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Independent Living in your area

Age-restricted apartments and campuses with dining, activities and light services, for adults who do not need daily hands-on care.

Quick answer

Ohio's Department of Health regulates independent living under its Residential Care Facility and nursing home licensing rules.

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Independent living is housing, not care. Age-restricted apartments or cottages with dining, transportation, activities and maintenance handled — for adults who do not need help with daily activities.

Short answer

We list 9 verified independent living providers across your metro. Independent living is housing, not care.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Independent living is typically not licensed as a care facility, because no personal care is provided. Confirm for your state.
  • Several campuses combine independent living with assisted living or nursing on the same campus, so a resident can move between levels without leaving the community.
  • If help with daily activities is already needed, independent living is the wrong category, even when a community offers to arrange outside caregivers.
You can check any facility's record free. The Ohio Department of Health licenses and inspects RCFs and nursing homes; ask any community for its most recent state inspection report directly. Read the full explanation →

Verified independent living across the region

We list 9 verified independent living providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

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Questions families ask

What does assisted living cost in Ohio?

The 2024 CareScout Cost of Care Survey put Ohio's assisted living median at roughly $66,000 a year, or about $5,500 a month, statewide. No Cincinnati-metro-specific figure is published by any primary source.

How much does memory care cost in Cincinnati?

There is no published memory-care cost median anywhere -- CareScout does not survey memory care as a separate category, in Ohio or any other state. Any specific price you find online is an estimate, not a surveyed figure.

What does a nursing home cost in Ohio?

The 2024 CareScout Cost of Care Survey put Ohio's nursing home median at roughly $108,405 a year (about $9,034/month) for a semi-private room and $120,450 a year (about $10,038/month) for a private room, statewide.

How much does in-home care cost compared to assisted living in Cincinnati?

Ohio's 2024 CareScout medians put a home health aide at roughly $75,504 a year and homemaker services at roughly $73,216 a year -- both above the $66,000 assisted living median once care approaches full-time hours.

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