The Ohio Eastern Star Home sits on 60 peaceful, tree-filled acres in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and you'll see right off that it offers a quiet setting with a mix of apartment and patio homes for seniors aged 55 and older in the Pine Hill independent living neighborhood, and there's the Hamilton, a 19-bed residential care facility, along with 12 independent living apartments, and a range of rooms that can be private or shared, all with basic features like telephones, full kitchens with refrigerators and stoves, walk-in showers, emergency pull-cords, individual heating and cooling, and even porches and closet space, plus you've got pet-friendly choices and a small dog park which makes it nice for animal lovers.
This place is a non-profit and is Knox County's only community that covers the whole continuing care retirement setup, so folks can move through independent living, assisted living, short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, and memory care as needs change, with care like help with bathing, dressing, getting around, and medication management, plus there are always nurses and therapists on staff, and they'll coordinate with doctors, manage prescriptions, and handle daily living support.
The health center has 86 certified beds, which are well-kept, and 15 were listed as available as of June 2025, meaning they tend to keep an eye on openings, and there's a home health agency now using a former independent house since 2013, with another building for memory care services that's tuned to people with dementia or memory troubles, and supervision and emergency response come standard, including a 24-hour call and pull-cord system, sprinkler protection, and smoke alarms for safety.
Daily life here keeps people busy with a Life Enrichment team arranging things like communal meals, arts and crafts, movie nights, garden walks, on-site salon and barbers, and social outings for shopping, events, field trips, dinners, and visits to local events, with both spiritual activities and regular programs aiming to keep minds and bodies active, and you've got access to transportation for appointments and outings, plus Internet and phone in every room, so it's easier to stay in touch with family and friends.
There's a strong sense of community with neighborhood-style layouts, lots of shared spaces for eating, relaxing, activities, and gardening, and even outdoor seating and on-site parking, and the care side is supported by the latest rehab technology, including Jintronix VR. Meals are served on-site if you don't want to cook, housekeeping comes included, and they provide staff to handle supervision all hours of the day. There's a Board of Trustees that oversees the non-profit management, keeping things steady for residents.
The Ohio Eastern Star Home stands out for offering everything in one place-from independent apartments to skilled nursing and memory care-so you can settle in and know there's help for whatever comes next, without feeling like you have to leave your home or friends, and there's a focus on comfort, safety, connection, and letting people live as independently as possible for as long as possible.
