Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber

Assisted living in Columbus, Ohio. 78 licensed beds, ODH State ID 1222R, Franklin County. Last verified October 2026.

Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber holds an active Ohio Department of Health Residential Care Facility license, State ID 1222R, for 78 residents in Columbus, Franklin County; the state first licensed it in 1981. 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 Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber licensed by the Ohio Department of Health?

Yes. Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber holds an active Residential Care Facility license, ODH State ID 1222R, for 78 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 Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber?

Ohio's Long-Term Care Consumer Guide lists 3 ODH licensure surveys for Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber in roughly the past four years, with 1 citation in total; the most recent, on November 13, 2025, found 0.

That works out to 0.3 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 1 citation; 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 Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber in Ohio's satisfaction survey?

In Ohio's 2025-2026 Resident Satisfaction Survey, Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber received an overall score of 89.3 out of 100, above the statewide average of 85.5, based on 25 completed resident interviews.

Relative to the state, residents here rated spending time 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; 48 residents were eligible and the interview target of 21 was met. Read the state's full report (PDF).

What does Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber publish about itself?

Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber sits on Neil Avenue at 717 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215, in Franklin County, on a tree-lined campus at the edge of the Victorian Village neighborhood near downtown. According to the operator's own website, it offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing — meaning a resident could potentially move through every level of care on the same campus. Ohio Living is a statewide nonprofit network with communities across Ohio.

Independent living apartments here are described across two buildings on the campus, assisted living offers larger-than-typical floor plans according to the operator, memory care runs as a dedicated neighborhood-style program, and skilled nursing covers both short-term rehabilitation and longer-term nursing care. Specific floor plans, programming, and current availability are best confirmed 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.

Does Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber provide memory care?

Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber'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.

Where is Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, and what else is licensed nearby?

Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber is at 645-717 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215, 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 assisted living cost at a community like Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber?

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 Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber's own rates depend on apartment type and care level.

Ask Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber 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 Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber?

A 78-bed community like Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber 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.

Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber 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.

Who do you call with a concern about care at Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber?

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 Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber?

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

• Can we join a meal and an activity before deciding?
• How do you coordinate rides to OhioHealth, Ohio State or Mount Carmel appointments?
• Do you have a special care unit, and may I take its written policies home?
• Who is the family's contact after hours?
• What happens if my parent needs skilled nursing beyond the time an RCF may provide it?
• Can I see your most recent ODH survey and your plan of correction?