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- The Ballentine
7211 Granby St, Norfolk, VA, 23505
Community Information
The Ballentine is an assisted living facility in Norfolk, VA. The Ballentine offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and The Ballentine offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so The Ballentine provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. Making sure residents with diabetes monitor their insulin levels is clearly an important task and The Ballentine can help with that task. If a resident needs assistance moving from a bed to a wheelchair, this facility has staff who can help.
Unique Features
* Fantastic Aviary
* Birds and fish are allowed
* Cats and dogs may visit
* Resident cat that lives in garden
* Three sunny solariums
* Library
* Hair salon
* Clinic
* Exercise area
* Several resident kitchens
* Living room with two gas fireplaces
* Beautiful private garden
* Best of Norfolk Award in 2006
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on StaffDoctor on Call24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 0% Medium Care 100% Heavy Care 0% Additional Services
Diabetic Care
The community can help residents monitor their blood sugar but cannot give insulin injections.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide standby assistance for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Additional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Full TubsHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedAdditional info: Special needs available on a case by case basis upon request.
Activities Provided
None specified at this time. -
Average Room Pricing at The Ballentine
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 0.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 3750.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at The Ballentine
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee Respite Fee 158.00 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 1200.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If The Ballentine isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
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| Norfolk | 0 miles | 4 | $2,990 |
| Portsmouth | 6 miles | 2 | $3,680 |
| Virginia Beach | 6 miles | 4 | $4,300 |
| Suffolk | 9 miles | 1 | $4,800 |
| Chesapeake | 10 miles | 8 | $3,090 |
| Hampton | 13 miles | 1 | $3,400 |
General Pricing Information for Norfolk Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $1,605 | $2,985 | $3,750 |
Community Reviews
Good value and caring staff.
reviewed on: 10/17/2015 by Patricia MartinThe staff are very friendly, and the atmosphere is very pleasant. My mother moved in in August, and she has settled in well. She is thriving in this environment. I would like to see the nursing... Read the full review.
Thank You to The Ballentine
reviewed on: 04/17/2015 by Steve A.My mother, Gladys, who will be 87 this June has been a resident at The Ballentine Assisted Living facility for over 2 years now. Earlier this February, it became necessary to move her into memory... Read the full review.
Next best place to home!
reviewed on: 08/12/2016 by KarenThe Ballentine is a lovely community and the closest thing you will find to "home". My mother has been at the Ballentine twice; once last year as a trial stay, and then returned again earlier this... Read the full review.
Our Tour Experience
reviewed on: 10/19/2021 by anonymousCommonwealth at the Ballentine was an older place, and smaller. So we didn't really consider them.
Caring and Capable Angels
reviewed on: 07/24/2019 by LINDA BALDWINMy family has survived the last few months because of superb and compassionate support of the skilled nursing staff caring for my parents. The kindness of the ENTIRE Ballentine Staff is... Read the full review.
