Senior care for Goochland County families

How many assisted living facilities are licensed in Goochland County, Virginia?

None: as of Oct 28, 2026 the VDSS roster lists no licensed assisted living facility with an address in Goochland County, so families there choose among the 69 licensed facilities in Henrico County, Powhatan County, Hanover County.

That is not unusual for a largely rural county along the James River with no incorporated towns.

The largest options in those neighboring localities:

How do Goochland County families find assisted living if none is licensed in the county?

In practice Goochland families look east: Short Pump, Glen Allen and the rest of western Henrico are reachable from Centerville or the Route 6 corridor in well under an hour, and they hold the region's largest cluster of licensed assisted living and memory care.

Distance from the home farm or church is usually the hardest part. Families who want a parent to stay in the county often combine in-home care with adult day health care, then revisit the decision if overnight needs grow. The CCC Plus Waiver can pay for in-home personal care for someone who is Medicaid-eligible and meets nursing facility level of care.

Goochland's county DSS is the starting point for a Long-Term Services and Supports screening, which is required before the waiver or Medicaid nursing home care.

What changes for Goochland residents when a parent moves to a Henrico facility?

The parent's benefits and any Adult Protective Services involvement generally move to the Henrico County agency once Henrico becomes the place of residence, while the Area Agency on Aging stays the same because both counties are in the Senior Connections - The Span Center service area.

Ask the receiving facility to help coordinate the change of address with Goochland DSS so a Medicaid or Auxiliary Grant case is not interrupted.

Which nursing homes serve Goochland County and how does CMS rate them?

CMS Care Compare assigns 2 certified nursing homes with 180 certified beds to Goochland County; CMS's overall ratings there run from 2 to 3 stars.

Ratings are CMS's own; see the full list on our nursing home directory.

Which hospitals do Goochland County seniors use?

The Virginia Department of Health directory places these hospitals closest to Goochland County: Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital at 5801 Bremo Road, Richmond 23226; HCA Henrico Doctors' Hospital - Forest at 1602 Skipwith Road, Richmond 23229; HCA Henrico Doctors' Hospital - Parham at 7700 East Parham Road, Richmond 23229.

There is no acute-care hospital in Goochland in the state directory; Henrico Doctors' Hospital - Parham and Bon Secours St. Mary's are the usual destinations.

Where can Goochland County families get free help with aging and long-term care?

Goochland County is served by Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging (804-343-3000, 1300 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, VA 23224), which also houses the long-term care ombudsman for the area; Adult Protective Services reports go to the Goochland County Department of Social Services or the statewide line at (888) 832-3858.

Goochland residents use Senior Connections - The Span Center for aging services and ombudsman help and Goochland County DSS for Medicaid and APS.