Guides to your state's rules
How [Your State] Licenses Assisted Living
Ohio licenses assisted living as a single Residential Care Facility (RCF) type under ORC 3721 -- it does not tier by evacuation ability the way Texas does.
Read →Memory Care: Disclosure or Certification in Your State?
Ohio certifies memory care only for Residential Care Facilities serving Assisted Living Waiver residents (OAC 173-39-02.16) -- private-pay units are not certified the same way.
Read →How to Verify a Facility's License
The state tools that show license status and inspection history, and why a clean review page means nothing about the regulatory record.
Read →Medicaid Expansion vs. Long-Term Care Medicaid
Ohio expanded Medicaid under the ACA in 2014 -- a completely different eligibility pathway from the long-term-care Medicaid seniors use.
Read →Your State's Assisted-Living HCBS Waiver, Explained
Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver pays for care services inside a licensed Residential Care Facility -- not room and board.
Read →Your State's In-Home Medicaid Waiver, Explained
PASSPORT is Ohio's primary in-home Medicaid waiver -- here is what it actually covers.
Read →Managed Care for Medicare/Medicaid Dual-Eligibles, Explained
MyCare Ohio coordinates Medicare and Medicaid for dual-eligible seniors -- here is what it does.
Read →The Local Ombudsman and Filing Complaints
Two different systems: the free, independent long-term care ombudsman, and the state health department complaint line. Here is when to use each.
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