West Virginia has a current state population of 1,855,264 people, with 16.2% of that being seniors sixty-five years and older. Many seniors reside in assisted living facilities and communities in West Virginia regulated by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification. The average cost of assisted living in West Virginia is $3,070 but varies with senior care needs, amenities, as well as size and location of the facility. Popular assisted living facilities in the state of West Virginia include Charleston, Bridgeport, and Morgantown.

Assisted living facilities in West Virginia are known as assisted living residences and residential care communities. Assisted living residences are facilities within the state that are available to four or more residents with the purpose of providing personal assistance and supervision to residents who are dependent upon the services of others by reason of physical or mental impairment, and who may also require nursing care at a level that is not greater than limited and intermittent nursing care. A small assisted living residence has a bed capacity of four to sixteen and a large assisted living resident has a bed capacity of seventeen or more. A residential care community is a group of seventeen or more residential apartments, which are a part of a larger independent living community. The purpose of a residential care community is to provide personal assistance and supervision to residents who may require limited and intermittent nursing care, but are also capable of self-preservation and are not bedfast.

Assisted living facilities in West Virginia offer seniors a wide range of care services and programs that make up a great senior living community. SeniorCareHomes.Com can provide you with the best West Virginia assisted living residence and residential care community options based on your budget, location, and care needs. Detailed assisted living photos and facility information are available on to make the West Virginia assisted living search more convenient.

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