Senior Care Services in the Columbus Area
An overview of the main types of senior care — from a little help at home to full-time skilled nursing — so you can figure out which fits your family's situation.
"Senior care" covers a wide range of very different services, and the right fit depends heavily on how much help someone actually needs day to day, whether that need is medical or more about daily living tasks, and whether they want to stay in their own home or move to a community setting. Below is a plain overview of six common categories. Where Ohio has specific rules that affect a category — like how assisted living and memory care are licensed — we link to our full explanation rather than repeating it here.
Independent Living
For active seniors who want community and reduced home upkeep, without personal care included.
Learn more →Assisted Living
Daily help with bathing, dressing, medication, and meals, in a residential community setting.
Learn more →Memory Care
Specialized, secured programming for residents living with dementia or other cognitive impairment.
Learn more →Skilled Nursing
24/7 licensed nursing care and rehabilitation, for medically complex or post-hospital needs.
Learn more →Home Care
Non-medical help with daily tasks delivered in a senior's own home, hourly or live-in.
Learn more →Adult Day Services
Supervised daytime programs offering activities, meals, and social engagement.
Learn more →Not sure which of these actually fits your family's situation? That's exactly what Darlene is here for — a short conversation about what's changed recently and what kind of help is needed can usually narrow this down quickly, at no cost to your family.
Not sure which type of care fits?
Darlene can help you sort through the options for your specific situation.