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Assisted living costs in Shelby County average about $5,763 per month. To find the best assisted living options for your needs and budget, browse through 140 communities in Shelby County. Our detailed directory has 2308 reviews, photos, and lists of available services, amenities, and activities. Assisted living is ideal for seniors who need help with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating, and prefer a social setting to pursue their interests. These communities offer a variety of dining options, as well as housekeeping services to eliminate daily stresses.

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Photo of Friends Care Community Assisted Living
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Seacoast at Summers Pointe
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Welcome to Seacoast at Summers Pointe, a well-established senior care provider known for our assisted living and transitional care programs. We're committed to making sure residents are comfortable, engaged and cared for. Our assisted living community provides residents with a warm, hometown feel...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Mennonite Memorial Home
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Monarch Assisted Living is located in the heart of Marysville, OH and is Union County's only continuing care facility. Our Assisted Living was completed in 2020 and offers luxury senior living at an affordable price. Some of our campus features include: one bedroom suites and apartments equipped...
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Both of my parents are at The Suites of Walnut Creek. Even though they are at different levels of care, they are are side by side and together most of the time. The staff is very caring and attentive. And,...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Photo of Trinity Mission
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Bluebird Retirement Community Marysville
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I have moved my mom to Bluebird last month. Excellent experience. I live several miles away, did an unexpected visit and was very impressed. The room was very clean, sheets changed and clean, laundry was...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Photo of The Greenbriar Senior Living Campus
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Eaton Grand Manor
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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I have a hard time understanding the negative reviews. We moved my 90 year old mother into Bethany Crossing, which was the brand new assisted living facility. It is gorgeous and the staff is truly beyond...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Community Summary:Bethany Village, a nationally accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community, is situated on 100 tree-lined acres in a quiet suburb of Dayton, Ohio. Since 1946, Bethany has faithfully cared for the needs of older adults. Bethany Village is sponsored by Graceworks Lutheran...
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The Hillside family provides care for those who need minor care for those in need, from medications, laundry, great food, activities, and a very clean facility. The administration is accommodating and...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
You'll feel right at home at Hillside Retirement Home! We're located on a quiet residential street in a small, friendly Ohio community. Hillside is peaceful and secure, yet near to downtown shopping and other community amenities. At Hillside, you'll enjoy a private room and may either bring...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Pristine Senior Living and Post Acute Rehab of Dayton Centerville
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Serve as resident ambassador. I visit residents who are not well. Greet new residents to welcome them.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Legacy Village is awesome. It is a smaller facility with fewer people which allows more personal attention from the staff. The staff have all worked there 10 or 15 years which says a lot and you really...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Legacy Assisted Living is a family style home nestled on a 253 acre campus with walking paths, and mature trees. The 22 unit home is known for family style care which accomodates your specific needs. The courtyard looks out on a tree-lined meadow where deer are seen in the mornings. Residents...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of assisted living in Shelby County, OH

The average cost of senior living in Shelby County is $5,763 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lakeview, OH with an average of $4,466 per month.

Assisted living costs in Shelby County, OH, vs. nearby counties

Shelby County, OH
$5,763/mo
$5,707/mo
$5,952/mo

Assisted living costs in Shelby County, OH, vs. state and national averages

Shelby County, OH
$5,763/mo
$4,929/mo
U.S. national average
$4,752/mo

Assisted living costs in Shelby County, OH, vs. other senior living options

Assisted Living
$5,763/mo
$5,821/mo

Assisted living costs in Shelby County, OH, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,748/mo
Studio
$4,328/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,365/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,331/mo

Senior living costs in Shelby County vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Shelby County, OH
Column state: Ohio
Column national: U.S.
Community typeShelby County, OHOhioU.S.
Assisted Living$5,763/mo$4,929/mo$4,752/mo
Memory Care$5,821/mo$4,942/mo$5,014/mo
Independent Living$5,088/mo$4,018/mo$4,211/mo
Assisted Living
Shelby County, OH:$5,763/mo
Ohio:$4,929/mo
U.S.:$4,752/mo
Memory Care
Shelby County, OH:$5,821/mo
Ohio:$4,942/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
Independent Living
Shelby County, OH:$5,088/mo
Ohio:$4,018/mo
U.S.:$4,211/mo
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Assisted living costs in Shelby County, OH, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly assisted living costs have shifted over the past five years in Shelby County and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Shelby County, OHOH stateNational

Assisted living cost trends in Shelby County, OH

The table below shows how monthly assisted living costs in Shelby County have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Shelby County, OH$5,346/mo$4,998/mo+7.0%
Ohio$5,221/mo$5,048/mo+3.4%
National$5,374/mo$5,126/mo+4.8%
Shelby County, OH
2024 average cost:$5,346/mo
2023 average cost:$4,998/mo
Percent change:+7.0%
Ohio
2024 average cost:$5,221/mo
2023 average cost:$5,048/mo
Percent change:+3.4%
National
2024 average cost:$5,374/mo
2023 average cost:$5,126/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Ways to pay for Assisted Living in Shelby County, OH

Paying for assisted living may seem daunting, but knowing all your options can be empowering. Read about the many private and public payment options that families use to pay for assisted living in Shelby County.

What families are saying about assisted living in Shelby County

Recent reviews for assisted living in Shelby County

Miller Farm Place in Dayton, OH

3.9
The care received is great, I the nurses and staff are wonderful. That is why I decided to take my Dad there. The facility needs to be updated for what the cost is. My experience has definitely been overwhelming, this was a very hard decision for me. I would recommend them.

Carriage Court of Marysville

4.0
The staff at Carriage Court is excellent! They all seem to really like their jobs and it shows with the care that the residents receive.

Trinity at Fairborn

5.0
We moved my loved one here after a negative experience at another memory care community, and they've been better in every way. It is a much more secure facility, and the staff are doing a much better job handling his wandering issues.

Shelby County review score based on 526 family reviews

8.1
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This proprietary review score is based on 526 reviews of 123 Shelby County assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Shelby County review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Shelby County review score compared against nearby cities

8.1
Shelby County, OH123 facilities
8.1
Sidney, OH144 facilities
8.4
Anna, OH118 facilities

Review subcategories for Shelby County assisted living

When assisted living residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 526 reviews of 123 Shelby County assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Shelby County resident and family assisted living satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Shelby County, OH averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.2
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
4.0
Care services
3.9
3.6
Staff
4.2
3.9
Meals & dining
3.9
3.5
Activities
3.9
3.5
Value for cost*
3.8
3.6
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Shelby County assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Shelby County assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Shelby County, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Shelby County assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Shelby County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Shelby County, OHNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
67.5%
52.6%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
54.5%
33.9%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
97.6%
96%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
97.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
72.4%
56.8%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
42.3%
30.1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
96.7%
96.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
71.5%
47.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
68.3%
52.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Shelby County assisted living

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Shelby County Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Shelby County, OHNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
67.5%
51.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
41.5%
32.7%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
60.2%
41.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
17.9%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Shelby County assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Shelby County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Shelby County, OHNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
50.4%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
48.8%
41.2%
No sugar
No sugar
42.3%
37.7%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
43.9%
36.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
30.9%
17.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Shelby County assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Shelby County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Shelby County, OHNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
35%
31.7%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
55.3%
42.5%
Room service
Room service
47.2%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
27.6%
18.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Shelby County assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Shelby County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Shelby County, OHNational
Activity director
Activity director
59.3%
46.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
42.3%
31.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
35%
30.6%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
53.7%
49.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
61%
49.6%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
68.3%
52.5%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
52%
41.6%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
42.3%
35.6%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
43.9%
38.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
59.3%
47%
Live performances
Live performances
60.2%
47.2%
Dances
Dances
32.5%
30.8%
Fitness center
Fitness center
34.1%
24.7%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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State regulations for assisted living in Shelby County

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Ohio assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Shelby County protect seniors.
Learn about Ohio assisted living regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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