Dayton Senior AdvisorFriends Care Center Assisted Living at 170 E. Herman Street, Yellow Springs (Greene County) is a residential care facility, the license Ohio uses for assisted living, with 40 licensed beds under ODH State ID 2263R 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 Friends Care Center Assisted Living a licensed assisted living facility in Yellow Springs, Ohio?
Yes. Friends Care Center Assisted Living holds an active ODH residential care facility license for 40 beds, smaller than the 75-bed midpoint of the 73 licensed RCFs in the six counties we cover.
| Field | From the ODH and ODA records |
|---|---|
| ODH State ID | 2263R |
| License period on file | January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 40 |
| First licensed (ODH open date) | November 16, 1999 |
| Operator on the license | not given |
| Services registered with ODH | none beyond the RCF license |
| ODH licensure surveys in the last four years | 3 |
| ODH complaint investigations in the last four years | 4 |
| Phone on the ODH record | (937) 767-7363 |
The license is the floor, not a grade: it means ODH found the building and its policies met Ohio's minimum rules when it last surveyed, and it can be revoked if they stop doing so.
ODH dates the license line to November 16, 1999, about 27 years ago.
How many citations has Friends Care Center Assisted Living received from ODH?
ODH's most recent licensure survey of Friends Care Center Assisted Living on file with the Ohio Department of Aging took place July 16, 2025 and cited 1 rule violation; across all surveys in the past four years the count is 2.
| Survey date | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2026 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| July 16, 2025 | Licensure survey | 1 |
| July 16, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 1 |
| February 14, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| December 16, 2024 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| May 6, 2024 | Licensure survey | 0 |
| June 14, 2023 | Licensure survey | 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 Ohio's satisfaction surveys say about Friends Care Center Assisted Living?
No 2025-26 Resident Satisfaction Survey report is posted for Friends Care Center Assisted Living; the state's survey reports are not available for every facility, so a missing score is not a warning sign by itself.
An older Family Satisfaction Survey (2021) gave it 69.0 against a state average of 76.9. Without a current survey, the best substitutes are a conversation with two or three residents' families and an unhurried look at a meal service.
What happens at Friends Care Center Assisted Living if a resident's memory declines?
ODH's record for Friends Care Center Assisted Living 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. The nearest RCFs whose ODH record lists Alzheimer's care are Trinity Community at Fairborn (6.2 mi), Shawnee Estates Senior Living (9.1 mi), Brookdale Englewood (24.5 mi).
If Friends Care Center Assisted Living has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other licensed RCF is Fairborn Assisted Living in Fairborn, about 6.2 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 93 beds with 52 ODH citations in four years.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Last ODH licensure survey | Citations, last 4 yrs | Resident satisfaction (state survey) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairborn Assisted Living 2272 Park Hills Drive, 45324 | 6.2 | 93 | 04/08/2025 (2 cited) | 52 | — |
| Our Home Fairborn 7800 Dayton Springfield Road, 45324 | 6.2 | 114 | 02/27/2025 (1 cited) | 12 | — |
| Trinity Community at Fairborn 789 Stoneybrook Trail, 45324 | 6.2 | 20 | 02/25/2025 (4 cited) | 9 | — |
| Hillside Assisted Living Community 130 Rogers Street, 45385 | 9.1 | 35 | 02/26/2025 (0 cited) | 6 | 89.4 |
| Legacy Assisted Living 695 Wycliffe Drive, 45385 | 9.1 | 83 | 04/14/2025 (0 cited) | 0 | — |
What health care is near Friends Care Center Assisted Living in Yellow Springs?
Friends Care Center Assisted Living is in Yellow Springs, Greene County, and Kettering Health Greene Memorial is the closest general hospital in CMS's list, about 9.1 miles away by straight line.
Upper Valley Medical Center is next, roughly 23.0 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 Friends Care Center of Yellow Springs (CMS rating 5 of 5) and Trinity Community at Fairborn (CMS rating 4 of 5).
What does Friends Care Center Assisted Living's record suggest asking on a tour?
Let the ODH data shape the visit: ask to read the July 16, 2025 survey's 1 citation 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.
- If money may run short, ask whether the building takes the Assisted Living Waiver and what room and board would then cost.
- Take the residency agreement home and check the fee schedule, refund terms and notice period for increases.
