Make the best senior care decision

We developed a system to rate each state on how easy – or difficult – it is to find important assisted living records and reports, and compiled tips to help you in your search.

States with the most transparent records allow you to look up important information about each assisted living facility online, including inspections, complaints, survey results, violations, capacity, and whether the facility accepts Medicaid.

Let our care assessment guide you

Public access to assisted living records and reports for the state of Ohio is high. Key findings that informed this rating include:

• Ohio has above average transparency into assisted living records and a generally good website for looking into these records.
• Ohio is one of a handful of states that do not have the authority to fine an assisted living community.

• Visit Ohio’s Health Facilities Division website to search for records of assisted living providers. Select Health Care Provider Real-Time Information to get started.
• From the search form select “Residential Care or Assisted Living” as the provider type.
• Ohio’s Long Term Consumer Guide contains information about providers, including a numbered grading system for inspection results.

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We developed a standard methodology for state data collection and evaluation, and based our rating primarily on the objective, state-specific accessibility criteria outlined in these questions:

1. Are licensed assisted living communities listed online in any form? Yes
2. If Yes to #1, is the information updated frequently? Yes
3. If Yes to #1, is the list of licensed communities searchable? Yes
4. Does the state post inspections, complaints, survey results, or violations online? Yes
5. If Yes to #4, is the information updated frequently? [within 90 days] No
6. If Yes to #2 and #4, is the enforcement information included in the same place as licensed communities? Yes
7. If Yes to #4 and No to #6, are violations / inspections searchable at all? Yes
8. Is information about special licensing for care shown? Yes
9. Capacity shown? No
10. Payment types shown, [e.g. Medicaid, private pay]? Yes
11. Administrator / Contact name shown? Yes
12. State may fine facility? No
13. Frequency of inspections? Every 12 months
14. Website includes pricing of facility? No