Find Senior Living & Care in Annandale, VA

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41,705

Population of Annandale

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7,130

Residents aged 65 and older in Annandale

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894

Senior Living & Care Options in Annandale

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$5,831/Month

Average cost of Senior Living & Care in the area.

Annandale, with a population of 41,705, is home to 7,130 residents aged 65 and older. The city offers 894 senior living and care options. The average monthly cost of senior living & care in the area is $5,831.

Getting around shapes daily life in Annandale, VA. Errands, appointments, and lunch with friends all start with a ride. Fairfax County's guide to transportation for older adults points to the Fairfax Connector buses. It also points to Metrobus and Metrorail, which run across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. For anyone weighing senior living in Annandale, VA, a car isn't the only way out the door.

The same county guide lists MetroAccess for disability and paratransit rides. Metro calls it a door-to-door shared-ride service for people who can't use its trains or buses for a trip. Riders need a MetroAccess ID, so it's smart to learn about it early.

Annandale, VA, has no city or town government. The Census counts it as a Census-designated place in Fairfax County, and the county provides the services residents rely on. Annandale, VA, falls in the county's Mason District, whose supervisor sits on the Board of Supervisors. The district's governmental center is at 6507 Columbia Pike. So when you look into a local program, the name to look for is Fairfax County.

Mason District Park, at 6621 Columbia Pike, makes an easy outing. It offers reservable picnic shelters, a large natural area, a hiking trail, tennis courts, and a refreshment stand. In summer, the park hosts a series called Spotlight by Starlight.

Plan for real seasons here. A NOAA weather station in Vienna, VA, puts January's average low at 23.4°F, well under freezing, based on 1991 to 2020 normals. The average July high there is 83.8°F. On any tour, it's fair to ask how staff keep outdoor paths safe when it freezes.

According to Medicare's hospital data, there's no hospital within Annandale, VA. Medicare's list does include Inova Fairfax Hospital, on Gallows Road in Falls Church, VA. Under Medicare's labels, the hospital counts as acute care, and its record shows emergency services. Put plainly, that's where sudden illness and injury get treated, and Inova says it's open 24 hours, every day of the week.

Below, you'll find one section per type of care, beginning at home care and finishing at nursing homes. Each wraps up with a few visit questions. Families pay nothing to browse the listings, and there's no login. You can reach the providers you like on your own.

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Annandale, VA at a Glance

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Fairfax County lists Fairfax Connector buses, Metro, and MetroAccess rides.
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Wakefield Senior Center shares the Audrey Moore RECenter on Braddock Road.
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Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA, lists emergency care 24 hours a day.
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Vienna, VA, station: January low 23.4°F, July high 83.8°F (NOAA, 1991 to 2020).

Independent Living & Active Adult Living in Annandale, Virginia

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Independent living in Annandale, VA, works for people who can look after themselves and simply want less house to keep up. Upkeep usually falls to staff in independent living communities and retirement communities. Many include dining, outings, and transportation in some form. What's in the package changes from place to place. Just as important is how easy it'll be to stay active outside the community. The Fairfax County Park Authority's Audrey Moore RECenter, in Wakefield Park on Braddock Road, lists swimming, an indoor gym, a pottery lab, and racquetball. It also lists fitness and wellness programs, and it keeps an accessibility page for visitors. For steady walking, the Park Authority names Mason District Park among its recommended accessible trails. That route is 2,136 feet of asphalt, measured round trip from the accessible parking space. The Park Authority says an accessible trail has a firm and stable surface. That matters for anyone using a cane or walker. Hidden Oaks Nature Center, at 7701 Royce Street, sits inside the 52-acre Annandale District Park. Visitors find live animal displays, exhibits, a pond, creeks, woodland trails, and gardens. From the main parking lot at the Packard Center, the Storybook Trail runs about 75 yards to the center. It's an ADA-certified paved path. Book lovers have the George Mason Regional Library, a Fairfax County Public Library branch at 7001 Little River Turnpike. During a visit, request a written breakdown of the monthly fee, including any extra charges. You could also check whether the community drives residents to shopping and medical visits, and how those rides get booked. It's good to know what changes if a resident's needs grow. Is assisted living part of the same campus? New residents settle in faster with a warm welcome, so ask how the community greets newcomers. Pets and guest rooms for visiting family are worth a question, too. Comparing a few independent living communities in Annandale, VA, with one list of questions keeps the answers easy to weigh.
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Assisted Living in Annandale, Virginia

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Assisted living in Annandale, VA, fits people who want their own apartment and also need hands-on help with everyday tasks. That help often covers bathing, getting dressed, medicines, and moving around safely. Compared with independent living, the big shift is staff on hand every day, working from each resident's own care plan. Assisted living doesn't offer the round-the-clock skilled nursing that a nursing home provides. Virginia gives families one helpful document to request. By state rule, every Virginia assisted living community owes a written disclosure statement, on a state form, to anyone thinking about moving in. It must arrive before admission and before any contract is signed. The community must also share it with anyone who asks. The statement spells out services, fees, the criteria for admission and discharge, staffing on each shift, and activities. It's a good idea to request it during your tour and read it before you sign. Then compare it with what you heard in person. You may want to know who judges how much support a resident gets, and how often staff revisit each plan. Ask who hands out medicine and how many staff are awake at night. It's fair to ask how fast staff respond when a resident presses a call button. Ask what's bundled into the base rate, and which charges climb as needs grow. Bring a notebook, so each answer stays tied to the right place. It helps to hear what staff do when someone falls or comes back from the hospital. Make sure to ask when family gets a call and whether residents may keep their own doctors and pharmacy. You might also ask how residents with different needs share activities, so no one sits out. Sitting in on a meal says a lot about the pace of the day and the way staff treat residents. Coming back at another hour, such as early evening, tells you even more. With each disclosure statement in hand, compare the assisted living communities in Annandale, VA, listed below. 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 Annandale, Virginia

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Memory care in Annandale, VA, serves people with Alzheimer's or a related dementia who need the protection of a secured setting. Caregivers there are typically trained in dementia care. Beyond the daily help assisted living gives, memory care adds a calmer routine, activities planned around dementia, and secured doors that help prevent wandering. Some communities also have a secured outdoor area, so ask whether there is one. Virginia calls a secured memory care unit a "safe, secure environment," and moving into one takes two written steps. First, an independent clinical psychologist or physician licensed in Virginia must assess the person in writing. Next, the community has to get written approval in a fixed order: the person moving in if able, then a guardian, then a relative, then an independent physician. On a tour, it's good to ask who will do the assessment and who will be asked to sign. You may also want to see both forms in advance. Fairfax County supports people caring for someone at home, too. The county lists free Dementia Caregiver Series webinars for family caregivers of someone with dementia. Its Volunteer Respite Program sends trained volunteers for up to six hours a month. They offer company and supervision, but no personal care. The county also has a dementia-friendly initiative. Its goal is a community where people with dementia and their care partners can take part in many activities. It also hopes they can live independently for as long as possible. It holds information sessions, too. When you visit memory care communities, make sure to ask how staff help on a day when a resident feels anxious or upset. It's useful to hear how changes in sleep and appetite are managed, and how often families get updates. Notice how staff talk with residents in everyday moments. You might ask to hear about an ordinary afternoon there, and how residents get fresh air. Use one set of dementia care questions for every memory care community near Annandale, VA, listed below.
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Long Term Care & Skilled Nursing in Annandale, Virginia

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Nursing homes in Annandale, VA, provide skilled nursing when medical needs outgrow assisted living and memory care. Those two settings focus on personal help and a steady routine. A nursing home adds licensed nurses at all hours, and residents can often get therapy without leaving the building. Some residents come for rehab after time in the hospital. Others live with a chronic illness that needs a nurse's attention each day. Of the three, it's the most clinical choice, and it fits when health needs lead. You can check any nursing home on Medicare's Care Compare before you go. Fairfax County's page for its Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program invites anyone weighing a long-term care setting. It also welcomes people who need help with a care issue or want to file a complaint. As you compare skilled nursing options around Annandale, VA, make sure to ask about weekend staffing and how each home prepares residents to go back home. 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 Annandale, Virginia

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Home care in Annandale, VA, brings a helper into the home for chores that now take more effort, such as bathing, dressing, cooking, and shopping. Some people book a couple of hours each week, and others book long daily shifts. Non-medical home care doesn't cover nursing treatment, so a nurse is a separate service when one is needed. It often suits someone who'd like to stay put and needs help only at planned times. Fairfax County offers some help directly. Its in-home care comes through two programs, and one begins with an assessment by a Department of Family Services social worker. The county also keeps a Home Care Registry of screened private caregivers who work on their own, outside an agency. Meals come through another program. The Fairfax Area Agency on Aging's Home Delivered Meals Program brings weekly meals to homebound adults over 60, or adults with a disability, who can't make their own meals. Besides Fairfax County, it serves people in the City of Falls Church and the City of Fairfax. Relatives who give most of the care can get a break, too. The county's Caregiver Respite offers up to six hours of respite a month through two programs. Even library books can come to the door. Fairfax County Public Library's Access Services delivers materials to people who can't visit a library because of age, disability, or frailty. Each county program sets its own eligibility, and a private agency often covers what's left. As you call the agencies below, it pays to ask how each one chooses who to send, and whether the same face shows up each time. Find out who covers a shift on short notice. Ask, too, whether there's a minimum visit length. It's good to know which supervisor is in charge and how often that person checks on the home. Make sure to ask about hiring checks and training, and whether a caregiver can run errands by car. Before calling, list the must-have tasks and which days each one comes up. Then each agency answers an identical list, and comparing them is simple. 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

Use the chart to see where Virginia's assisted living average falls against the nation's.

Our Virginia page also covers paying for care. These links open its matching parts: independent living costs, nursing home costs, assisted living costs, and home care costs.

Our Virginia page skips memory care costs for now. For memory care questions, the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, housed in Fairfax County's Department of Family Services, is a sensible first call.

Virginia -
$6,050
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$5,350

Local Resources for Older Adults in Annandale, VA

Fairfax County runs most of the programs older adults in Annandale, VA, use, with a few regional ones mixed in. The links below go to each program's page, so you can confirm details and eligibility before you reach out.

  • Fairfax Area Agency on Aging. Runs out of the county's Department of Family Services. Look here for meals, in-home care, and help for caregivers. Older Adults Services
  • Wakefield Senior Center. Fairfax County's senior center inside the Audrey Moore RECenter on Braddock Road. Wakefield Senior Center
  • Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. The regional ombudsman office whose area includes Fairfax County. Ombudsman program
  • Transportation for Older Adults. The county's roundup of Fairfax Connector, Metro, MetroAccess, and volunteer ride options. Transportation
  • George Mason Regional Library. The Fairfax County Public Library branch in Annandale, VA, on Little River Turnpike. Library locations
  • Hidden Oaks Nature Center. Animal displays, exhibits, and woodland trails in Annandale District Park, reached by a short paved trail. Hidden Oaks
  • Medicare Care Compare. Medicare's search tool for looking up and comparing nursing homes. Care Compare

Frequently Asked Questions

The Fairfax Area Agency on Aging serves Annandale, VA. Virginia's Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services lists it for Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and the City of Falls Church. It's part of Fairfax County's Department of Family Services. Its Adult and Aging Division helps older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers.

The division also has an Aging, Disability and Caregiver Resources line, open weekdays. It's a good place to start if you don't know which program fits. Jot down a few questions and the kind of help needed first, and one call can cover a lot.

Fastran is Fairfax County's specialized transportation for people in county human services programs. It serves residents of the City of Falls Church, the City of Fairfax, and Fairfax County. A program or agency must certify each rider first. Trips to and from Fairfax County senior centers are set up through the centers only.

The county's transportation page also lists volunteer rides to medical appointments. They come from a network of local nonprofit volunteer ride programs for older adults. As you tour communities, you might ask whether they run their own shuttle and how it works alongside these county options.

Begin by reading through the assisted living communities listed here. Then tour at least two with the same questions in hand. Also keep the local ombudsman office in mind. Virginia's ombudsman listing names the Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, staffed from Fairfax County government offices, as the local office for Fairfax County.

Its coverage also includes the City of Alexandria, Arlington County, the City of Fairfax, the City of Falls Church, and Loudoun County. In the end, the strongest match is the community that meets daily needs, fits the budget, and makes visits easy for family and friends. Notes written right after each tour keep one visit from blurring into the next.

Fairfax County's Wakefield Senior Center is in Annandale, VA. It shares the Audrey Moore RECenter building at 8100 Braddock Road. County senior centers offer social, educational, and enrichment programs for adults 50 and over. Membership is open to people 50 and older who meet the county's requirements, and meals and transportation options are available.

Members aren't limited to one center. They can attend programs at any Fairfax County senior center, and each one has its own mix of activities. If you're touring senior living in the area, ask whether residents take part in senior center programs and how they get there.

Yes. Northern Virginia Community College has its Annandale Campus here, with academic programs, workforce classes, events, and the Ernst Community Cultural Center. Through NOVA's senior citizen program, Virginia residents of at least one year who are 60 or older can audit credit classes free of charge, regardless of income.

The Code of Virginia sets the limits. A senior citizen may audit up to three credit courses a term, for any number of terms. There's no tuition or fee except fees for course materials, such as lab fees. It's a low-key way to keep learning, so it may help to ask NOVA which classes are open to auditors while you compare places to live.

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Sources, checked Oct. 13, 2026: Fairfax County Mason District, U.S. Census Bureau place list, Fairfax County senior centers, Wakefield Senior Center, Fairfax County Park Authority, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Fairfax County Older Adults Services, Fairfax County Home Delivered Meals, Fairfax County In-Home Care, Fairfax County Caregiver Respite, Fairfax County Dementia Resources, Virginia ombudsman listing, Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Fairfax County Transportation for Older Adults, Metro, Fairfax County Fastran, Mason District Park, Fairfax County accessible trails, Hidden Oaks Nature Center, Fairfax County Public Library, Fairfax County Public Library Access Services, Northern Virginia Community College, NOVA senior citizens, Code of Virginia 23.1-640, CMS hospital data, Inova Fairfax Hospital, NOAA climate normals, Virginia disclosure rule, 22VAC40-73-50, Virginia assessment rule, 22VAC40-73-1090, and Virginia approval rule, 22VAC40-73-1100.