior Living Advisors can help you find the best retirement communities in Virginia. Currently, A Place for Mom partners with more than 120 retirement communities in Virginia that provide independent living. The median monthly cost of independent living in Virginia is about $2,500.

Top-rated Independent Living facilities in Virginia

Falcons Landing

20522 Falcons Landing Cir, Sterling, VA 20165
8.9
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32 reviews
Bob L - I'm a current/former resident or client

Upon retirement, we looked at various long-term care facilities within our community. The location and the updated facilities at Falcons Landing are impressive. The food and service are excellent. We were...

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Brookdale Bristol

375 Liberty Place, Bristol, VA 24201
9.7
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40 reviews
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Anonymous - I'm a loved one of a resident or client

What we like the most about the community is how friendly and attentive the administrative, nursing and general staff are to the needs and concerns of the residents.

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Bay Lake Community

4225 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
9.8
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93 reviews
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Anonymous - I'm a current/former resident or client

Bay Lake is a very nice assisted living. The staff are like family to us. I feel safe and well cared for. I'm proud to call Bay Lake my home.

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Top-rated Independent Living facilities in Arlington

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Sunrise of Arlington VA

2000 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22207
9.1
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29 reviews
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Anonymous - I'm a loved one of a resident or client

It's close only a little more than a mile away, which is important. I'm living in how much driving I'm doing and right now. I managed to get to see her about three times a week. I visited the place before...

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The Jefferson

900 North Taylor Street, Arlington, VA 22203
9.4
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44 reviews
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Monica S - I'm a loved one of a resident or client

The engineer did a great job doing a super work hanging the pictures he was supposed to do, He also fixed my kitchen sink which I was glad to use it again. All the time he was doing his job asked me to...

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Top-rated Independent Living facilities in Fairfax

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Sunrise of Fairfax

9207 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, VA 22031
9.3
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19 reviews
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Cathy - I'm a loved one of a resident or client

I would definitely recommend Sunrise. The office staff are caring, helpful, and knowledgeable. They were wonderful with my husband and very attentive and friendly with me. We felt so comfortable there.

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The Gardens at Fair Oaks

4310 Forest Hill Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
8.5
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8 reviews
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Janice B - I'm a loved one of a resident or client

Beautiful, spacious rooms in a gorgeous setting! Staff is courteous and helpful. Dining is amazing in quality and variety. Amenities and activities are plentiful and fun! This is a wonderful place to live...

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The Virginian

9229 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, VA 22031
9.1
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35 reviews
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Anne G - I'm a current/former resident or client

My fiancé was at Inova Hospital and needed to go into an independent living situation for reasons too complicated to say here. Last minute and without an appointment, [name removed] showed me a beautiful 2...

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Top-rated Independent Living facilities in Leesburg

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Hessler Heights

19540 Sandridge Way, Leesburg, VA 20176
8.9
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18 reviews
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Anonymous - I live or lived in this community

Staff is great. Food is great. Activities could be better. I think the planned games are for younger people. Good movies. Some residents seem to not be "independent living" candidates. Mainly due to the...

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Reflections A Senior Living Community

246 W Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176
7.7
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25 reviews
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$X,XXX/mo
Barbara P - I'm a current/former resident or client

We enjoyed Reflections. It was small and boutique style home. My only concern was getting around in a wheelchair...halls are narrow and only one elevator. It had an outside ramp to load and unload clients,...

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Morningside House of Leesburg

316 Harrison St SE, Leesburg, VA 20175
8.2
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30 reviews
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Anita W - I'm a current/former resident or client

Morningside is an excellent organization who put their customers families first. They were very caring and understanding in a constantly changing family. There was good communication with timely responses.

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Top-rated Independent Living facilities in Richmond

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Sunrise at Bon Air

2105 Cranbeck Road, Richmond, VA 23235
9.6
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53 reviews
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Anonymous - I'm a loved one of a resident or client

Friendly atmosphere, felt like a family, other residents were so nice to Dad and us, the staff was with us to the end - some staff came in to pay their respects when Dad passed away. We appreciated their...

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The Barrington at Hioaks

350 Hioaks Rd, Richmond, VA 23225
9.3
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250 reviews
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Debra S. - I'm a loved one of a resident or client

She's very happy and active within the community. For the most part they are very friendly and engaging. Only downside is there is a lot of turnover, from higher leadership to staff and sometimes poor...

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Heritage Oaks

1100 German School Road, Richmond, VA 23225
9.1
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61 reviews
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Anonymous - I'm a current/former resident or client

My apartment, the grounds and layout, friendliness of the staff and residents, cost. Would I recommend the community to others? That would be their decision after seeing the place. I like it.

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Top cities in Virginia for independent living

8.7
Fairfax, VA
47 facilities
8.6
Arlington, VA
111 facilities
8.5
Leesburg, VA
14 facilities
8.5
Charlottesville, VA
17 facilities
8.1
Richmond, VA
68 facilities
7.9
Virginia Beach, VA
23 facilities

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