Columbus Senior Advisor BlogPractical, Ohio-specific guidance for central Ohio families.https://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/2026-10-26T00:00:00ZColumbus Senior AdvisorWhat Ohio Assisted Living Can and Cannot Do: The 120-Day Rule Nobody Mentions on the Tourhttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/ohio-assisted-living-skilled-nursing-limits-central-ohio/2026-10-26T00:00:00Z2026-10-26T00:00:00ZOhio caps skilled nursing in a residential care facility at 120 days a year, and bars six conditions outright. What that means for central Ohio families.Aging in Place in Central Ohio: Which Programs Actually Help a Parent Stay Homehttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/aging-in-place-services-programs-central-ohio/2026-10-24T00:00:00Z2026-10-24T00:00:00ZAging in place in Columbus: county levy services, PASSPORT, PACE, Medicare home health, home repair programs and neighborhood villages, compared.How to Check a Central Ohio Facility’s Inspection Record Before You Move a Parent Inhttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/check-facility-inspection-record-ohio-central-ohio/2026-10-23T00:00:00Z2026-10-23T00:00:00ZOhio inspects nursing homes and residential care facilities. Here is where central Ohio families can look up the survey record, licence status and complaints.Medicare Savings Programs in Ohio: How Central Ohio Seniors Can Get Their Part B Premium Paidhttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/ohio-medicare-savings-programs-qmb-slmb-central-ohio/2026-10-19T00:00:00Z2026-10-19T00:00:00ZOhio's Medicare Savings Programs (QMB, SLMB, QI) can pay a senior's Part B premium. Who qualifies, how to apply in central Ohio, and what they do not cover.Medicare Home Health vs. Private-Duty Care: What Central Ohio Families Need to Knowhttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/medicare-home-health-vs-private-duty-care-central-ohio/2026-10-16T00:00:00Z2026-10-16T00:00:00ZMedicare home health covers skilled nursing and therapy, not round-the-clock help. How central Ohio families can tell the difference and fill the gap.Does Mom's Dog Get to Come? Pets and Senior Living in Central Ohiohttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/pets-senior-living-move-central-ohio/2026-10-14T00:00:00Z2026-10-14T00:00:00ZCan a parent keep a dog or cat in senior living? A central Ohio guide to pet policies, fees, service animals, and what to do when the pet cannot come along.When the Power Goes Out: Storm and Outage Preparedness for Older Adults in Central Ohiohttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/power-outage-storm-preparedness-older-adults-central-ohio/2026-10-09T00:00:00Z2026-10-09T00:00:00ZOxygen concentrators, medication refrigeration and a dark house: how central Ohio families can prepare an aging parent for storms and power outages.Lonely at Home: How to Help an Older Parent Reconnect in Central Ohiohttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/senior-loneliness-social-isolation-central-ohio/2026-10-07T00:00:00Z2026-10-07T00:00:00ZHow to spot isolation in an aging parent and find real connection in central Ohio: senior programs, rides, hearing, companions and when a move helps.Hiring a Geriatric Care Manager in Central Ohio: What an Aging Life Care Professional Does and When One Is Worth Ithttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/aging-life-care-manager-geriatric-care-manager-central-ohio/2026-10-05T00:00:00Z2026-10-05T00:00:00ZWhat a geriatric care manager (Aging Life Care Professional) does for central Ohio families, when hiring one makes sense, and how to vet one before you sign.The Thanksgiving Visit: A Quiet Checklist for Seeing How an Aging Parent Is Really Doinghttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/holiday-visit-checklist-aging-parent-central-ohio/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z2026-10-02T00:00:00ZA calm, Ohio-specific checklist for holiday visits: what the kitchen, medications, stairs and conversation reveal about an aging parent in central Ohio.Keeping the Heat On: Utility Help for Older Adults in Central Ohio This Winterhttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/winter-heating-utility-help-seniors-central-ohio/2026-09-30T00:00:00Z2026-09-30T00:00:00ZOhio's HEAP Winter Crisis Program, the $175 Special Reconnect Order, PIPP Plus and weatherization: how central Ohio seniors can keep the heat on.When a Parent With Dementia Wanders: Ohio's Missing Adult Alert and Project Lifesaver in Central Ohiohttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/wandering-safety-missing-adult-alert-central-ohio/2026-09-28T00:00:00Z2026-09-28T00:00:00ZOhio's Missing Adult Alert program, Project Lifesaver GPS tracking across central Ohio, and the home safety steps that prevent a wandering emergency.One Call, Eight Counties: What the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging Actually Does — and What Changes in 2026https://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/area-agency-on-aging-coaaa-central-ohio/2026-09-25T00:00:00Z2026-09-25T00:00:00ZCOAAA is the free front door to PASSPORT, the Assisted Living Waiver and in-home help across eight central Ohio counties — and it's restructuring in 2026. Here's what changes and what doesn't.One Spouse Needs Care and the Other Doesn't: Ohio's Spousal Rules in 2026https://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/spousal-impoverishment-rules-ohio-central-ohio/2026-09-23T00:00:00Z2026-09-23T00:00:00ZOhio does not require the healthy spouse to spend down to nothing. The snapshot date, the 2026 community spouse resource allowance, the monthly income allowance that rose July 1, and why PASSPORT triggers the same protections.The Rights Nobody Reads You: Ohio's Residents' Bill of Rights in Central Ohio Care Homeshttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/ohio-residents-bill-of-rights-central-ohio/2026-09-18T00:00:00Z2026-09-18T00:00:00ZOhio law gives care-home residents 36 enumerated rights — and they apply to assisted living, not just nursing homes. What they cover, and how central Ohio families enforce them.When the Pill Organizer Stops Working: Who Can Legally Help With Medications in Ohiohttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/medication-management-ohio-rules-central-ohio/2026-09-16T00:00:00Z2026-09-16T00:00:00ZOhio assisted living starts from the assumption that residents take their own medications. What staff may legally do, what a certified medication aide can and cannot administer after Ohio's 2025 change, why home care aides can do less than families expect, and the six questions to ask on a central Ohio tour.The Property Tax Break Central Ohio Seniors Forget to Claimhttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/ohio-homestead-exemption-property-tax-relief-central-ohio/2026-09-14T00:00:00Z2026-09-14T00:00:00ZFranklin County's 2026 triennial value update, Ohio's $29,000 homestead exemption and the $41,000 income limit, the owner occupancy credit, the December 31 deadline, and what happens to the exemption when a parent moves into care.When a Parent Stops Cooking: Senior Meal Programs Across Central Ohiohttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/senior-meal-programs-nutrition-central-ohio/2026-09-11T00:00:00Z2026-09-11T00:00:00ZMeals on Wheels, congregate dining, the CSFP senior food box, SNAP rules after 60 and Ohio's farmers' market coupons — county by county across central Ohio.Medicare Open Enrollment in Central Ohio: The Six Weeks That Set Next Year's Billshttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/medicare-open-enrollment-central-ohio-oshiip/2026-09-09T00:00:00Z2026-09-09T00:00:00ZThe ANOC letter, the October 15–December 7 window, Ohio's Medigap underwriting trap, and where central Ohio families get free OSHIIP counseling.Medicare's 100 Days of Rehab: What Central Ohio Families Should Actually Expecthttps://columbussenioradvisor.com/blog/medicare-100-days-rehab-central-ohio/2026-09-07T00:00:00Z2026-09-07T00:00:00ZThe three-midnight rule, observation status, the day-21 coinsurance and the fast appeal most families miss — how Medicare rehab really works in central Ohio.