First Community Village

Assisted living in Columbus, Ohio. 74 licensed beds, ODH State ID 1057R, Franklin County. Last verified October 2026.

Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center, in Columbus, is one of the Columbus area's larger licensed assisted living communities: 74 beds under Ohio Department of Health State ID 1057R, licensed since 1963. Families may know it as First Community Village; the state license for its assisted living is issued under the name Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center. 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 Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center licensed by the Ohio Department of Health?

Yes. Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center holds an active Residential Care Facility license, ODH State ID 1057R, for 74 beds; the current license runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

What do Ohio inspection records show for Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center?

Ohio's Long-Term Care Consumer Guide lists 3 ODH licensure surveys for Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center in roughly the past four years, with 2 citations in total; the most recent, on April 6, 2026, found 1.

That works out to 0.7 citations per licensure survey, against a Columbus-area median of 1.7. That is at or below the regional median, a good sign, though surveys only capture what inspectors saw on the day.

Licensure surveys

Complaint surveys

Complaint investigations: 4 on record with 0 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 Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center in Ohio's satisfaction survey?

In Ohio's 2025-2026 Resident Satisfaction Survey, Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center received an overall score of 81.3 out of 100, below the statewide average of 85.5, based on 17 completed resident interviews.

Relative to the state, residents here rated moving in most favorably and care and services least favorably. Residents were interviewed in person for the Ohio Department of Aging, with data collected August 2025 through January 2026; 60 residents were eligible and the interview target of 14 was met. Read the state's full report (PDF).

Where is Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center, and what else is licensed nearby?

Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center is at 1802 Riverside Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43212, 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 Columbus senior care guide and the Franklin County guide.

Other licensed communities near Columbus

• Oakleaf Village · Columbus, 206 licensed beds
• Kensington Place · Columbus, 187 licensed beds
• Harrison on 5th by Senior Star · Columbus, 180 licensed beds
• Mayfair Village Retirement Community · Columbus, 172 licensed beds
• The Ashford on Broad · Columbus, 165 licensed beds
• StoryPoint Upper Arlington · Columbus, 162 licensed beds

What does Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center publish about itself?

First Community Village is located at 1800 Riverside Drive, Columbus, OH 43212, in Franklin County, in the area near Upper Arlington. According to the operator's own website, the community offers independent living, assisted living, memory support, and skilled nursing. It is operated by National Church Residences, a large nonprofit senior living and services organization headquartered in Columbus with communities across multiple states.

The independent living apartments here are designed for active seniors who don't need regular hands-on care, assisted living adds daily support for residents who do, the memory support units serve residents living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, and skilled nursing covers both short-term rehabilitation and longer-term nursing-level care. As with any community, specific floor plans, programming, and current availability are best confirmed directly with First Community Village.

From the community's own published information, checked when this listing was first verified (2026). Amenities and programs change; confirm them on a visit. The community's official page.

What does assisted living cost at a community like Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center?

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 Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center's own rates depend on apartment type and care level.

Ask Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center 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.

Does Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center provide memory care?

Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center'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.

How should a family evaluate Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center?

At 74 licensed beds, Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center is mid-sized for Central Ohio. Ask how long the administrator and the director of nursing have been in their roles, and how many caregivers left in the past year; turnover predicts consistency more than any amenity.

Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center has been licensed since 1963, so ask what has been renovated recently, whether bathrooms work for a walker or wheelchair, and whether any rooms are shared. 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.

What should you ask on a tour of Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center?

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

• Do you have a special care unit, and may I take its written policies home?
• How do you handle a fall at night, and when is the family called?
• Do you accept Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver, and how many residents use it today?
• Can I see your most recent ODH survey and your plan of correction?
• How do you coordinate rides to OhioHealth, Ohio State or Mount Carmel appointments?
• Who is the family's contact after hours?

Who do you call with a concern about care at Dr. Roy A. Burkhart Center?

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.