The Inn at Winchester Trail

Assisted living in Canal Winchester, Ohio. 145 licensed beds, ODH State ID 2704R, Franklin County. Last verified October 2026.

The Inn at Winchester Trail, in Canal Winchester, is one of the Columbus area's larger licensed assisted living communities: 145 beds under Ohio Department of Health State ID 2704R, licensed since 2015. 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 The Inn at Winchester Trail licensed by the Ohio Department of Health?

Yes. The Inn at Winchester Trail holds an active Residential Care Facility license, ODH State ID 2704R, for 145 beds; the current license runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

What do Ohio inspection records show for The Inn at Winchester Trail?

Ohio's Long-Term Care Consumer Guide lists 3 ODH licensure surveys for The Inn at Winchester Trail in roughly the past four years, with 10 citations in total; the most recent, on October 28, 2025, found 2.

That works out to 3.3 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: 12 on record with 9 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 The Inn at Winchester Trail in Ohio's satisfaction survey?

Ohio has not published a 2025-2026 resident satisfaction score for The Inn at Winchester Trail; 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.

Family survey (2021). In the older Residential Care Facility Family Satisfaction Survey, families rated The Inn at Winchester Trail 69.4 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 The Inn at Winchester Trail, and what else is licensed nearby?

The Inn at Winchester Trail is at 6401 Winchester Blvd, Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110, 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 Canal Winchester senior care guide and the Franklin County guide.

Other licensed communities near Canal Winchester

• Ashford of Grove City · Grove City, 165 licensed beds
• 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 The Inn at Winchester Trail?

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 The Inn at Winchester Trail's own rates depend on apartment type and care level.

Ask The Inn at Winchester Trail 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 The Inn at Winchester Trail provide memory care?

The Inn at Winchester Trail'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 The Inn at Winchester Trail?

A 145-bed building like The Inn at Winchester Trail usually runs more than one care level under one roof. Ask how residents are assessed into a care level, how often that assessment is repeated, and exactly which change moves the monthly price up.

The Inn at Winchester Trail was first licensed in 2015, 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.

What should you ask on a tour of The Inn at Winchester Trail?

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

• Do you accept Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver, and how many residents use it today?
• Do you have a special care unit, and may I take its written policies home?
• How many caregivers left in the past 12 months?
• 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 do you call with a concern about care at The Inn at Winchester Trail?

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.