Hearth & Home Senior Assisted Living at Vandalia sits on Great Hill Road in Dayton, Ohio, and gives a real home-like feeling right when you come up the walk, with a friendly welcome and sometimes laughter from the courtyard or the cozy lounge where people enjoy a warm fire. The staff help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, medication, and moving around, and folks who use wheelchairs or need more help also find support here. The community handles housework, laundry, and even dry cleaning for residents, while meals are served daily and made by a chef, with choices for allergies and diabetes. Every apartment has a private bathroom, cable TV, a kitchenette, telephone, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and the rooms come furnished, but everyone's encouraged to make their space feel like their own with pictures and keepsakes. Safety features include a 24-hour emergency call system in each unit and staff around all night and day.
Hearth & Home supports people living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia, offering secured and supervised memory care and special programs to reduce confusion and stop wandering, and there's a dementia waiver program too. Residents get scheduled rides to places like the senior center, shops, restaurants, and churches, with some still able to drive and others using the community's transportation. There are plenty of amenities with indoor and outdoor common areas, walking paths, a lush garden, movie theater, wellness and fitness rooms, activity and arts rooms, and a community courtyard. Activities can be as lively as Cocktail Hour, music programs, and movie nights or as calm as gardening, arts and crafts, and chatting with friends or visiting pets, since pets are welcome here. The staff also set up devotional services, daily events, outings, move-in help, and a concierge to answer residents' needs.
Some residents take part in outings and community events, others join family support services or church groups, and a lot just enjoy routines and the warmth of the space. For folks who need short-term stays, there's respite care and day care, plus hospice services for end-of-life needs. Hearth & Home keeps things simple and caring, with meals, activities, and services aimed at helping seniors stay active and feel at home, whether they live here full-time or for a short period. The atmosphere is friendly, not fancy, but it's the kind of place where neighbors know each other and staff aim to respect each person's privacy and dignity, which makes it easy to feel comfortable.
