Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House
4916 West Norfolk Rd., Portsmouth, VA 23703
"I visited Churchland House and checked out their rooms. It's not as upscale as the other facility I visited, but it was...
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4916 West Norfolk Rd., Portsmouth, VA 23703
"I visited Churchland House and checked out their rooms. It's not as upscale as the other facility I visited, but it was...
6403 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23505
"I toured Karolwood Gardens Norfolk. I like the size of those particular rooms that they're able to show us. It's a more...
1012 Justis St, Chesapeake, VA 23325
"The service at Indian River Residential Care Community is wonderful because this is a facility that all the people there...
5871 Harbour View Blvd., Suffolk, VA 23435
"My dad is at Harmony at Harbour View. The community is great. They seem to be doing well with him and they get him to...
649 Copper Kettle Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23464
"Look no further for an assisted living facility for a loved one. The owner and staff are very caring and treat my mom...
651 River Walk Pkwy., Chesapeake, VA 23320
"The staff was amazing. It’s a very large, very nice, and well-kept community. I could see everybody who works there...
890 Poplar Hall Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502
"My husband has moved into Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall. I just liked the building itself, being it was an...
361 Great Bridge Blvd, Chesapeake, VA 23320
"My mom moved into Bickford of Chesapeake in November. The facility is beautiful and brand new. It just opened in May...
1324 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23320
"Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Manor is really beautiful. It's in a nice wooded area. It has a big lake in front of...
1508 Volvo Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23320
"We liked Chesapeake Place Senior Living, because of the proximity to my house and also the price. It's very, very nice...
301 Clearfield Avenue, Chesapeake, VA 23320
"Do not look any further for a forever home for your loved one. I am blown away with Harmony at Oakbrooke. The facility...
5620 Wesleyan Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
"The staff at The Gardens of Virginia Beach have been helpful and caring towards me. I continue to see staff handle the...
5417 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
"Very clean. Staff was extremely friendly and attentive. "
4724 Skip jack Ct, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
"My father is going to go to Serenity Care of Virginia for two weeks. Everything was good. The staff was knowledgeable...
2077 S. Independence Boulevard , Virginia Beach, VA 23453
"It was very high class and enormous. It was the most expensive of the places we visited. Everybody was nice. There was...
3751 Sentara Way, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
"This is a wonderful, caring, clean facility that takes care of Mom four times a week. I can't say enough about the care...

226 Chapel Street, Hampton, VA 23669
"First Choice Assisted Living II was a nice place. It's clean. The staff was friendly. I felt comfortable there. The room...
1030 Topping Lane, Hampton, VA 23666
"My dad moved to Commonwealth Senior Living at Hampton. They were very attentive to him. He was difficult because he was...
2629 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23456
"I love Bickford of Virginia Beach. That place just really impressed me. It was very nice and the people were great. The...
845 First Colonial Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451
"We toured First Colonial Inn, and we like that facility. It was very good. They had the common area and everything else...
Assisted Living
Teresa
5.0
Review of Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House
We went to see Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House and toured their assisted living facility for my sister. I was impressed with it. My daughter was with me, and we both thought it was...
Assisted Living
Margaret
4.0
Review of Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House
I stayed at Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House for four weeks. I like the meals. They were nicely served. The food was good. The staff members were attentive, but they were not too...
Assisted Living
Dorothy
4.0
Review of Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House
Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House is my least favorite of everything I've seen. It was expensive. It was not as updated as some of the others for the price point that they gave. The...
Assisted living averages $4,690 in Portsmouth, making care $190 more expensive in the city than the national average but $560 less than Virginia's norm. Although Lynchburg has a slightly cheaper assisted living rate of $4,625, other locations in the state are typically more expensive than Portsmouth. Care only costs approximately 4.5% more in Richmond, but seniors can expect to pay up to 19.3% more in Blacksburg. Harrisonburg is also very expensive, with assisted living costing nearly 21.8% more than in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth
$4,690
Virginia
$5,250
United States
$4,500
Richmond
$4,901
Lynchburg
$4,625
Blacksburg
$5,595
Harrisonburg
$5,711
Assisted living costs $4,690 per month in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth residents may qualify for an auxiliary grant to help with assisted living, especially if they receive SSI. Seniors may also be eligible for the CCC Plus Waiver, which helps fund agency-directed personal care services.
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Assisted Living in Virginia page.
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for assisted living, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance assisted living costs include:
For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in Virginia page.
Assisted living costs $4,690 in Portsmouth, but seniors can choose from several other types of care that may fit their needs. Adult day care is the cheapest option, costing $3,000 less than assisted living. In comparison, a semiprivate room in a nursing home is very costly, as rates typically average $3,720 more than assisted living. In-home care and home health care, which serve as alternatives to assisted living and nursing home care, respectively, both cost just $77 more than assisted living, benefiting seniors who don't want to move into a communal residence.
In-Home Care
$4,767
Home Health Care
$4,767
Adult Day Health Care
$1,690
Assisted Living Facility
$4,690
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$8,410
Note: Data for Portsmouth was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Virginia Beach, was used instead
Portsmouth and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in an assisted living community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.
To see a list of free assisted living resources in Portsmouth, please visit our Assisted Living in Virginia page.
Portsmouth Assisted Living Communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all Assisted Living facilities in Virginia are required to follow. Visit our Assisted Living in Virginia page for more information about these laws.