Dayton Senior AdvisorVancrest Assisted Living at 1600 Park Avenue, Eaton (Preble County) is a residential care facility, the license Ohio uses for assisted living, with 66 licensed beds under ODH State ID 2488R 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 Vancrest Assisted Living, and is its Ohio license current?
Vancrest Assisted Living appears on the Ohio Department of Health's active RCF list under State ID 2488R, licensed for 66 residents against a six-county midpoint of 75.
| Field | From the ODH and ODA records |
|---|---|
| ODH State ID | 2488R |
| License period on file | January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 |
| Licensed beds | 66 |
| First licensed (ODH open date) | October 25, 2007 |
| Operator on the license | Vancrest, Ltd, LLC |
| 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 | 0 |
| Phone on the ODH record | (937) 456-3010 |
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 October 25, 2007, about 19 years ago.
How many citations has Vancrest Assisted Living received from ODH?
State inspectors last completed a licensure survey at Vancrest Assisted Living on April 23, 2025 (1 citation); over four years ODH recorded 2 citations in all.
| Survey date | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2025 | Licensure survey | 1 |
| January 29, 2024 | Licensure survey | 1 |
That is fewer 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.
What do Ohio's satisfaction surveys say about Vancrest Assisted Living?
No 2025-26 Resident Satisfaction Survey report is posted for Vancrest 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 73.9 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 Vancrest Assisted Living if a resident's memory declines?
ODH's record for Vancrest 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.
Early memory loss is rarely a reason to refuse admission; the turning point is usually leaving the building unnoticed or behavior staff cannot redirect. The nearest RCFs whose ODH record lists Alzheimer's care are Greenbriar Care Community (0.0 mi), Brookdale Englewood (21.5 mi), Brookdale Greenville (24.1 mi).
What other assisted living is near Vancrest Assisted Living?
The nearest other licensed RCF is Eaton Grand Manor in Eaton, on the same block, licensed for 21 beds with 13 ODH citations in four years.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | Last ODH licensure survey | Citations, last 4 yrs | Resident satisfaction (state survey) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Grand Manor 119 West Somers Street, 45320 | 0.0 | 21 | 10/15/2025 (4 cited) | 13 | — |
| Greenbriar Care Community 501 W. Lexington Road, 45320 | 0.0 | 36 | 04/16/2025 (0 cited) | 0 | 89.0 |
| Lake View at Brookhaven One Country Lane, 45309 | 15.4 | 100 | 10/20/2025 (3 cited) | 4 | — |
| Brookdale Centennial Park 350 Union Boulevard, 45322 | 21.5 | 60 | 10/06/2025 (6 cited) | 13 | — |
| Brookdale Englewood 95 West Wenger Road, 45322 | 21.5 | 75 | 10/07/2025 (4 cited) | 6 | — |
Where is Vancrest Assisted Living, and how close are the hospitals?
Vancrest Assisted Living is in Eaton, Preble County, and Kettering Health Miamisburg is the closest general hospital in CMS's list, about 23.1 miles away by straight line.
Wayne Hospital is next, roughly 24.1 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 Vancrest Health Care Center of Eaton (CMS rating 3 of 5) and Greenbriar Care Community (CMS rating 5 of 5).
ODH also licenses a nursing home at this street address: Vancrest Health Care Center of Eaton (81 beds). On a shared campus a resident can usually move to nursing care without changing communities.
What does Vancrest Assisted Living's record suggest asking on a tour?
Let the ODH data shape the visit: ask to read the April 23, 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.
- If money may run short, ask whether the building takes the Assisted Living Waiver and what room and board would then cost.
- Ask which services cost extra and how much notice is given before a rate increase.
