Assisted Living in Glen Dale, West Virginia
We're still building out our assisted living directory for Glen Dale, WV. The median estimated cost is $6,542/mo. That's above the West Virginia state median by about 3%. Browse nearby cities or the West Virginia page while we finish adding local providers.
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● Glen Dale $6,542 ○ National median $6,230
Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (304) 242-1800 (Northwestern AAA)
2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Tour with the checklist
What senior care costs in Glen Dale
Glen Dale figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.
Median costs for assisted living in Glen Dale versus West Virginia and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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What home care really costs by the hour
The $5,902 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Glen Dale's implied rate of about $31 an hour:
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Ways families typically pay
- Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
- Long-term care insurance
- VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
- Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state
Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Nearby: Moundsville $6,542 · McMechen $6,542 · Benwood $6,542 · Bethlehem $6,542 · Wheeling $6,542
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Glen Dale, grounded in local medians on this page.
Part-time home care or entry assisted living
Assisted living with room to spare
Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules
Every licensed assisted living community
A note on counting: we show 0 licensed assisted living communities listed for Glen Dale proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.
We don't have licensed assisted living communities listed for Glen Dale, WV yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
In the last 365 days: 1 newly licensed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Free local help worth saving
Glen Dale has an estimated population of 1,461. About 418 residents (29%) are age 65 or older. Glen Dale is located in Marshall County, West Virginia. The median household income is $82,308. Estimated median cost in Glen Dale is $6,542 per month, compared with $6,340 per month statewide in West Virginia.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Northwestern AAA(304) 242-1800belomar.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - West Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - West Virginia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - Bridging Resources West Virginia1-866-981-2372br-wv.org
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Wheeling Vet Centerva.gov
Vet Center in Wheeling.
VA open data - Aged and Disabled WaiverOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
Is assisted living in Glen Dale more expensive than the rest of West Virginia?
Glen Dale's median assisted living cost is about 3% higher than the West Virginia state median.
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Trust & methodology
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, assisted living in Glen Dale, WV costs $6,542/month (median).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Assisted Living in Glen Dale, WV. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/west-virginia/glen-dale/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Assisted Living in Glen Dale, WV." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/west-virginia/glen-dale/.
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