Dayton Senior AdvisorWhat does senior care cost around Dayton?
CareScout's 2025 Ohio medians are about $6,103 a month for assisted living, $9,186 for a semi-private nursing home room, $10,389 for a private room and $34 an hour for a non-medical caregiver; no Dayton-only or memory care median exists.
Last verified: November 2026| Ohio, 2025 (CareScout) | Median per month | Per year | Unit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted living community | $6,103 | $73,230 | $196 per day |
| Nursing home, semi-private room | $9,186 | $110,230 | $302 per day |
| Nursing home, private room | $10,389 | $124,666 | $342 per day |
| Homemaker services | $6,483 | $77,792 | based on 44 hours per week |
| Non-medical caregiver | — | — | $34 per hour |
| Private duty nurse at home | — | — | $100 per hour, or $85 per visit |
| Adult day health care | $1,798 | $21,580 | $83 per day |
Source: 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey, Ohio statewide medians; no Dayton-only table is published. CareScout does not survey memory care as a separate category, so no authoritative memory care median exists for Ohio or for any Ohio metro area. Any memory care price quoted online is an estimate, not survey data.
Who pays for long-term care in Ohio?
Families usually pay first; Medicare covers short skilled stays, home health and hospice; Ohio Medicaid pays long nursing home stays; PASSPORT pays for help at home; the Assisted Living Waiver pays for care, but not room and board, in participating residential care facilities; and VA pension helps eligible veterans and surviving spouses.
Ohio has no general state subsidy for assisted living rent. A resident on the Assisted Living Waiver pays room and board from income, at a rate the waiver caps, so the waiver is worth knowing about years before savings run out.
Where can Dayton families get free benefits help?
The Area Agency on Aging, PSA 2 (1-800-258-7277) assesses for PASSPORT and the Assisted Living Waiver in all six counties; county Job and Family Services offices take Medicaid applications; and county veterans service offices help with VA claims at no charge.
Medicare questions go to OSHIIP, the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program, whose counselors are free and sell nothing.
Costs & Paying: every guide
What assisted living, nursing homes and home care cost around Dayton
CareScout's 2025 Ohio medians for assisted living, nursing homes, home care and adult day care, why no Dayton or memory care median exists, and how to compare real quotes.
Open the guide →The Assisted Living Waiver: Medicaid help in an Ohio RCF
How Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver works in Dayton and the Miami Valley in 2026: eligibility, the room and board cap, the personal needs allowance, memory care certification and how to apply through the Area Agency on Aging.
Open the guide →PASSPORT: Ohio's Medicaid waiver for care at home
PASSPORT, Ohio's home and community-based Medicaid waiver for adults 60 and older, explained for Dayton, Kettering, Springfield and Miami Valley families: services, eligibility and how to apply through Area Agency on Aging PSA 2.
Open the guide →Paying for a nursing home with Ohio Medicaid in 2026
Ohio Medicaid long-term care rules for Dayton families in 2026: the $2,982 income limit and Qualified Income Trust, the $2,000 asset limit, spousal allowances, the $75 personal needs allowance, the 60-month look-back and estate recovery.
Open the guide →What Medicare covers: rehab, home health and hospice
Medicare coverage for Dayton-area seniors: skilled nursing facility stays after a hospital admission, home health, hospice, and why Medicare does not pay for assisted living or long-term nursing home care.
Open the guide →Veterans benefits that help pay for senior care around Dayton
VA pension with Aid and Attendance for Dayton-area veterans and surviving spouses: 2025-26 maximum rates, the net worth limit, how care costs count, and where Miami Valley veterans get free help.
Open the guide →Paying privately: making savings last in Greater Dayton
A practical plan for Dayton families paying privately for assisted living, memory care or home care: estimating runway, using home equity, long-term care insurance and life insurance, and planning for the switch to Ohio Medicaid.
Open the guide →Side by side
| This section gives you | This section does not give you | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | Ohio's 2025 published medians | A Dayton or memory care median that does not exist |
| Programs | How PASSPORT, the Assisted Living Waiver, Medicaid, Medicare and VA work | A decision on your eligibility |
| Numbers | 2026 Ohio Medicaid income, asset and spousal figures | Tax or legal advice |
| Planning | Questions to ask early | A substitute for an elder law attorney |
