Columbus families looking for hospital care during a dementia-related crisis can start with the CMS-listed hospitals below. CMS does not publish whether any of these facilities has a dedicated memory or geriatric unit, so treat this as a city hospital directory, not a list of memory programs. For a wider picture of local support, see the Columbus care guide.
How dementia can affect a Columbus hospital stay
Dementia is a general term for conditions that affect memory, thinking, and the ability to carry out daily activities, according to the CDC.
Those changes can make a busy hospital floor harder to navigate. Families should tell every nurse and discharge planner that the patient has a memory or thinking impairment, and should ask how the hospital will keep the person oriented, supervised, and safely sent home.
Hospitals serving Columbus
The hospitals below are the CMS-listed facilities in this city's resource set. Ratings, ownership, and hospital type come from CMS Hospital General Information. Confirm hours, units, and dementia-related discharge practices with the hospital itself.
Doctors Hospital
5100 WEST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, OH 43228
(614) 544-2136
CMS lists this as an acute care hospital with voluntary non-profit - church ownership and emergency services. Overall CMS rating: 4 out of 5.
Riverside Methodist Hospital
3535 OLENTANGY RIVER RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43214
(614) 566-5000
CMS lists this as an acute care hospital with voluntary non-profit - private ownership and emergency services. Overall CMS rating: 4 out of 5.
Ohio State University State Health System
410 WEST 10TH AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43210
(614) 293-9700
CMS lists this as an acute care hospital with government - state ownership and emergency services. Overall CMS rating: 3 out of 5.
Grant Medical Center
111 SOUTH GRANT AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
(614) 566-9164
CMS lists this as an acute care hospital with voluntary non-profit - church ownership and emergency services. Overall CMS rating: 2 out of 5.
Mount Carmel East & West
6001 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, OH 43213
(614) 234-5000
CMS lists this as an acute care hospital with voluntary non-profit - private ownership and emergency services. Overall CMS rating: 2 out of 5.
Mount Carmel Behavioral Health
4646 HILTON CORP0RATE DRIVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43232
(614) 852-4680
CMS lists this as a psychiatric hospital with proprietary ownership. CMS has not assigned an overall star rating.
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 CHILDREN'S DRIVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43205
(614) 722-2000
CMS lists this as a children's hospital with voluntary non-profit - private ownership and emergency services. CMS has not assigned an overall star rating.
Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry
880 GREENLAWN AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43223
(614) 449-9664
CMS lists this as a psychiatric hospital with proprietary ownership. CMS has not assigned an overall star rating.
How to ask about memory-related units and discharge planning
CMS does not publish whether a Columbus hospital has a dedicated memory, dementia, or geriatric unit, so families need to ask each hospital directly.
Useful questions include whether staff are used to patients who become confused at night, how wandering is handled, whether a family member can stay at the bedside, and who will write the discharge plan. Ask for the plan in writing, including follow-up appointments, new medicines, and what to do if confusion or safety problems return at home.
If the stay is ending and extra help is needed at home, look at hospital discharge care so the first days back are not left uncovered.