Friendship Village of Dublin

Assisted living in Dublin, Ohio. 72 licensed beds, ODH State ID 1746R, Franklin County. Last verified October 2026.

Meadows at Friendship Village is a 72-bed assisted living community in Dublin, Ohio, licensed by the Ohio Department of Health as a Residential Care Facility (State ID 1746R) since 1981. Families may know it as Friendship Village of Dublin; the state license for its assisted living is issued under the name Meadows at Friendship Village. 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 Meadows at Friendship Village licensed by the Ohio Department of Health?

Yes. Meadows at Friendship Village holds an active Residential Care Facility license, ODH State ID 1746R, for 72 beds; the current license runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

The ODH record also registers Alzheimer's disease services here, the closest thing Ohio's license data has to a memory care flag.

What do Ohio inspection records show for Meadows at Friendship Village?

Ohio's Long-Term Care Consumer Guide lists 4 ODH licensure surveys for Meadows at Friendship Village in roughly the past four years, with 3 citations in total; the most recent, on September 9, 2025, found 1.

That works out to 0.8 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: 3 on record with 3 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 Meadows at Friendship Village in Ohio's satisfaction survey?

In Ohio's 2025-2026 Resident Satisfaction Survey, Meadows at Friendship Village received an overall score of 89.9 out of 100, above the statewide average of 85.5, based on 22 completed resident interviews.

Relative to the state, residents here rated care and services most favorably and moving in least favorably. Residents were interviewed in person for the Ohio Department of Aging, with data collected August 2025 through January 2026; 52 residents were eligible and the interview target of 21 was met. Read the state's full report (PDF).

Family survey (2021). In the older Residential Care Facility Family Satisfaction Survey, families rated Meadows at Friendship Village 86.4 out of 100 against a state average of 76.9. Treat it as background, since it predates current leadership at many communities. 2021 family survey report (PDF).

Where is Meadows at Friendship Village, and what else is licensed nearby?

Meadows at Friendship Village is at 6000 Riverside Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43017, 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 Dublin senior care guide and the Franklin County guide.

Other licensed communities near Dublin

• Dublin Assisted Living and Memory Support by Senior Star · Dublin, 165 licensed beds
• Sunrise of Dublin · Dublin, 120 licensed beds
• Brookdale Muirfield · Dublin, 100 licensed beds
• Dublin Glenn Memory Care · Dublin, 66 licensed beds
• The Sanctuary at Tuttle Crossing · Dublin, 56 licensed beds
• OhioHealth Neuro Transitional Center · Dublin, 12 licensed beds

What does Meadows at Friendship Village publish about itself?

Friendship Village of Dublin is located at 6000 Riverside Drive, Dublin, OH 43017, in Franklin County. According to the operator's own website, the community offers independent living, assisted living (branded as Waterford Place), and memory care (branded as Rowan House). It's a nonprofit continuing care retirement community with its own dedicated buildings for each level of care on one campus.

Independent living here suits residents who want maintenance-free apartment or cottage living without regular hands-on care. Waterford Place, the assisted living household, adds daily support with bathing, dressing, and medication management, while Rowan House, the memory care household, is built specifically for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. Families should confirm current programming and availability directly with the community.

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 Meadows at Friendship Village?

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 Meadows at Friendship Village's own rates depend on apartment type and care level.

Ask Meadows at Friendship Village 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 Meadows at Friendship Village provide memory care?

Meadows at Friendship Village's ODH license record registers Alzheimer's disease services, so ask for its written special care unit policies, which Ohio requires it to provide 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 Meadows at Friendship Village?

A 72-bed community like Meadows at Friendship Village is small enough that families often get to know the whole care team. Ask who covers when the regular caregiver is off, and whether agency staff fill shifts.

Meadows at Friendship Village has been licensed since 1981, 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 Meadows at Friendship Village?

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

• Which needs would require a move out, and how much notice do you give?
• What happens if my parent needs skilled nursing beyond the time an RCF may provide it?
• Who is the family's contact after hours?
• Can I see your most recent ODH survey and your plan of correction?
• Can we join a meal and an activity before deciding?
• Do you have a special care unit, and may I take its written policies home?

Who do you call with a concern about care at Meadows at Friendship Village?

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.