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Assisted Living in Ohio

Ohio has 815 licensed assisted living communities listed on ElderCareCosts across 1,265 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $6,103/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings.

815 licensed assisted living communities listed.

Cost of assisted living in Ohio

Median monthly price, Ohio

$6,103/mo

Modeled range $5,826 – $6,633 how this range is derived

● Ohio $6,103 ○ National median $6,230

Published survey median · 2025

Median costs for assisted living versus Ohio and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.

Assisted Living cost comparison (2025)
Assisted LivingOhioNational
25th percentile$5,826/mo$5,488/mo
Median$6,103/mo$6,230/mo
75th percentile$6,633/mo$7,083/mo

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Source: Published survey median · 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Methodology
Why is this number different on other websites? Many directories quote a community's "starting at" rent, before care fees. This figure is the state survey median. It is an estimate to plan against, not a quote; ask each provider for its own number in writing. Our methodology →

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.

Ohio licensing & regulation

Ohio Department of Health (ODH) licenses and inspects assisted living communities in Ohio. Before you sign anything, look up the community's license status and past complaints on the state's own site, not a marketing page.

Source: State licensing agency.GOV

Medicaid & local resources in Ohio

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Ohio Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Ohio resolve concerns about care and rights.

Official Ombudsman locator / program page

Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOV

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.

  • PASSPORT. Ohio Medicaid HCBS waiver for older adults, operated with Ohio Department of Aging.
Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.

Cities in Ohio

75 of the 1,265 cities we track in Ohio have their own assisted living page. Use search for the rest.

Show the other 45 cities in Ohio

Counties in Ohio

County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many assisted living providers each county holds.

All 61 Ohio counties

Assisted Living providers in Ohio

Sample of licensed assisted living communities listed for Ohio. City pages show fuller local inventories.

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Frequently asked questions

Which cities in Ohio have assisted living listings?

We track 1265 Ohio cities for assisted living. See the city list on this page for options near you.

Past 60 days in Ohio: 3 added · 71 updated. Most recent change Oct 2. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.

How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, assisted living in Ohio costs $6,103/month (median).

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Assisted Living in Ohio. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/ohio/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Assisted Living in Ohio." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/assisted-living/ohio/.

These figures may be quoted and reproduced with attribution and a link back to this page. No permission needed. Methodology · Data sources · Who produces this · Corrections

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