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Overview of Harper’s Station at Gainesville

Harper’s Station at Gainesville offers assisted living, independent living, memory care, and respite care in Gainesville, VA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while a resident keeps a private living space, while independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

With four care levels available, Harper’s Station at Gainesville may suit a resident whose needs could change over time because care can continue within the community. The community has 85 beds. Jamie Dell serves as the administrator.

Restaurant-style dining offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a variety of options, while the heated swimming pool and beauty salon or barber provide on-site recreation and grooming services. Scheduled transportation is available for planned trips, and rehabilitation services are available for residents who need therapy. Pets are allowed, so residents may bring a pet when moving in.

A Walk Score of 42 places the area in a car-dependent setting, meaning most errands require a car or a ride. A resident who no longer drives would need transportation for those errands.

Overview of St. Mary’s Woods

St. Mary’s Woods offers assisted living, independent living, and respite care in Richmond, VA. Independent living provides an apartment with community services and no daily care, while assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication. Respite care provides a short stay for someone who needs temporary support while a usual caregiver travels or recovers.

Having independent living and assisted living on the same campus can suit a resident whose care needs may grow over time without requiring a move to another community. The community has 133 beds, and its independent living apartments give residents a private living space within the community.

St. Mary’s Woods opened in 1988 and offers the Care & Wellness program. Ms. Jotanya S Belton serves as the administrator.

Overview of Viva Senior Living at Stafford

Cherish every moment of your retirement at Viva Senior Living at Stafford, a distinct community in Stafford, VA, offering assisted living and memory care. Those with cognitive conditions enjoy the highest quality of care from a kind and highly trained team available around the clock. Purposely designed and spacious accommodations are provided in a nurturing and welcoming environment to ensure residents’ comfort and safety.

Residents will not run out of things to do with a thoughtfully curated calendar of stimulating programs and enriching activities that aim to keep them active and socially connected. Fostering comfort, delicious and healthy dining options are served to satisfy their dietary needs and preferences. Medication management and transportation services are available for residents’ convenience. This community is a great option for those looking to maintain independence in their golden years.

Starting Price $4,300/Month Pricing updated on May 18th, 2026

Overview of Brightview Dulles Corner

Situated in the quiet community of Herndon, VA, the Brightview Dulles Corner is an idyllic senior living community providing independent living, assisted living, and memory care services. Cozy and beautifully appointed accommodations are available for its residents. With a competent and empathetic team, this community offers high-quality and innovative memory care services for those with cognitive conditions like dementia.

Having top-of-the-line amenities and services, residents can enjoy chef-prepared meals, a beauty salon, an art studio, a fitness room, and complimentary transportation. Meet new friends by visiting its common spaces like the courtyards and outdoor gardens. Engage in diverse programs and activities to further enhance social engagement and life enrichment. At Brightview Dulles Corner, seniors are assured of a wondrous living experience.

Overview of Brightview Fair Oaks

Brightview Fair Oaks in Fairfax, VA, functions as a multi-level senior living community, providing independent living, assisted living, and memory care on one campus. Independent living offers private residences paired with community amenities without hands-on care. Assisted living assists with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, and managing medications, while memory care features a secured setting with structured supervision for residents living with memory loss or dementia.

Housing 92 beds, the community offers studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom layouts suitable for single occupants or couples. Daily amenities include multiple dining venues serving chef-prepared meals, an on-site fitness center, a salon, a library, a movie theater, and a billiards area. Scheduled activities run through the Bright Minds Program, pet-friendly housing policies are available, and temporary respite care stays accommodate short-term recovery or caregiver relief.

Interested individuals looking for short-term or long-term senior living arrangements in Fairfax can connect with Brightview Fair Oaks to request floor plans or arrange a campus tour.

Overview of Hermitage Roanoke

Hermitage Roanoke offers assisted living, Continuing Care Retirement Community services, and independent living in Roanoke, VA. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while the resident keeps an apartment. The range of care options may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since the community offers more than one care option without requiring a move to a different community.

Hermitage Roanoke is in the Fairview neighborhood, opened in 1964, and has 120 beds. Housing includes one bedroom and two bedroom layouts. A two bedroom layout can suit two people moving together, while a one bedroom layout provides space for one resident. Dining includes restaurant quality meals, varied menu options, and accommodations for special dietary needs. Rehabilitation services are also available for residents who need them. A Walk Score of 32 places the area in a car dependent band, so most errands require a car or a ride. Pets are allowed, and Michael Davis serves as the administrator.

Overview of Ashleigh at Lansdowne Independent & Assisted Living Community

Ashleigh at Lansdowne Independent & Assisted Living Community in Leesburg, VA, offers assisted living, independent living, memory care, and respite care. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while the resident keeps a private living space; independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care. Memory care is provided in a secured setting with supervision, while respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

Several care levels are available on one campus, so the community may be a good fit for a resident whose needs could grow over time without requiring a move to another community. Residents can spend time in the game room, salon, courtyards, RUI FIT Gym, outdoor dining areas, and scenic walking trails, with places for recreation, personal care, exercise, meals, and outdoor activity. Pets are allowed, so a resident may be able to bring a pet when moving in, and the area’s Walk Score of 84 means most errands can be done on foot, allowing a resident who no longer drives to still get out independently; Ms. Angela Whitlock serves as the administrator.

Overview of Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg

Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg offers assisted living, independent living, memory care, home care, hospice care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing in Lynchburg, VA. The community opened in 1980. This range of care options can suit a resident whose needs may change over time, allowing families to consider different forms of support within one Life Plan Community.

Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while a resident maintains a degree of independence. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone living with dementia. Nursing home and skilled nursing care provide nursing support for residents with more complex medical needs, while hospice care focuses on comfort near the end of life.

Home care allows support to be delivered in a person’s residence. Rehabilitation services and short term rehab provide a temporary care period focused on recovery rather than long term residence, and respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time to travel, recover, or manage another obligation. Medicare and private pay are accepted: Medicare can apply to short term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay, while private pay uses the family’s funds directly.

Total nurse staffing is 6h 59m per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated per resident. Lori Sweeney is the administrator, and Sean Huyett is the director.

Overview of The Village at Orchard Ridge

The Village at Orchard Ridge offers nursing home and skilled nursing care, assisted living, home care, independent living, memory care, and respite care in Winchester, VA. Nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing on site around the clock, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, and memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

Home care provides support in a person’s own residence, while respite care offers a short stay for a family caregiver who needs to travel or recover. With several care levels, the community may be a good fit for a resident whose needs grow over time because moving to another level can happen without leaving the community. Melissa Sellers serves as the administrator.

The community has 47 beds, placing it in the smaller-community range where staff and residents get to know each other. Total nurse staffing is 5h 6m per resident per day, representing the daily nurse staffing time allocated per resident. Payment options are Medicare and private pay; Medicare covers short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence, while private pay means paying directly.

A pool gives residents an on-site option for aquatic activity, and rehabilitation services are available for residents who need therapy as part of their care. Pets are allowed, so a resident can bring a pet when moving in. A Walk Score of 92 / 100 places the area in the walker’s paradise band, meaning daily errands do not require a car and a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently.

Overview of Arleigh Burke Pavilion at Vinson Hall Retirement Community

The Arleigh Burke Pavilion at Vinson Hall Retirement Community occupies a moderately walkable stretch of Kirby Road in McLean, Virginia, at 1739 Kirby Rd. Administrator Ms. Analisse Vasquez Soto oversees a 32-bed facility that covers a wide range of care levels: nursing home care, assisted living, memory care, home care, independent living, and respite stays, all on one campus. Floor plans run from studios to two-bedroom units.

With 19 of 32 beds currently filled, the occupancy rate sits at 59%. Residents stay an average of 73 days, which puts this squarely in short-stay rehabilitation territory for most. Nursing care totals 5 hours and 32 minutes per resident per day, with registered nurses providing 54 minutes of that time and nurse aides contributing 2 hours and 53 minutes. Staffing runs 24 hours. The facility accepts Medicare and private pay.

On the dining side, residents have three options: The Penthouse Dining Room, The Bistro, and the Café. State inspections have tended to center on medication management and care planning and documentation.

At 32 beds with a 73-day average stay and a care model that spans independent living through skilled nursing, Arleigh Burke Pavilion functions primarily as a short-stay rehabilitation setting embedded within a broader continuum of care in one of Northern Virginia’s more established retirement communities.