Respite Care in Portsmouth, Virginia
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1. Call the county aging agency
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What respite can cost in Portsmouth
Respite is short-term relief for a family caregiver, not a separate facility class with its own national price survey. The ranges below are derived from published Portsmouth, VA figures for in-home care, adult day, and assisted living. They are planning estimates, not quotes.
- In-home respite: about $35/hour from the local in-home monthly median (44 hrs/week survey standard). Roughly $277 for an 8-hour day, or $1,383 for a 40-hour week.
- Adult day respite: about $86/day (monthly adult-day median ÷ 20 program days), or about $430 for a five-day week.
- Facility short-stay (AL slice): about $229/day (local assisted-living monthly ÷ 30), or about $1,603 for a week. Communities often bill a higher short-stay rate; ask before booking.
Method: divide published monthly medians into hourly/daily slices as above. Full notes on our methodology page.
Providers disclosing respite care
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.
No providers in Portsmouth, VA currently carry an official respite care service flag.
Respite Care is a service disclosed on other licensed settings, not a separate facility directory. We only list providers when a state source field says so.
Free local help worth saving
Portsmouth has an estimated population of 97,190. About 15,037 residents (15%) are age 65 or older. Portsmouth is located in Portsmouth city, Virginia. The median household income is $60,491.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Virginia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - No Wrong Door Virginia1-888-992-0959nowrongdoorvirginia.org
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Portsmouth VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Portsmouth.
VA open data - Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus 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
We don't have enough local data for Portsmouth, VA yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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Trust & methodology
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed respite care providers in Portsmouth, VA are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Respite Care in Portsmouth, VA. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/respite-care/virginia/portsmouth/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Respite Care in Portsmouth, VA." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/respite-care/virginia/portsmouth/.
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