Dayton Senior AdvisorBrethren Retirement Community at 750 Chestnut Street, Greenville (Darke County) is a residential care facility, the license Ohio uses for assisted living, with 210 licensed beds under ODH State ID 0543R and a license period running January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026; its ODH record does not list Alzheimer's disease among its registered services.
Is Brethren Retirement Community a licensed assisted living facility in Greenville, Ohio?
Brethren Retirement Community appears on the Ohio Department of Health's active RCF list under State ID 0543R, licensed for 210 residents against a six-county midpoint of 75.
| Field | From the ODH and ODA records |
|---|---|
| ODH State ID | 0543R |
| License period on file | January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 210 |
| First licensed (ODH open date) | October 1, 1948 |
| Operator on the license | not given |
| Services registered with ODH | none beyond the RCF license |
| ODH licensure surveys in the last four years | 2 |
| ODH complaint investigations in the last four years | 3 |
| Phone on the ODH record | (937) 547-8000 |
The bed figure is the legal ceiling on residents, not the number living there today. ODH renews RCF licenses each year, and a sale to a new operator means a new license application.
ODH dates the license line to October 1, 1948, about 78 years ago.
How many citations has Brethren Retirement Community received from ODH?
State inspectors last completed a licensure survey at Brethren Retirement Community on April 1, 2025 (3 citations); over four years ODH recorded 7 citations in all.
| Survey date | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| April 1, 2025 | Licensure survey | 3 |
| April 1, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 3 |
| January 24, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 1 |
| June 28, 2023 | Licensure survey | 0 |
That is more than the median of 6 citations per RCF in the six counties over the same window. The newest licensure survey is 19 months old; Ohio law calls for one at least every 15 months, so ask whether ODH has visited since. Each survey's citation detail is linked from the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide inspection page for this facility.
What do residents of Brethren Retirement Community say in Ohio's satisfaction survey?
In the Ohio Department of Aging's 2025-2026 Resident Satisfaction Survey, residents gave Brethren Retirement Community an overall score of 91.4, above the statewide assisted living average of 85.5.
| Survey area | Brethren Retirement Community | Ohio average |
|---|---|---|
| Care and Services | 88.6 | 89.4 |
| Caregivers | 91.0 | 87.4 |
| Environment | 99.0 | 94.5 |
| Facility Culture | 92.6 | 85.9 |
| Meals and Dining | 93.8 | 82.9 |
| Moving In | 84.0 | 81.1 |
| Spending Time | 86.7 | 79.1 |
Interviewers spoke with 30 of 130 eligible residents between August 2025 through January 2026. The strongest area was environment (99.0) and the weakest moving in (84.0). The facility's survey report (PDF) has the item-level answers.
Is there a memory care wing at Brethren Retirement Community?
ODH's record for Brethren Retirement Community does not list Alzheimer's disease among its registered services, so ask directly whether it has a secured special care unit; many Ohio RCFs run one without registering the service.
Any RCF with a special care unit must hand over a written disclosure of how the unit works; if none exists, the building has no unit. The nearest RCFs whose ODH record lists Alzheimer's care are Brookdale Greenville (0.0 mi), Brookdale Englewood (21.7 mi), Greenbriar Care Community (24.1 mi).
If Brethren Retirement Community has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other licensed RCF is Brookdale Greenville in Greenville, on the same block, licensed for 96 beds with 5 ODH citations in four years.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Last ODH licensure survey | Citations, last 4 yrs | Resident satisfaction (state survey) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Greenville 1401 North Broadway, 45331 | 0.0 | 96 | 04/22/2025 (2 cited) | 5 | 90.0 |
| Close To Home VI 405 Chestnut Street, 45331 | 0.0 | 35 | 02/12/2025 (3 cited) | 4 | 93.0 |
| Trustwell Living at Oakley Place 1275 Northview Drive, 45331 | 0.0 | 45 | 04/23/2025 (3 cited) | 6 | 89.5 |
| Village Green Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1315 Kitchen Aid Way, 45331 | 0.0 | 38 | 11/12/2025 (2 cited) | 2 | 80.6 |
| Randall Residence of West Milton 217 Doris Drive, 45383 | 19.4 | 100 | 04/16/2025 (3 cited) | 6 | 85.9 |
Where is Brethren Retirement Community, and how close are the hospitals?
Brethren Retirement Community is in Greenville, Darke County, and Wayne Hospital is the closest general hospital in CMS's list, on the same block.
Upper Valley Medical Center is next, roughly 24.5 miles off. Distances run between ZIP code centers in a straight line, not along roads.
If nursing care becomes necessary, the two nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Brethren Retirement Community (CMS rating 2 of 5) and Buckeye Forest at Greenville (CMS rating 2 of 5).
ODH also licenses a nursing home at this street address: Brethren Retirement Community (80 beds). On a shared campus a resident can usually move to nursing care without changing communities.
What should we ask Brethren Retirement Community before signing?
Start with what the state record raises: ask to read the April 1, 2025 survey's 3 citations and the plan of correction ODH accepted.
- Ohio sets no staff-to-resident ratio for RCFs, only 'sufficient' staff; ask for the actual day, evening and overnight headcount.
- Ask whether Brethren Retirement Community holds an Assisted Living Waiver provider agreement in case savings run out.
- Take the residency agreement home and check the fee schedule, refund terms and notice period for increases.
