Page 27 of Best Assisted Living in Ohio

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Info below is compiled from the OH Dept. of Health, senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.

Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.

Care Types in This Table AL (Assisted Living): Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing. NH (Nursing Home): 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility): Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness. MC (Memory Care): Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. RC (Respite Care): Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break. RESC (Residential Care): Personal care and daily-living support in a smaller, more intimate residential setting. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care. HC (Home Care): Professional care delivered in the person's own home, from companionship to skilled nursing. HOS (Hospice Care): Comfort-focused care for those with a terminal illness, prioritizing quality of life over treatment. ADC (Adult Day Care): Daytime supervision, health monitoring, and social activities for seniors who live at home. PC (Palliative Care): Comfort-focused care for serious illness at any stage, including alongside curative treatment.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
A named contact for the facility. Hover the name to see their role — Administrator (state administrator of record or facility-provided administrator), Nursing Director, Medical Director, or Staff. The most authoritative available is shown.
A score out of 100 based on in-person interviews with residents, conducted by an independent third party on behalf of the Ohio Department of Aging. Residents are asked about staff, activities, meals, administration, and overall experience. <em>Source: Ohio Long-Term Care Quality Navigator</em>
Brookdale Bowling Green
AL
MC
Bowling Green (Quail Hollow)
-Yes
31
Facility 31
OH AVG 41
Rank #262 / 425
Suite--
88
Facility 88
OH AVG 85.9
Rank #52 / 180
Amber Park Senior Living
AL
Pickerington (South Columbus)
-No
45
Facility 45
OH AVG 41
Rank #185 / 425
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 BedA+--
Vancrest of Hicksville
AL
HC
HOS
NH
RC
SNF
Hicksville
34
Facility 34
OH AVG 68
Rank #178 / 219
No
56
Facility 56
OH AVG 41
Rank #110 / 425
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Vista Springs Greenbriar
AL
HOS
MC
RC
Parma
-Yes
65
Facility 65
OH AVG 41
Rank #66 / 425
1 Bed / 2 Bed--
84
Facility 84
OH AVG 85.9
Rank #119 / 180
The Cottages of Clayton
AL
Dayton
90
Facility 90
OH AVG 68
Rank #58 / 219
No
22
Facility 22
OH AVG 41
Rank #324 / 425
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StoryPoint Powell
AL
IL
MC
Powell
-Yes
63
Facility 63
OH AVG 41
Rank #77 / 425
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 BedA+--
Kemper House Worthington
AL
ADC
HOS
MC
RESC
RC
Worthington (Worthington Station)
-Yes
39
Facility 39
OH AVG 41
Rank #225 / 425
--Tammy Meyers
85
Facility 85
OH AVG 85.9
Rank #99 / 180
HarborChase of Shaker Heights
AL
MC
Shaker Heights (Chagrin-Lee)
-Yes
67
Facility 67
OH AVG 41
Rank #55 / 425
Suite / 1 Bed / 2 Bed-Jennifer Hunt-
Burton’s Ridge
AL
HOS
IL
MC
PC
RC
Lima
44
Facility 44
OH AVG 68
Rank #152 / 219
No-----
Sanctuary Grande
AL
MC
North Canton (Applegrove Street Northwest)
-Yes
23
Facility 23
OH AVG 41
Rank #320 / 425
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed--
87
Facility 87
OH AVG 85.9
Rank #60 / 180

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Brookdale Bowling Green

121 North Wintergarden Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Overview of Brookdale Bowling Green

Focus on maintaining your independent lifestyle at Brookdale Bowling Green, a lively senior living community in Bowling Green, OH, offering assisted living and memory care. Recognized by the U.S. News and World Report as Best Assisted Living, the community guarantees excellent care for seniors who wish to live an independent life with the right amount of support. Offering cozy pet-friendly apartments with a selection of floor plans, residents can choose the perfect residence that matches their tastes and needs.

With their Clare Bridge memory care community, residents dealing with cognitive challenges are given a person-centered approach to care, including gentle guidance and stimulating activities through a daily path of engagement. Residents also receive personal assistance with activities of daily living, housekeeping, and transportation, so they can live a maintenance-free lifestyle. The community also offers various amenities, including a library, a fitness center, a whirlpool, a pharmacy and beautiful common areas for socializing and relaxation.

$5,155/Month

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Overview of Amber Park Senior Living

Amber Park Senior Living provides assisted living in Pickerington, OH, with support for daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while each resident lives in their own apartment. Personalized care plans organize that support around the resident’s identified needs. The community may be a good fit for someone who wants individualized assistance in a residential setting.

Housing options include studio, one bedroom, and two bedroom layouts. A studio offers one living space, while a two bedroom layout can suit a couple moving together or someone who wants a companion. A Walk Score of 45 places the area in a car dependent band, so most errands require a car or a ride for a resident who no longer drives.

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Overview of Vancrest of Hicksville

Vancrest of Hicksville provides nursing home, assisted living, home care, hospice care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Hicksville, OH. Assisted living helps with daily tasks, while skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care. Home care brings support to a person’s residence, hospice care focuses on comfort for someone with a life limiting illness, and respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time away.

The home has 34 beds, making it a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other. Total nurse staffing is 2h 59m per resident per day, representing that amount of nurse time allocated to each resident across a day. Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services provide therapy during a facility stay or through visits without an inpatient stay. Vancrest of Hicksville accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, while a Walk Score of 56 means some errands can be done on foot, allowing a resident who no longer drives to reach some nearby destinations independently.

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Overview of Vista Springs Greenbriar

What Vista Springs Greenbriar brings to Parma, OH, is memory care and assisted living, plus hospice care and respite care. Assisted living gives help with the day’s tasks to a resident who keeps their own living space. Supervision is the core of memory care, and the setting around it is secured for people who might wander.

When care turns to the last stage of life, hospice lets a resident have it without moving anywhere else. Respite is useful for a stretch when the house itself isn’t usable, since the stay is short. Together, the four suit a resident whose needs keep shifting, and a family that only wants a temporary arrangement.

Both one-bedroom and two-bedroom residences exist, and the larger kind leaves space for two, whether partners or companions. Pets are permitted to move in with residents. The area scores 65 for walkability, which is somewhat walkable, and residents who don’t drive anymore can still handle some errands on foot.

A movie theater and a creative arts center head the amenities. The rest are a salon, a courtyard, and a spa, with a fitness center as well. Rehabilitation is among the services. Life enrichment activities cover arts and crafts, exercise, games, and music.

Contact Vista Springs Greenbriar

Overview of The Cottages of Clayton

The Cottages of Clayton is an assisted living community in Dayton, OH. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while allowing a resident to maintain a private living space, so the community may suit someone who needs that support in a residential setting. It has 90 beds.

Private suites include full baths. Companion suites can work for two people moving together or for a resident who prefers a shared arrangement. Beauty shop services and a salon or spa are available for grooming appointments, while transportation lets residents use community provided rides instead of arranging every trip themselves.

Communal dining includes menus organized by a dietician and shaped by residents’ likes and dislikes. Meals can be modified for diets and allergies, and snacks are available 24 hours a day. Rehabilitation services are available for residents who need rehabilitative support, and Medicaid is accepted as a payment option for eligible residents.

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Overview of StoryPoint Powell

StoryPoint Powell is a senior living community on Sawmill Parkway in Powell, Ohio, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and enhanced living under one roof. That full range matters for families thinking past the immediate decision, because a resident whose needs change over time can often move to a different level of support without leaving the building or the staff they know. The community has been operating for about five years and sits roughly a mile from the center of Powell.

The building is three stories, with studio, one bedroom, and two bedroom apartments available. Floor plans are open concept, and the community is set up for maintenance free living, with housekeeping handled so residents are not managing upkeep on their own. Pets are welcome, which is often a deciding factor for someone reluctant to give up a longtime companion animal.

Daily life is built around shared spaces rather than apartments alone. There is a salon and barbershop on site, a library, a media center for movies, and a café that tends to become the informal gathering spot in communities like this one. Meals are chef prepared, and the community runs fitness and recreation programming along with transportation services for appointments, errands, and outings.

The neighborhood scores 63 out of 100 for walkability, meaning some errands can be handled on foot while most trips will involve a short drive. For visiting family, the Sawmill Parkway corridor is an easy stretch to reach, with shopping, dining, and medical offices clustered nearby. Ms. Sofia Ruiz-Sierra serves as marketing coordinator and is a useful first point of contact for questions about apartments and availability.

For a family weighing several communities in the northern Columbus suburbs, StoryPoint Powell’s combination of multiple care levels, apartment style housing, and a pet friendly policy gives it a practical profile worth a closer look.

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Overview of Kemper House Worthington

Kemper House Worthington offers assisted living, adult day care, hospice care, memory care, residential care, and respite care in Worthington, OH. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication, while adult day care provides daytime care without requiring a residential stay. Hospice care supports comfort at the end of life, residential care provides an ongoing place to live with support, and respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time away.

Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. That structure may make Kemper House Worthington a good fit for a person living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia who needs it. Residents may keep a pet with them. The community is in the Worthington Station neighborhood, is administered by Tammy Meyers, and has a Walk Score of 39 / 100, indicating a car-dependent setting where most errands require a car or a ride.

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Overview of HarborChase of Shaker Heights

Tending to seniors in Cuyahoga County, HarborChase of Shaker Heights is a luxury community offering assisted living and memory care services just outside Cleveland, Ohio. With expert care partners available around-the-clock to support residents in their daily activities, they empower seniors as they give them freedom and independence to live an unparalleled experience with peace of mind. In between assisted living and memory care services, this community distinctly offers Mild Dementia Care at The Sound– a specialized program for residents suffering at the earliest stages of memory loss.

An assortment of amenities can be found in HarborChase of Shaker Heights that range from thoughtfully designed life-enrichment programs with over 21 options each day to multiple on-site restaurants and facilities such as the game room and art studio. A curated array of services are also available which includes therapy, support groups, auditory clinics, and equipment repairs.

Contact HarborChase of Shaker Heights

Overview of Burton’s Ridge

Burton’s Ridge is a community in Lima, Ohio, offering assisted living, hospice care, independent living, memory care, palliative care, and respite care. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living adds help with dressing, bathing, medication, and other daily tasks while the resident keeps an apartment. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for a person at risk of wandering.

Hospice care focuses on comfort near the end of life, while palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom management during serious illness. Respite care provides a short-term stay when a family caregiver needs to travel or recover. These options give families different forms of support as care needs change.

Burton’s Ridge has 44 beds, making it a smaller community where staff and residents may get to know each other. The community opened in 1998. Its range of care levels can support a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to another community.

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Overview of Sanctuary Grande

Combining assisted living and memory care in one location, Danbury Sanctuary Grande North Canton is a senior living community on Applegrove Street in North Canton, Ohio. The three-story residence offers studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom floor plans, giving residents several housing options to choose from. Having both levels of care in the same community can make future transitions easier. This way, residents can receive more specialized support without moving to a different location.

The neighborhood has a Walk Score of 23, making it a car-dependent area where most errands and outings require a short drive. This is typical of a residential setting away from the city center. It’s something families may want to consider when planning visits or running errands nearby.

The community welcomes pets, making it easier for residents to move in without leaving a companion animal behind. Families looking for a quieter residential community that offers both assisted living and memory care may want to explore Danbury Sanctuary Grande North Canton and learn more about its services and daily life.

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Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
04

Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Assisted Living in Ohio at a glance

Avg Monthly Cost: $5,840The average monthly cost across facilities in Ohio. Reflects published or estimated base rates and can vary with care level, room type, and amenities. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: $5,600
Avg Walk Score: 41/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Ohio. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 68The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Ohio. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90
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Frequently Asked Questions about Assisted Living in Ohio

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Ohio?

Assisted living in Ohio supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.

What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Ohio?

Assisted living in Ohio is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.

Does Ohio Medicaid cover assisted living?

Ohio Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including Ohio) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.

What is assisted living?

Assisted living combines private or semi-private apartments with help on activities of daily living (meals, bathing, dressing, medication management) and a social calendar — for residents who need some support but do not need 24/7 medical care.

How many assisted living facilities are listed on this page?

This page features 442 assisted living facilities in Ohio. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right assisted living facility in Ohio?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Ohio, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting assisted living facilities in Ohio?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.