Dayton Senior Advisor
What does Dayton Senior Advisor do?
Dayton Senior Advisor is a free referral and advisory service that helps families find assisted living, memory care, nursing homes and home care in Dayton and the surrounding counties of Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Darke and Preble.
We publish what Ohio's rules actually require, what the published cost data shows, and every licensed facility from the state's own records, including its inspection history and state satisfaction scores. Then a local advisor helps you narrow the list. Communities pay us a referral fee when a family we introduced moves in; that is why you pay nothing, and we would rather you hear it from us first.
How many older adults and licensed care options does Greater Dayton have?
The six counties counted about 218,452 residents aged 65 and older on July 1, 2025 in Census Bureau estimates, and ODH licenses 73 residential care facilities (assisted living) and 80 nursing homes there.
| County | Age 65+ | Share 65+ | Licensed RCFs | RCF beds | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 108,885 | 20.2% | 30 | 3126 | 40 |
| Greene County | 34,737 | 19.9% | 14 | 1192 | 12 |
| Miami County | 23,975 | 21.3% | 8 | 766 | 6 |
| Clark County | 29,526 | 21.8% | 13 | 1036 | 13 |
| Darke County | 11,909 | 23.1% | 5 | 424 | 6 |
| Preble County | 9,420 | 23.2% | 3 | 123 | 3 |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025). Licenses: ODH EID roster retrieved November 6, 2026.
How is assisted living licensed in Ohio?
Assisted living is a residential care facility (RCF) licensed by the Ohio Department of Health under Revised Code Chapter 3721 and Administrative Code Chapter 3701-16, and memory care is a special care unit inside an RCF or nursing home, not a license of its own.
Ohio does publish something many states do not: every RCF's licensure and complaint surveys for the last four years, and a resident satisfaction survey. Of the 72 Greater Dayton RCFs with a licensure survey on file, 22 had a clean latest survey; the median RCF collected 6 citations across licensure and complaint surveys in four years, and 0 complaint investigations found immediate jeopardy. Read how the license works and how memory care units are regulated.
What does senior care cost in Ohio?
CareScout's 2025 Ohio medians run about $6,103 a month for assisted living and $9,186 for a semi-private nursing home room, with non-medical home care near $34 an hour; there is no published Dayton figure and no memory care figure.
For people who qualify, PASSPORT pays for help at home and the Assisted Living Waiver pays for care in participating RCFs, so how you pay matters as much as the price. See costs and payment help.
Where should a Dayton family begin?
Begin with what just happened, not with a care type: a hospital discharge, a fall, a dementia diagnosis, a worn-out caregiver or shrinking savings each lead to different first steps, and our situation guides take them one at a time.
What we are, and what we are not
| Dayton Senior Advisor is | Dayton Senior Advisor is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free to families; communities pay a referral fee | Billed to you now or later |
| Data | ODH licenses, ODA inspection and survey data, CMS Care Compare | Paid placements or scraped listings |
| Ratings | CMS stars and Ohio survey scores, labelled as theirs | Scores we made up |
| Affiliation | An independent referral service | A government office or the Area Agency on Aging |
