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Assisted living costs in Sassafras average about $4,125 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 52 communities in Sassafras. Our detailed directory has 378 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses.

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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My friend moved here and we have heard they liked it. He is no longer at the community, but his wife still is and seems to be very happy with it. They have activities available, which I have heard are good....
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Our assisted living programs have become increasingly popular because they combine professional care with homelike surroundings, reasonable cost, attractive private or semiprivate apartments, and well balanced programs of events and activities. We provide both nurses and around-the-clock...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Chateau Grove SL Inc.Chateau Grove is a senior living center in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia. It’s conveniently located just off of Interstate Highway 64. Chateau Grove has a lovely Tudor architectural style which gives it a warm and welcoming feel. The grounds are beautifully kept...
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I like this community for the care that my father received here. The staff were caring and always professional in the care that was. The meals were outstanding. We would highly recommend the care of this...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Wyngate at Rivers Edge is an assisted living community located in the serene village of Proctorville, Ohio within Lawrence County. Proctorville offers Wyngate Rivers Edge residents a hometown feeling with local eateries and fun outdoor amenities to keep minds with dementia occupied. Our...
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We are very pleased with the staff at this community. They are encouraging and helpful. My wife has just started to get involved in some of the daily activities. I have eaten here and I think the food is on...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Our assisted living programs have become increasingly popular because they combine professional care with homelike surroundings, reasonable cost, attractive private or semiprivate apartments, and well balanced programs of events and activities. We provide both nurses and around-the-clock...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Edgewood SummitEdgewood Summit, Inc. is a West Virginia non-profit corporation organized in 1990 for the sole purpose of developing, owning and operating the Edgewood Summit senior living community located in Charleston, West Virginia. Edgewood Summit, Inc. is a subsidiary of ABH, Inc., which is...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Trinity Station Retirement Community
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of assisted living in Sassafras, WV

The average cost of senior living in Sassafras is $4,125 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Vienna, WV with an average of $3,433 per month.

Assisted living costs in Sassafras, WV, vs. nearby cities

Sassafras, WV
$4,125/mo
$4,141/mo

Assisted living costs in Sassafras, WV, vs. state and national averages

Sassafras, WV
$4,125/mo
U.S. national average
$4,698/mo

Assisted living costs in Sassafras, WV, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$4,125/mo
$4,136/mo

Assisted living costs in Sassafras, WV, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,524/mo
Studio
$5,351/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,230/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,386/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,236/mo

Senior living costs in Sassafras vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Sassafras, WV
Column state: West Virginia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSassafras, WVWest VirginiaU.S.
Assisted Living$4,125/mo$4,694/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$4,136/mo$4,717/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living$4,017/mo$4,524/mo$4,153/mo
Assisted Living
Sassafras, WV:$4,125/mo
West Virginia:$4,694/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Sassafras, WV:$4,136/mo
West Virginia:$4,717/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Sassafras, WV:$4,017/mo
West Virginia:$4,524/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Assisted living costs in Sassafras, WV, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Sassafras and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Assisted living cost trends in Sassafras, WV

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Sassafras have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Sassafras, WV$4,878/mo$4,092/mo+19.2%
West Virginia$5,058/mo$4,470/mo+13.2%
National$5,375/mo$5,129/mo+4.8%
Sassafras, WV
2024 average cost:$4,878/mo
2023 average cost:$4,092/mo
Percent change:+19.2%
West Virginia
2024 average cost:$5,058/mo
2023 average cost:$4,470/mo
Percent change:+13.2%
National
2024 average cost:$5,375/mo
2023 average cost:$5,129/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Sassafras, WV

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What families are saying about assisted living in Sassafras

Recent reviews for assisted living in Sassafras

Wyngate at Rivers Edge in Proctorville, OH

5.0
Things have gone very well so far at Wyngate at Rivers Edge, it is a very nice place! The staff here is caring and professional, and they have a lot to offer the residents. They offer many different levels of care, from assisted living to high end memory care, and they have a doctor that lives ...
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The Wyngate Senior Living Community (Parkersburg)

5.0
All of the staff no matter their role, were completely genuine in their service and heart for their jobs. They took great care of our mother.

Glenwood Community in Marietta, OH

3.8
Resident's daughter felt carpet was filthy in halls and entrance. Admissions person [name removed] is amazing and is very helpful and friendly. The meals are expensive for guests. There could be more activities on the weekends. [name removed!] She has been very kind and caring. A joy to work ...
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Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Homelike and welcoming atmosphere. Reviews consistently mention the friendly and warm atmosphere at various communities like Paramount Senior Living at Cabell Midland, making residents and their families feel at home. Residents enjoy having meals with loved ones and making new friends.
Comfortable and clean living spaces. Residents appreciate the cleanliness and comfort of their living spaces at communities such as Harmony at Southridge, which contributes to their overall satisfaction and well-being.
Thoughtfully planned activities. Activities are a significant factor in residents' enjoyment, with communities like Elison of Marietta offering a variety of events and outings tailored to their interests. These activities help keep residents active and engaged.
Highly trained and attentive staff. Staff members at places like Kanawha Place are praised for their compassionate care and prompt attention to residents' needs. Families express appreciation for the long-term relationships they've built with caregivers.
Delicious and customizable meals. Quality food is essential to residents' overall satisfaction. Communities like Cedar Grove accommodate dietary restrictions and individual preferences, making mealtimes an enjoyable experience for everyone.
Proactive communication between families and staff. Clear communication channels are essential for peace of mind. Communities such as Paramount Senior Living at Cabell Midland regularly update families on residents' status and welcome their involvement in care decisions.
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Sassafras review score based on 106 family reviews

7.5
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This proprietary review score is based on 106 reviews of 45 Sassafras assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Sassafras review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Sassafras review score compared against nearby cities

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Sassafras, WV45 facilities
7.2
New Haven, WV43 facilities
7.3
Hartford City, WV44 facilities

Review subcategories for Sassafras assisted living

When assisted living residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 106 reviews of 45 Sassafras assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Sassafras resident and family assisted living satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Sassafras, WV averageNational average
Cleanliness
3.8
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
4.2
Care services
3.5
3.8
Staff
3.6
4.0
Meals & dining
3.7
3.7
Activities
3.4
3.7
Value for cost*
3.5
3.7
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Sassafras assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Sassafras assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Sassafras, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Sassafras assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Sassafras that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Sassafras, WVNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
46.7%
52.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
33.3%
33.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
91.1%
96.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
93.3%
97.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
46.7%
56.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
24.4%
30%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
93.3%
96.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
42.2%
47.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
46.7%
52.4%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Sassafras assisted living

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Sassafras Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
46.7%
51.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
28.9%
32.5%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
35.6%
41.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
11.1%
13.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Sassafras assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Sassafras partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Sassafras, WVNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
31.1%
27.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
26.7%
40.9%
No sugar
No sugar
24.4%
37.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33.3%
36.2%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
13.3%
17.3%
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Availability of select dining options in Sassafras assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Sassafras communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
15.6%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
33.3%
42.3%
Room service
Room service
26.7%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.6%
18%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Sassafras assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Sassafras offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
37.8%
46.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
15.6%
31%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.7%
30.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
33.3%
49.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
33.3%
49.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
37.8%
52.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
26.7%
41.3%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
22.2%
35.4%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
17.8%
38.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.3%
46.8%
Live performances
Live performances
33.3%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
22.2%
30.5%
Fitness center
Fitness center
11.1%
24.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
33.3%
46%
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State regulations for assisted living in Sassafras

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about West Virginia assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Sassafras protect seniors.
Learn about West Virginia assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports

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