Senior Care in Springfield and Clark County: A Family's Guide

What licensed care does Clark County have?

Springfield's long history as a manufacturing and railroad city left it with a large older population and an unusually deep bench of care: a large fraternal retirement campus, long-established nursing and rehab centers, and newer assisted living on the north and east sides. New Carlisle, in the west of the county toward Huber Heights, adds two nursing centers.

How do Springfield's hospitals fit in?

Springfield Regional Medical Center is Clark County's main hospital, and most nursing home rehab referrals in the county begin with a discharge from it. Families whose parents see specialists in Dayton sometimes prefer a nursing home on the county's west side, closer to Interstate 70 and the Dayton hospitals.

What should Clark County families compare?

For assisted living, compare the four-year ODH citation counts and the state resident survey on our facility pages, then visit. For nursing homes, compare CMS staffing hours and turnover against the six-county median, which our pages show for every home. Because several Springfield campuses hold both an assisted living and a nursing home license, ask whether current residents get priority for nursing beds.

Who helps Clark County seniors?

Clark County is part of the nine-county region served by the Area Agency on Aging, PSA 2 in Dayton (1-800-258-7277), which handles PASSPORT and Assisted Living Waiver assessments, and by the Region 2 Long-Term Care Ombudsman (1-800-395-8267). Adult Protective Services reports go to Clark County Job and Family Services, or to the statewide line 1-855-644-6277.

Questions specific to Springfield buildings

Several Springfield campuses are large, older communities that have added assisted living or memory care over the years. On those campuses, ask how the assisted living part is staffed separately from the nursing home, whether residents can use the campus's therapy and dining, and whether moving between levels requires a new admission and a new contract. Ask whether the campus gives current residents priority for nursing beds and whether it accepts Medicaid on the nursing side.

For the newer, single-purpose assisted living buildings on the city's north and east sides, ask about nurse coverage at night and on weekends, and how residents get to medical appointments, because Springfield's specialists and Dayton's are both a drive away for many residents. Ask also about hospice partners; several Springfield-area RCFs list hospice service on their ODH record, which means a resident may be able to stay through the end of life.

As anywhere, compare the inspection record and survey scores first, then visit at a meal.

Paying for care in Clark County

The same Ohio figures apply here as in Dayton: CareScout's 2025 Ohio median for assisted living is $6,103 a month, and for a semi-private nursing home room $9,186. Quotes in Springfield often come in below newer suburban Dayton buildings, but get every price in writing and ask whether the building accepts the Assisted Living Waiver or Medicaid if money runs short.