Dayton Senior AdvisorWhat kinds of senior care can Dayton families choose from?
Assisted living (Ohio's residential care facilities), memory care (special care units inside RCFs and nursing homes), nursing homes, home care from licensed skilled and non-medical home health agencies, and hospice.
Independent living with no personal care needs no ODH license. Adult day programs are certified through the aging network rather than licensed by ODH, so they are not in our directory; the Area Agency on Aging keeps the local list.
Which care types does the directory cover?
Residential care facilities, nursing homes, skilled and non-medical home health agencies and hospice care programs, every active ODH license in the six counties (462 in all), each listed with the details the state publishes.
Independent living apartments and adult day programs are not ODH licenses and are not in the directory.
How do we decide which type of care fits?
Start from needs rather than labels: help with bathing, dressing and medications points to an RCF, wandering to a special care unit, daily skilled nursing to a nursing home, and a parent safe at night but alone all day may do well with adult day care and home help.
Our comparisons set two options side by side, and the situation guides start from whatever just happened.
Which kinds of care do Medicare and Medicaid pay for in Ohio?
Medicare pays for short skilled nursing stays after a qualifying hospital admission, intermittent home health and hospice; Ohio Medicaid pays long nursing home stays, PASSPORT pays for help at home, and the Assisted Living Waiver pays for care in participating RCFs.
VA pension with Aid and Attendance can help veterans and surviving spouses with any of these, and long-term care insurance policies usually pay for RCF care once a benefit trigger is met.
Care types: every guide
Assisted living around Dayton
Assisted living in Dayton and the Miami Valley is provided by ODH-licensed residential care facilities. Services, nursing limits, costs, payment and how to compare buildings using Ohio's public data.
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Memory care around Dayton
Memory care in Dayton and the Miami Valley: special care units inside ODH-licensed facilities, Ohio's disclosure rule, Assisted Living Waiver memory care certification, costs and how to choose.
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Nursing homes around Dayton
Nursing homes in Dayton and the Miami Valley: ODH licensing, CMS star ratings, short-term rehab versus long-term care, costs and Ohio Medicaid.
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Home care around Dayton
Home care in Dayton and the Miami Valley: ODH-licensed skilled home health and non-medical home health agencies, Medicare coverage, PASSPORT, costs and choosing an agency.
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Hospice care around Dayton
Hospice care in Dayton and the Miami Valley: who qualifies, what Medicare pays, hospice in assisted living and nursing homes, and the ODH-licensed hospice programs serving the region.
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