The Ashford of Mount Washington

The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.

Cincinnati Health Department: The Ashford of Mt Washington

• Jun 10, 2026 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  5 violations

  • Preventing a Cross Connection. Inspector’s note: A cross connection is present onsite. Observed a cross connection between the chemical dispenser outlet hose and a bin filled with detergent water. Ensure cross connections are prevented by maintaining an air gap between plumbing outlets and high-water level of a filled receptacle. PIC moved the ...
  • I. Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events. Inspector’s note: No/inadequate written procedures for response to vomiting/diarrheal events.
  • III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance. Inspector’s note: Handwashing facility is being used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice that was dumped in the handwashing sink in the kitchen. Ensure handwashing sinks are used for no purposes other than handwashing. PIC stated they would talk with employees about only using the handwashing sinks for ...
  • VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch. Inspector’s note: Food-contact surfaces were not clean to the sight and touch. Observed a buildup of debris on the blade of the can opener. Ensure food-contact surfaces are cleaned to the sight and touch. PIC placed the can opener in the ware washing area to be cleaned and sanitized. +COS
  • Food Choking Standards. Inspector’s note: Facility did not have accessible instructions for removing food of a choking victim accessible to the public as well as food employees.
• Jan 21, 2026 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  2 violations

  • VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding. Inspector’s note: TCS foods were being held at temperatures >41° F. Observed tomatoes holding at 60 ° F and lettuce holding at 54 ° F. They were being stored over ice less than two hours. Discussed with PIC alternative cold holding. Tomatoes and lettuce were moved to fridge. +COS
  • Cutting surfaces.. Inspector’s note: Cutting surface(s) unable to be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Overly scored cutting surfaces were voluntarily discarded. +COS
• Jun 16, 2025 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  1 violation

  • Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment. Inspector’s note: Equipment components were not intact, tight or properly adjusted. Observed three compartment sanitizer dispenser not pulling sanitizer to dispense. PIC said they would call to have dispenser adjusted. Food employee said they could manually add sanitizer until dispenser is repaired.
• Feb 25, 2025 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  1 violation

  • VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling. Inspector’s note: TCS foods are not being properly cooled within the allowed time period. Observed eggs at 81ºF and sausages at 88ºF after 4 hours of cooling. Products were voluntarily discarded. Discussed with PIC retraining food employees, monitoring cooling temperatures, and taking proper corrective actions if ...
• Jul 15, 2024 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  2 violations

  • VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding. Inspector’s note: TCS foods were being hot held at temperatures <135° F or a roast <130° F. Observed burger patties holding at 100°F for less than 2 hours per facility. Burgers were removed from steam table well to be reheated to 165°F within 2 hours. Discussed with facility that if steam table well does not ...
  • Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair. Inspector’s note: The physical facilities were not maintained in good repair. Observed light in walk in cooler that was not working properly, baseboard under dishwasher missing tiles, ice build up around walk in freezer door.

Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical: Marked critical in the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code as cited by the city.

Cincinnati Health Department: The Ashford at Mt Washington

• Jan 5, 2024 (routine / standard inspection): Not Abated.
  1 violation

  • Violation - Warewashing Equipment-Chemical Sanitization A chemical sanitizer was unregistered, improperly used, or improperly produced.. Inspector’s note: OBSERVATION: Observed quaternary ammonia sanitizer solution that was too dilute (not per manufacturers range). CORRECTIVE ACTION: Sanitizer dispenser was adjusted to provide adequate sanitizer.

Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical: Marked critical in the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code as cited by the city.

How Medicaid pays for care in Ohio

• Assisted Living HCBS Waiver Program (Assisted Living Waiver). Ohio Medicaid's Assisted Living Waiver can pay for services in a licensed residential care facility that the Ohio Department of Aging has certified. A person who is eligible is enrolled only if the waiver has not reached the number of participants the federal government approved for that year. (state page)

Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Residence at Salem Woods, Cincinnati. 1.1 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Angels Above And Beyond Home Health Services, Cincinnati. 3.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 45230 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Davita Anderson Dialysis Center, Anderson, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Dci - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Eastgate Home Training, Cincinnati, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)

Hospice

19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45230.
Heartland Hospice (Cincinnati), office in Cincinnati, 3.8 miles away, straight line
Crossbridge Hospice, office in Cincinnati, 5.8 miles away, straight line
Starshine Hospice Of Childrens Hospital, office in Cincinnati, 6.2 miles away, straight line

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

Summit Medical Group Inc, Fort Thomas. 4.1 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.

Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.

Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.

Flood zone

Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)

FEMA National Risk Index

Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)

A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.

Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.