Dayton Senior AdvisorThe Sanctuary at Wilmington Place at 264 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton (Montgomery County) is a residential care facility, the license Ohio uses for assisted living, with 31 licensed beds under ODH State ID 2452R 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.
How big is The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place, and is its Ohio license current?
ODH's roster lists The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place as an active residential care facility, State ID 2452R, with 31 licensed beds, smaller than the Greater Dayton midpoint of 75.
| Field | From the ODH and ODA records |
|---|---|
| ODH State ID | 2452R |
| License period on file | January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 31 |
| First licensed (ODH open date) | October 17, 2006 |
| Operator on the license | Ahf Ohio, Inc. |
| 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 | 7 |
| Phone on the ODH record | (937) 256-4663 |
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 17, 2006, about 20 years ago.
How many citations has The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place received from ODH?
ODH's most recent licensure survey of The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place on file with the Ohio Department of Aging took place April 24, 2025 and cited 2 rule violations; across all surveys in the past four years the count is 19.
| Survey date | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| April 24, 2025 | Licensure survey | 2 |
| January 28, 2025 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| December 23, 2024 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| November 27, 2024 | Complaint investigation | 1 |
| July 19, 2024 | Licensure survey | 3 |
| July 19, 2024 | Complaint investigation | 3 |
| January 23, 2024 | Complaint investigation | 0 |
| May 3, 2023 | Licensure survey | 5 |
That is more than the median of 6 citations per RCF in the six counties over the same window. The newest licensure survey is 18 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.
How did The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place score on the state resident survey?
In the Ohio Department of Aging's 2025-2026 Resident Satisfaction Survey, residents gave The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place an overall score of 78.3, below the statewide assisted living average of 85.5.
| Survey area | The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place | Ohio average |
|---|---|---|
| Care and Services | 75.0 | 89.4 |
| Caregivers | 80.9 | 87.4 |
| Environment | 93.9 | 94.5 |
| Facility Culture | 79.7 | 85.9 |
| Meals and Dining | 73.3 | 82.9 |
| Moving In | 63.9 | 81.1 |
| Spending Time | 67.3 | 79.1 |
Interviewers spoke with 14 of 20 eligible residents between August 2025 through January 2026. The strongest area was environment (93.9) and the weakest moving in (63.9). The facility's survey report (PDF) has the item-level answers.
What happens at The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place if a resident's memory declines?
ODH's record for The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place 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.
How far is The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place from a hospital?
The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place is in Dayton's Downtown, East Dayton & the Kettering-Beavercreek edge area, and no hospital distance is available.
ODH also licenses a nursing home at this street address: Sanctuary at Wilmington Place (63 beds). On a shared campus a resident can usually move to nursing care without changing communities.
What should we ask The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place before signing?
Let the ODH data shape the visit: ask to read the April 24, 2025 survey's 2 citations and the plan of correction ODH accepted.
- Ask for a typical week's staffing schedule, including who covers nights and weekends.
- Ask whether The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place 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.
