Olde Towne East Senior Care Guide

One of the largest historic districts in Columbus, sitting just east of downtown and bordering Bexley — a neighborhood in the middle of a long, steady revitalization.

Olde Towne East (sometimes written Olde Town East) grew up in the late 1800s and early 1900s as one of Columbus's most fashionable addresses, with large Victorian, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival homes built for the city's business and civic leaders of the era. Decades of disinvestment followed through the mid-20th century, but the neighborhood has seen sustained reinvestment and restoration since the 1990s, and today it's a diverse, historically significant district recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Many homes are larger than in German Village or Victorian Village, which appeals to families looking for space for a live-in caregiver or a parent moving in with them.

Proximity to Bexley senior communities

Olde Towne East sits directly against Bexley's western border, which puts it close to Wexner Heritage Village, a full-continuum Jewish-affiliated senior community on College Avenue in Bexley offering independent and assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. For Olde Towne East families, it's typically the nearest option offering every level of care in one place.

What to weigh

As with Columbus's other historic core neighborhoods, home accessibility varies widely block by block and house by house — some homes have been updated with first-floor living, others retain original layouts with stairs as the only way to upper floors. A home assessment is worth doing before deciding whether to age in place or move.

See the full facility directory for all Columbus-area options, or browse by care type: independent living, assisted living, memory care. Olde Towne East is part of the City of Columbus in Franklin County — see the Columbus guide and neighboring German Village.