Dayton Senior AdvisorBrookdale Kettering at 280 Walden Way, Dayton (Montgomery County) is a residential care facility, the license Ohio uses for assisted living, with 83 licensed beds under ODH State ID 2078R 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 Brookdale Kettering a licensed assisted living facility in Dayton, Ohio?
ODH's roster lists Brookdale Kettering as an active residential care facility, State ID 2078R, with 83 licensed beds, larger than the Greater Dayton midpoint of 75.
| Field | From the ODH and ODA records |
|---|---|
| ODH State ID | 2078R |
| License period on file | January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 83 |
| First licensed (ODH open date) | April 17, 1997 |
| Operator on the license | Brookdale Senior Living |
| 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 | 5 |
| Phone on the ODH record | (937) 427-0060 |
Ohio licenses assisted living as a residential care facility under Revised Code Chapter 3721 and Administrative Code Chapter 3701-16. The license names one operator at one address and caps the number of residents at the licensed bed count.
ODH dates the license line to April 17, 1997, about 29 years ago.
How many citations has Brookdale Kettering received from ODH?
The latest ODH licensure inspection of Brookdale Kettering, dated July 24, 2025, produced 1 citation, and the four-year total across licensure and complaint surveys is 2.
| Survey date | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2026 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| February 3, 2026 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| July 24, 2025 | Licensure survey | 1 |
| July 9, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| January 17, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| January 8, 2024 | Licensure survey | 1 |
| October 17, 2023 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
That is fewer than the median of 6 citations per RCF in the six counties over the same window. Each survey's citation detail is linked from the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide inspection page for this facility.
What do residents of Brookdale Kettering say in Ohio's satisfaction survey?
In the Ohio Department of Aging's 2025-2026 Resident Satisfaction Survey, residents gave Brookdale Kettering an overall score of 84.7, below the statewide assisted living average of 85.5.
| Survey area | Brookdale Kettering | Ohio average |
|---|---|---|
| Care and Services | 100.0 | 89.4 |
| Caregivers | 89.0 | 87.4 |
| Environment | 89.5 | 94.5 |
| Facility Culture | 84.6 | 85.9 |
| Meals and Dining | 81.6 | 82.9 |
| Moving In | 77.8 | 81.1 |
| Spending Time | 75.5 | 79.1 |
Interviewers spoke with 21 of 40 eligible residents between August 2025 through January 2026. The strongest area was care and services (100.0) and the weakest spending time (75.5). The facility's survey report (PDF) has the item-level answers.
Is there a memory care wing at Brookdale Kettering?
ODH's record for Brookdale Kettering 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.
Ohio's rules bar an RCF from keeping a resident whose needs exceed what it can safely provide, and unsafe wandering is the usual reason a move becomes necessary.
How far is Brookdale Kettering from a hospital?
Brookdale Kettering is in Dayton's Downtown, East Dayton & the Kettering-Beavercreek edge area, and no hospital distance is available.
What does Brookdale Kettering's record suggest asking on a tour?
Use the public record as your checklist: ask to read the July 24, 2025 survey's 1 citation and the plan of correction ODH accepted.
- Ask for a typical week's staffing schedule, including who covers nights and weekends.
- Ask whether Medicaid's Assisted Living Waiver is accepted and how many waiver residents live here now.
- Ask what triggers a move to a higher care level and how the price changes when it happens.
