Senior care in Hampton, Virginia

What senior care is licensed in Hampton, Virginia?

State and federal rosters list 5 assisted living facilities (289 licensed beds), 4 certified nursing homes (466 beds), 1 home health agency, 0 hospices and 2 licensed adult day centers with an address in Hampton, as of October 28, 2026.

Hampton is an independent city in the Peninsula part of Hampton Roads, about 13 miles in a straight line from downtown Norfolk. One of its 5 assisted living facilities runs a secure dementia unit.

What is it like to arrange senior care in Hampton?

Hampton is home to Langley Air Force Base, Fort Monroe and the Hampton VA Medical Center, and its senior population reflects that: a high share of veterans and military retirees, many of whom already use VA care on Emancipation Drive. Sentara CarePlex near Coliseum Central is the city's civilian hospital. Neighborhoods like Phoebus, Wythe and Fox Hill have long-time owners who aged in place in the same houses they bought decades ago.

For families, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the dividing line. A Hampton parent with children in Norfolk or Virginia Beach is technically close, but the tunnel turns many visits into an hour. Many Hampton families decide to keep a parent on the Peninsula -- in Hampton, Newport News or Poquoson -- so the visiting daughter or son crosses the water, not the person who needs the care.

Which parts of Hampton do families usually search?

Families in Hampton tend to describe their search by neighborhood -- Phoebus, Fox Hill, Buckroe, Wythe, Coliseum Central, Willow Oaks, Northampton and Downtown Hampton -- because the drive for the person visiting most often matters as much as the building.

The nearest other localities by straight-line distance are Poquoson (6 mi), Newport News (8 mi), Norfolk (13 mi), Portsmouth (14 mi). Water crossings can make those numbers misleading, so time the drive at the hour you would actually visit.

Which assisted living facilities are licensed in Hampton?

These 5 facilities hold a current Virginia Department of Social Services assisted living license in Hampton; capacity is the licensed maximum, not current occupancy.

Inspection histories for each are on the Hampton assisted living page.

Which nursing homes in Hampton have CMS star ratings?

4 nursing homes in Hampton appear in the CMS provider file; the ratings below are CMS's own overall and staffing stars.

Where can Hampton families get free help with aging services?

Peninsula Agency on Aging (PAA) (Planning and Service Area 21) is the area agency on aging for Hampton: 757-873-0541. It is the starting point for care coordination, caregiver support, insurance counseling and meal and transportation programs.

Long-term care ombudsman: Bay Aging Long-Term Care Ombudsman Regional Office (Williamsburg office), 757-808-5275. Auxiliary Grant applications, Medicaid long-term care screenings and Adult Protective Services run through the Hampton department of social services (some localities call it human services); the statewide APS hotline is (888) 832-3858. PACE: InnovAge Virginia PACE - Newport News, 439 Oriana Road, Newport News, 757-234-8100.

Which hospitals do Hampton seniors use?

Hospitals in or serving Hampton include Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Hampton VA Medical Center. Discharge planners at these hospitals are often the first people to raise assisted living or a skilled nursing stay with a family.

If a hospital stay is the trigger, confirm whether your parent was admitted as an inpatient or kept under observation; Medicare's skilled nursing benefit depends on it. See what to do with a short discharge window.