Columbus-Area Memory Care Directory

24 ODH-licensed communities, 2,259 licensed beds, seven counties. Last verified October 2026.

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The 5 largest licensed communities in this list, chosen by licensed capacity with every county represented. Each profile carries the full ODH license record, inspection history and state survey results.

Which Columbus-area communities are registered for Alzheimer's care?

24 Columbus-area Residential Care Facilities register Alzheimer's disease services on their Ohio Department of Health license record, with 2,259 licensed beds in total. Ohio has no separate memory care license, so this registered service is the closest public flag in the state's data.

By county: Franklin 20, Delaware 1, Licking 2, Pickaway 1. Many other RCFs run secured dementia neighborhoods without listing the service on the ODH record (Sage Park Alzheimer's Special Care Center and Dublin Glenn Memory Care are two examples), so treat this as a floor, not a ceiling, and use the full assisted living directory for every licensed community.

Every licensed memory care community, A to Z

Assisted living vs. memory care in Ohio: what each is and isn't

Is memory care a separate license in Ohio?

No. Memory care in Ohio is delivered inside a Residential Care Facility under the same ODH license as assisted living; a community with a special care unit must give families its written special care unit policies before admission, under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5).

Those policies cover the unit's philosophy of care, admission and discharge criteria, a weekly staffing plan, activities, costs, staff training, assessments, behavioral health, the physical design and family involvement. Ask for them before you tour and compare them line by line. Medicaid adds one more layer: an RCF billing Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver for memory care must meet ODA's standards in OAC 173-39-02.16, including a nurse on call or on site at all times and direct-care staffing at least 20 percent above its basic assisted living ratio. How Ohio regulates memory care.

How should I compare memory care communities near Columbus?

Start with the public record: confirm the active ODH license, read the last two licensure surveys and any complaint surveys, then check for a published 2025-2026 resident satisfaction report.

On the tour, ask for the overnight staffing ratio inside the secured unit itself, how exits are secured, when the last elopement happened, and what change in condition would require a move to skilled nursing. Those answers predict daily life better than décor. When memory is getting worse covers the timing question.