Ashford of Grove City

Assisted living in Grove City, Ohio. 165 licensed beds, ODH State ID 2908R, Franklin County. Last verified October 2026.

Ashford of Grove City holds an active Ohio Department of Health Residential Care Facility license, State ID 2908R, for 165 residents in Grove City, Franklin County; the state first licensed it in 2020. Below is everything the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Department of Aging publish about it, and how to use that record when you visit.

Is Ashford of Grove City licensed by the Ohio Department of Health?

Yes. Ashford of Grove City holds an active Residential Care Facility license, ODH State ID 2908R, for 165 beds; the current license runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

What do Ohio inspection records show for Ashford of Grove City?

Ohio's Long-Term Care Consumer Guide lists 2 ODH licensure surveys for Ashford of Grove City in roughly the past four years, with 11 citations in total; the most recent, on April 7, 2025, found 3.

That works out to 5.5 citations per licensure survey, against a Columbus-area median of 1.7. That is above the regional median, which is a reason to open the survey reports on the Consumer Guide and ask the administrator what was cited and how it was corrected.

Licensure surveys

Complaint surveys

Complaint investigations: 19 on record with 25 citations; none was flagged for substandard care or immediate jeopardy. ODH runs a complaint survey when someone files a concern, so the count reflects reporting as well as care.

Read each survey's findings on the Consumer Guide inspection page by clicking its date.

What do residents say about Ashford of Grove City in Ohio's satisfaction survey?

Ohio has not published a 2025-2026 resident satisfaction score for Ashford of Grove City; the state withholds a score when too few residents are eligible or respond, so the absence is not a negative finding on its own.

You can check the current status in the state's Long-Term Care Quality Navigator. Without a survey score, the inspection record above and a conversation with current residents' families carry more weight.

Does Ashford of Grove City provide memory care?

Ashford of Grove City's ODH record does not register Alzheimer's disease services; if the community markets memory care, ask for the written special care unit policies Ohio requires before admission under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5).

ODH does not issue a separate memory care license, so for private-pay families those written policies are the one document that spells out the unit's admission and discharge criteria, weekly staffing plan, staff training, activities, added costs and physical design. Compare them side by side with another community's. How Ohio regulates memory care.

Where is Ashford of Grove City, and what else is licensed nearby?

Ashford of Grove City is at 3197 Southwest Blvd, Grove City, Ohio 43123, in Franklin County, where families are served by the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging (COAAA) and the Region 6 Long-Term Care Ombudsman (1-800-536-5891).

Franklin County is the center of the metro and has the deepest bench of licensed communities, from large campus operators in Dublin, Hilliard and Westerville to small single-building homes inside Columbus neighborhoods. Franklin County holds the region's main hospital systems: OhioHealth (Riverside Methodist, Grant, Doctors and Dublin Methodist), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and Mount Carmel's east and Grove City campuses; ask how the community handles rides to specialist appointments. See our Grove City senior care guide and the Franklin County guide.

Other licensed communities near Grove City

• Brookdale Pinnacle · Grove City, 135 licensed beds
• Grove City Senior Living · Grove City, 134 licensed beds
• StoryPoint of Grove City · Grove City, 122 licensed beds
• Carriage Court of Grove City · Grove City, 92 licensed beds
• Hoover Haus · Grove City, 32 licensed beds

What does assisted living cost at a community like Ashford of Grove City?

Ohio's statewide median for assisted living is $6,103 a month (CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey); no primary source publishes a Columbus-only figure, and Ashford of Grove City's own rates depend on apartment type and care level.

Ask Ashford of Grove City for a written, itemized monthly quote for your parent's assessed care level, including anything billed separately. Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver can pay for care services, though not room and board, for Medicaid-eligible residents of participating RCFs; ask whether this community accepts it and how many residents use it. How assisted living rates are built and waiver vs. private pay.

How should a family evaluate Ashford of Grove City?

With 165 licensed beds, Ashford of Grove City is large enough that staffing can differ floor to floor and shift to shift. Ask for the caregiver-to-resident ratio on the wing your parent would live in, day and overnight, and how many aides are awake after 11 p.m.

Ashford of Grove City was first licensed in 2020, so its inspection history is shorter than an older building's. Read every survey the Consumer Guide lists and ask how the leadership team has changed since opening. Visit at least twice, once unannounced near a mealtime, and ask to speak with a current resident's family. Bring the inspection record above and ask the administrator to walk you through the most recent survey.

Who do you call with a concern about care at Ashford of Grove City?

Call the Ohio Department of Health complaint line at 1-800-342-0553 for a licensing concern, or the Region 6 Long-Term Care Ombudsman at 1-800-536-5891 for free, confidential advocacy on a resident's behalf.

An ODH complaint can trigger the kind of complaint survey listed in the inspection record above. The ombudsman does not inspect; it resolves problems such as discharge notices, care-plan disputes and residents' rights issues, and acts with the resident's consent. Franklin County Adult Protective Services takes reports on weekdays at (614) 525-4348; after hours, call Ohio's statewide APS line at 855-644-6277 (855-OHIO-APS). For immediate danger, call 911. Ombudsman and APS, explained.

What should you ask on a tour of Ashford of Grove City?

Ask about overnight staffing, move-out triggers and the latest ODH survey first; those three answers separate communities faster than any brochure.

• Who is the family's contact after hours?
• What happens if my parent needs skilled nursing beyond the time an RCF may provide it?
• How do you coordinate rides to OhioHealth, Ohio State or Mount Carmel appointments?
• How is the care plan built, and how often is it reviewed with the family?
• What does the base rate include, and how are care levels priced?
• Who administers medications, and how are errors tracked and reported?