Hillside Assisted Living

    130 Rogers St, Xenia, OH 45385
    • Assisted Living

    Caring staff, delicious food, spotless

    I had a very positive experience - caring, professional staff and aides, delicious food, a spotless, well-maintained facility, and an active social calendar (outings, therapy dog, game room). Administration was accommodating and communication with nurses and doctors was strong; I trust the team, would recommend it, and would choose to live there myself.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    3.86·(14)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
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    • Care

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      3.5
    • Value

      3.9

    Pros

    • Caring, attentive staff
    • Resident-focused, dignity-preserving care
    • Well-trained medical and nursing personnel
    • Thorough administration and clinical oversight
    • Clean, well-maintained interior
    • Home-like, family environment
    • Engaging activities and regular outings
    • Therapy dog and social programming
    • On-site amenities (game room, safety ramps)
    • Designated safe smoking area
    • Laundry and medication-management services
    • Positive doctor–facility communication

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff conduct and responsiveness
    • Gaps in family communication and incident notification
    • Inconsistent staffing allocation and scheduling
    • Variable dining quality and limited menu alternatives
    • Frontline customer-service tone variability
    • Inconsistent assistive-device and clinical follow-up processes
    • Noise and nighttime disturbance management issues

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a mixed but distinct pattern: many families describe a small, well-maintained facility with a family-like atmosphere and several operational strengths, while a minority raised strong concerns about staff behavior, communication, and certain aspects of care follow-up. Overall impressions range from high praise for compassionate clinical care and social programming to sharply negative accounts focused on responsiveness and customer-service tone.

    Care and staff: Numerous reviewers praised the clinical competence of nursing and medical staff, describing attentive aides, thorough nurses, and effective medication and laundry management. Several accounts highlight that residents are treated with dignity and that administrators communicate well with physicians. At the same time, there are clear concerns about inconsistent staff conduct and responsiveness. These concerns cluster around variable behavior among frontline employees, perceived misallocation of staffing resources, and occasional lapses in follow-through on assistive-device or clinical needs. Prospective families should note both the facility's demonstrable clinical strengths and the potential for variability in day-to-day staff interactions.

    Dining and activities: The facility is consistently credited for an active engagement program — regular outings, games, a therapy dog, and a social environment that many families find comforting. On-site amenities such as a game room, safety ramps, and a designated smoking area were noted positively. Dining impressions are mixed: some reviewers describe delicious, family-style meals, while others report inconsistent food quality and limited alternatives for residents with different preferences. Menu flexibility and meal consistency appear to be operational areas that vary between households.

    Facilities and management: Physical plant comments are largely positive — reviewers describe a clean, well-maintained building with safety features and a small-community feel. Administrative staff are often characterized as accommodating and thorough, and many families express strong trust in management. Nevertheless, several reviewers cited gaps in family notification practices after illness or injury, and a few identified concerns about how staffing is scheduled or allocated. There are also isolated complaints about nighttime noise or sleep disruption, suggesting variable effectiveness of noise-management and overnight staffing protocols.

    Notable patterns and considerations: The strongest pattern is a split between consistently positive assessments of clinical competence, social programming, and the facility’s welcoming atmosphere, versus intermittent but potent concerns about staff conduct, communication, and operational consistency. These are trait-level issues (communication protocols, staffing allocation, menu flexibility, and follow-up processes) rather than solely isolated incidents. Families considering this facility may benefit from asking targeted questions about evening and weekend staffing, notification procedures for incidents or changes in condition, meal plans and alternatives, and policies for assistive-device follow-up during their tour.

    In summary, the facility demonstrates several clear strengths in care quality, engagement, and physical maintenance, but prospective residents should evaluate operational consistency in staff behavior, communication, and dining during their assessment. Direct observation and focused questions to administration can help clarify whether the facility’s positive attributes will align with a particular resident’s needs.

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    Location

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    Hillside Assisted Living is located at 130 Rogers St, Xenia, OH, 45385.

    About Hillside Assisted Living

    Hillside Assisted Living, sometimes called Hillside Care Center or Hillside Retirement Home, sits in Xenia, OH and serves Greene County with a medium-sized place that offers a bit of everything for seniors needing support, whether that's for daily living, memory care, or Alzheimer's care, so you'll find that they give individual care plans and use some unique names for their programs, which are specialized for each resident depending on what kind of help someone needs, and they have 35 assisted living units in a building set up so folks have choices like semi-private rooms, studio apartments, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or even suites with kitchenettes, and singles or couples can each have a space that feels suited to them, with the option to add personal touches to a room, like favorite photos or things from home, which makes it feel warmer and kept-up. Every room gets cable TV, Wi-Fi, and a telephone, and there's an easy-to-use urgent call button in each one in case someone needs help day or night.

    The building has three separate common rooms, a rec room for games, arts, and quieter hangouts, plus outdoor and indoor spaces for walking or gardening, so it's good for socializing or just spending time outside, and there's a beauty and barber shop right inside for haircuts or a bit of pampering. Residents can bring along their pets if they want, and there's all-day snacks, three chef-prepared meals daily, and menus that account for things like diabetes, food allergies, and different dietary needs, so everyone gets decent, healthy food, and nobody needs to cook or worry about groceries. The staff, known for being helpful and friendly, are always around to help out with things like bathing, dressing, getting to the dining room, or managing medications-whatever is needed, including transfers for folks who use wheelchairs, incontinence support, diabetic care, and health monitoring, so everything's covered from simple to complex.

    Hillside has a clean, safe building with wheelchair accessible showers and wide pathways, so it's easy to get around, and there's available transportation to the doctor, shopping, or even off-site devotional services, which makes staying active and connected to the world a bit easier. There's a weight management area, a fitness section for those who want to move a little, and weekly scheduled activities alongside resident-run clubs and movie nights, so there's a good mix of things to do, and for anyone who likes to keep busy, there are education programs and games too. Housekeeping, laundry, linen service, pharmacy help, and trash removal are in the mix, so day-to-day chores are off residents' lists. The community's staff provides 24-hour supervision and is there to help in emergencies, and for anyone needing respite or hospice care, those services are available as well.

    Hillside Assisted Living offers a straightforward retirement community that's geared for both independent seniors and those who want some backup day to day, all the while focusing on comfort, making sure folks stay as social and active as they choose, and that they feel cared for in a genuine, familiar way. The atmosphere is cozy and designed to let everyone, whether they've got physical challenges or memory needs, get the help they need while still being part of a bustling community.

    People often ask...

    Hillside Assisted Living offers assisted living.

    The full address for this community is 130 Rogers St, Xenia, OH 45385.

    No, Hillside Assisted Living does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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