Find Senior Living & Care in Henrico, VA

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335,744

Population of Henrico

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56,918

Residents aged 65 and older in Henrico

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241

Senior Living & Care Options in Henrico

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$5,831/Month

Average cost of Senior Living & Care in the area.

Henrico, with a population of 335,744, is home to 56,918 residents aged 65 and older. The city offers 241 senior living and care options. The average monthly cost of senior living & care in the area is $5,831.

Henrico, VA, is a county, and that shapes how daily life works here. No incorporated towns sit inside its borders. The Census lists only Census designated places, such as Glen Allen, VA, Highland Springs, VA, Lakeside, VA, and Short Pump, VA. So the County handles the programs a town hall would run somewhere else.

That county role turns up in an ordinary week of senior living in Henrico, VA. Henrico Recreation and Parks runs free Open Access Pass programs on a recurring basis at the Belmont, Deep Run, and Eastern Henrico Recreation Centers. Bridge, canasta, mahjong, pinochle, a tea guild, and Golden Angels are all on the list. To join in, you stop by a center for a pass.

The County also has its own Advocate for the Aging's Office. It serves residents 60 and older, plus their families and caregivers, with information, referrals, and help for caregivers. With one county office to ask, it's simpler to learn what's out there.

Even local names come with county stories. The County explains that Short Pump, VA, took its name from a tavern well with an unusually short pump handle.

The County puts its size at about 245 square miles. It borders the City of Richmond and the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, and New Kent. Interstates 95 and 64 both cross it, and Richmond International Airport lies inside the county.

Weather readings come from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals at the Richmond International Airport station. There, January's average low is 28.8°F, a few degrees below freezing. July's average high climbs to 89.5°F. Gloves and a scarf earn their keep in winter, while summer errands suit the cooler morning hours.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital, on Skipwith Road, is in Henrico County. Medicare's hospital data gives it an acute care label and marks emergency services as available. The hospital calls itself a community hospital with an emergency room open 24/7. For residents, that means hospital and emergency care without leaving Henrico County.

The sections below start with care at home and end with nursing homes, and each one closes with visit questions. Browsing the listings costs nothing, no login is needed, and you can contact any provider yourself.

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Henrico, VA at a Glance

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The County's Advocate for the Aging's Office serves residents 60 and older.
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Free card games, clubs, and a tea guild meet at county recreation centers.
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Henrico Doctors' Hospital lists a 24/7 emergency room.
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Airport station: January low 28.8°F, July high 89.5°F (NOAA, 1991 to 2020).

Independent Living & Active Adult Living in Henrico, Virginia

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Independent living in Henrico, VA, draws people who look after themselves fine but are tired of gutters, lawns, and leaky faucets. Taking that upkeep off residents' hands is the usual promise of independent living communities and retirement communities. Many also fold in meals, social plans, and transportation. No two communities bundle these the same, so it's wise to read each contract slowly. Life beyond the front door matters just as much, and the County's recreation centers give a week some structure. Henrico Recreation and Parks lists free Senior Wellness and Senior Balance and Core classes at its Belmont, Deep Run, Dorey, and Eastern Henrico Recreation Centers. The balance class builds the muscles behind balance and posture, with fall and injury prevention in mind. Chair Yoga for Resilience suits anyone who can't or would rather not practice on the floor, since a chair is there for support. A Tai Chi class is open to all fitness levels. Each class needs a Group Exercise Access Pass. The County's Senior Recreation and Fitness Coordinator can answer questions. For a slower day, Echo Lake Park in Glen Allen, VA, has a large fishing lake with a fishing pier, a picnic shelter, and a half-mile nature trail. A slow loop of the trail and a seat by the water can fill a morning. On tours, asking for the fee schedule in writing, with every add-on spelled out, saves surprises. It's good to find out if the community's van stops at grocery stores, clinics, and the recreation centers. You might also learn what extra support residents can get if health shifts, and whether assisted living would mean moving buildings. Flipping through a recent month's calendar reveals whether residents help plan the events. Pets, an overnight room for out-of-town relatives, and the way a new resident is welcomed are fair topics as well. One shared checklist, carried to each independent living community in Henrico, VA, brings the differences into focus.
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Assisted Living in Henrico, Virginia

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Assisted living in Henrico, VA, gives residents their own apartment and staff on site who pitch in every day. That help might cover bathing, dressing, medicine reminders, or a steadying hand on the way to the dining room. A written care plan for each person guides the work, and that plan marks the big shift from independent living. Skilled nursing at every hour belongs to nursing homes, and assisted living doesn't provide it. It also helps to know Virginia's route for a problem after move-in. The Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) suggests raising a concern with the community first. If that doesn't resolve it, the local ombudsman is the next stop. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) also takes complaints about licensed or unlicensed assisted living through an online form. VDSS cautions that the form isn't secure or confidential and won't bring a personal reply. For Henrico County, the state's ombudsman listing names The Span Center's program as the local office. The Span Center says that program offers free, confidential information and support to people living in Henrico County nursing homes and assisted living. Tucking the program's name into the move-in folder saves a search later. On tours, you may want to hear who sets the level of care and how often it's rechecked. It's good to ask who hands out medicines, how many aides work overnight, and what a typical call-button wait looks like. A list of charges that could be added as care increases is a fair request. Make sure to ask how staff respond when a resident falls, and when a family member gets a phone call. Residents keeping their own doctor and pharmacy is another point to settle. Lunch in the dining room and a second stop at a different hour fill in what one tour can't. Side by side, those notes make it far simpler to tell the assisted living choices in Henrico, VA, apart. The average price of care for Assisted Living in the area is $5,869 - $6,232 per month.
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Memory Care in Henrico, Virginia

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Memory care in Henrico, VA, is built for adults with Alzheimer's or a similar memory illness. It suits someone who needs closer daily support from caregivers trained in dementia. Beyond the help assisted living gives, it adds a calmer daily rhythm, activities designed around memory loss, and often secured exits to keep residents from wandering off. Some communities also have an enclosed outdoor area, so it's good to ask. Virginia sets minimum dementia training for staff in a secured dementia unit, which its rule calls a safe, secure unit. The administrator must complete at least 12 hours within three months. Direct care staff in the unit need at least 10 hours within four months. Other staff who have contact with residents need two hours in their first month. Those figures make a concrete tour question: what training have the aides finished, and who taught it? Help for family caregivers is available here, too. The Span Center's caregiver support program offers support groups, including groups focused on Alzheimer's and related dementias. It also offers education and short-term respite. Its respite voucher reimburses eligible caregivers who hire a respite provider of their choice. That break can matter while a family is still deciding about a move. On each visit, a useful question is what staff do first for a resident who turns uneasy as the day winds down. You might learn how changes in sleep or appetite get spotted and shared with family. Notice the small moments between staff and residents in hallways and at meals. A walk-through of a usual afternoon, time outdoors included, reveals a lot. Some families also ask what kind of change would make staff suggest a higher level of care, and how much notice they'd give. Stopping by again near dinnertime fills in the rest of the picture. One printed list of dementia questions, used at every memory care community near Henrico, VA, keeps comparisons fair.
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Long Term Care & Skilled Nursing in Henrico, Virginia

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Nursing homes in Henrico, VA, center on skilled nursing. They're meant for health needs that go beyond the personal help and routine of assisted living or memory care. The medical side is what changes. A licensed nurse is always on the schedule, and therapy often happens down the hall rather than across town. Some people move in for a short rehab stretch after surgery or an illness. Others stay for years because a chronic condition calls for nursing each day. Among the three settings, it's the most clinical, so it fits when medical care has to come first. Medicare's Care Compare lets anyone search nursing homes before booking a visit. A few set questions make comparing skilled nursing in Henrico, VA, easier. You might ask how each home staffs evenings and weekends, how therapy sessions are planned, and who sits down with families to talk about care. A single page of notes per home keeps the skilled nursing listings below straight. The average price of care for Long Term Care in the area is $9,441 - $10,025 per month.
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Home Care in Henrico, Virginia

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In Henrico, VA, home care sends a helper to the house for the chores that have turned into a struggle. That might mean showering, getting dressed, fixing lunch, folding laundry, or picking up groceries. One household might set up two short visits a week, and another might want help from breakfast until dinner. Because this is non-medical help, wound care or shots come from a nurse through a separate service. It tends to suit a person whose house still works and who only needs a hand with certain jobs. Even one weekly visit can lighten the load. It can also give a family caregiver regular time off, and a few short shifts make an easy trial run before adding hours. The Span Center, which is the Area Agency on Aging serving the county, runs two programs that can sit next to paid help. Its Home Delivered Meals program brings meals to homebound adults 60 and older in Henrico County who can't prepare meals themselves. Friendship Cafés suit people who still get around independently. They're neighborhood gathering places for adults 60 and older living in private homes, and each one serves a midday meal. One Henrico County location is the County's Deep Run Recreation Center. A standing lunch date with neighbors gives a week at home something to plan around. Hiring an agency goes better with a few questions prepared. One is how the agency matches a caregiver to the person, and who steps in if that caregiver is out. You might ask whether a two-hour visit is allowed or whether visits run longer by rule. It's also smart to hear how often a supervisor drops in, and which background checks happen before a first shift. If a caregiver will run errands, find out whose car gets used. You may want to know what the agency changes when someone returns from a hospital stay with new needs. With a sheet of chores by weekday in hand, every agency below offering home care in Henrico, VA, gets measured against the same week. The average price of Home Health services in the area is $31 - $33 per hour.
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Compare Assisted Living Costs in Virginia

Here, the chart shows where Virginia's assisted living cost lands beside the U.S. figure.

Prices and payment options across Virginia are laid out by type of care on our state page. Start with its assisted living section, and from there open nursing homes, home care, or independent living.

No separate memory care figures appear on our Virginia page so far. Henrico County's Advocate for the Aging's Office, part of the County's Older Adult Services, keeps dementia and caregiver resource lists and can field memory care questions.

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$6,050
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$5,350

Local Resources for Older Adults in Henrico, VA

Because Henrico, VA, has no town governments, county and regional groups carry most of the load. Follow a link to check current details and who qualifies before you visit or call.

  • Advocate for the Aging's Office. Henrico County's office serving people 60 and older, along with family members and caregivers, through Older Adult Services. Older Adult Services
  • The Span Center. The regional aging agency for Henrico County, with meals, ride help, and caregiver support. The Span Center
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Free, confidential support from The Span Center for people in nursing homes or assisted living. Ombudsman program
  • GRTC CARE. ADA paratransit within GRTC's bus service area, with rides booked a day ahead. CARE paratransit
  • Henrico Recreation and Parks. Free senior fitness classes, from balance work to Tai Chi, at county recreation centers. Fitness and Wellness
  • Henrico County Public Library. Nine libraries, plus a mobile library that visits senior communities. Seniors
  • Medicare Care Compare. Look up and compare nursing homes through Medicare. Care Compare

Frequently Asked Questions

Henrico, VA, falls under The Span Center, formerly Senior Connections. DARS, Virginia's aging department, lists The Span Center for planning and service area 15. That area takes in Henrico County, the City of Richmond, and Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent, and Powhatan counties.

The Span Center describes itself as the Capital Area Agency on Aging, a nonprofit. It says most of its services come at no cost to people who qualify. Its Information & Referral program answers questions from older adults and caregivers. It links them to help such as support groups, respite and adult day care, home care providers, housing, nutrition, and transportation.

Two services stand out. GRTC's CARE paratransit gives ADA origin-to-destination rides within GRTC's fixed route area, up to three-quarters of a mile from its bus lines. The Span Center's Ride Connection gives eligible adults 60 and older up to two round trips a month to medical appointments. It asks riders to book at least seven days ahead.

CARE eligibility rests on functional ability, not age or diagnosis. Still, GRTC says riders 80 and older automatically qualify for an ADA paratransit photo ID card. CARE and CARE Plus trips need booking at least a day ahead, by phone, email, fax, online, or GRTC's app. The optional CARE On-Demand service can be booked as little as an hour ahead. On tours, you might ask which of these rides current residents lean on.

Start by naming the help that's needed day to day, and only then compare communities. Henrico County's Older Adult Services page points people to The Span Center and 211 Virginia for information and referral. The County also keeps lists of dementia, Alzheimer's, and caregiver resources. A conversation with one of those sources can sharpen what to look for on tours.

Next, choose three or so assisted living communities from this page's listings. Carry an identical question sheet to each, with room for notes on care plans, overnight staffing, and pricing. The ombudsman program described above under assisted living is good to have on hand. Writing impressions down the same day stops one tour from blurring into another.

Cheswick Park, on Forest Avenue, is a good place to begin. The County calls it the oldest neighborhood park in Henrico County, with picnic shelters, about a mile of walking trails, an outdoor fitness area, and a playground. The County also has outdoor exercise equipment along trails at Bethlehem, Cheswick, Deep Run, Dorey, Highland Gardens, and Twin Hickory Parks.

Those trailside stations make it easy to mix a few exercises into a regular walk. A picnic shelter can turn a morning stroll into lunch with family. On tours, you might find out which of these parks residents already use and how they get there.

Yes. Under the Code of Virginia, a senior citizen may audit as many as three courses offered for academic credit each term at a public college. Auditors pay no tuition or fees beyond course-materials charges, as long as admission rules are met and space allows. Reynolds Community College's Parham Road Campus is in Henrico County, one mile west of I-95.

The campus offers college transfer programs in the liberal arts and a range of technical programs. The state rule sets no cap on how many terms someone can audit. Each school handles its own admission steps, so checking with the college ahead of a term clears things up. Classes can add structure and new faces to a week.

The Henrico County Public Library has five area libraries and four branch libraries. Its Mobile Library Service van visits Henrico County senior communities each month. It brings three to five carts of large type books, magazines, DVDs, and audiobooks. The library suggests checking with the activities director to see whether the van stops at a given community.

Area libraries include the Fairfield Area Library and the Varina Area Library. Branches include the Glen Allen Branch Library and the Sandston Branch Library. The Tuckahoe Area Library is on Starling Drive. A library card can keep a familiar routine going after a move.

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Sources, checked Oct. 15, 2026: Henrico County About Us, U.S. Census Bureau place list, Henrico County Names and Places, CMS hospital data, Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, The Span Center, The Span Center Information & Referral, The Span Center Home Delivered Meals, The Span Center Friendship Cafés, The Span Center Caregiver Support, Henrico County Older Adult Services, Virginia ombudsman listing, The Span Center Long-Term Care Ombudsman, GRTC CARE paratransit, The Span Center Ride Connection, Henrico Recreation and Parks Fitness and Wellness, Henrico Recreation and Parks Open Access Pass Programs, Cheswick Park, Echo Lake Park, Henrico County Public Library locations, Henrico County Public Library seniors, Code of Virginia 23.1-640, Reynolds Community College locations, NOAA climate normals, VDSS complaints, DARS solving problems, and Virginia dementia training rule, 22VAC40-73-1140.