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Nursing Homes in Cleveland, OH

Compare licensed nursing homes in Cleveland and the surrounding Cuyahoga County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

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Cuyahoga County
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There are 3 verified nursing homes options listed in Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health licenses and inspects these providers, and you can check any community's license status and inspection history free through the state search tool.

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A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated under a separate Ohio rule chapter (OAC 3701-17) from assisted living. Two different populations live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients recovering after a hospital stay, and long-term residents whose medical needs exceed what an RCF can support.

Short answer

We list 3 verified nursing homes options in Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health licenses these providers and publishes inspection history you can look up free.

What to watch for with nursing homes in Cleveland

  • Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.
  • Nursing facilities are the one senior care category with federal CMS star ratings. Check both Care Compare and the Ohio Department of Health inspection history — they surface different things.
  • The published Ohio semi-private median runs well below the private-room figure and reflects a heavily Medicaid-weighted market; expect a private-pay Cleveland quote to vary from it.

Full guide to nursing homes in Ohio →

Verified nursing homes in Cleveland

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Judson ManorIndependent Living1890 East 107th Street
Cleveland, OH 44106		Cuyahoga
Eliza Bryant VillageIndependent Living7201 Wade Park Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103		Cuyahoga
Algart Health CareAssisted Living8902 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44102		Cuyahoga

Nursing Homes elsewhere in the region

Greater Cleveland's 7-county area is compact enough that families in Cleveland regularly place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
O'Neill Healthcare LakewoodAssisted Living13900 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107		Cuyahoga
Mount Alverna VillageIndependent Living6765 State Road
Parma, OH 44134		Cuyahoga
The NormandyIndependent Living22701 Lake Road
Rocky River, OH 44116		Cuyahoga
Brookdale Westlake VillageIndependent Living28550 Westlake Village Drive
Westlake, OH 44145		Cuyahoga
Huntington Woods Care and Rehabilitation CenterNursing Home27705 Westchester Parkway
Westlake, OH 44145		Cuyahoga
Altenheim Senior LivingAssisted Living18627 Shurmer Road
Strongsville, OH 44136		Cuyahoga

The Cleveland market specifically

Cleveland proper holds a mix of historic University Circle campuses and West Side communities, and it is where the region's three major hospital systems concentrate discharge planning. Traffic between the East Side and West Side of Cleveland runs through downtown, which matters more for visit frequency than the map distance suggests.

Because Cleveland proper holds the region's University Circle campuses alongside West Side communities, it is also where you will find the widest spread in quality within a single price band. Ask the same specific questions of every community, since brand name and building age vary widely across the city.

What the contract does that the tour does not

The residency agreement decides what happens when things change: how care levels are reassessed and repriced, how much notice is required on either side, what the deposit covers and whether it is refundable, and what happens if the resident exceeds the RCF's 120-day skilled-nursing cap.

Ask for a blank copy to take home before you are asked to sign anything. A community that will not provide one has told you something useful.

You can check any Ohio facility's record free. Use the ODH Licensed Facilities Search for current license status and inspection history, and the Ohio Department of Aging's Long-Term Care Quality Navigator for consumer-facing detail. Assisted living is not CMS star-rated. Read the full explanation →

Questions Cleveland families ask

What is respite care and how do I access it in the Cleveland area?

Respite care provides short-term, temporary care for a senior so their regular family caregiver can rest, travel, or handle other responsibilities, delivered either in-home, at an adult day program, or as a short overnight stay in a licensed facility. Ohio's PASSPORT waiver covers some respite services for eligible participants, and the Area Agency on Aging serving your county, Western Reserve or Direction Home Akron Canton, can help identify local respite options and any available funding.

What senior care resources exist in Cuyahoga County, Ohio?

Cuyahoga County is served by the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging (WRAAA) and falls under MyCare Ohio's Northeast Ohio region and the Region 10A Long-Term Care Ombudsman, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman of Cleveland. As the region's population center, with about 265,000 residents 65 and older, Cuyahoga also has the largest concentration of assisted living and memory care communities, especially in the East Side inner suburbs and West Side lakefront corridor. The county also runs its own Adult Protective Services line through the Division of Senior and Adult Services, at 216-420-6700.

What senior care resources exist in Lake County, Ohio?

Lake County is served by the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging and is included in MyCare Ohio's Northeast Ohio region and the Region 10A Long-Term Care Ombudsman. With about 24.5% of its roughly 232,000 residents age 65 or older, Lake County has the highest senior population share of this site's seven counties, and it relies on Laketran's Dial-a-Ride and fare-free Seniors on the Go program for transportation, distinct from Cuyahoga's RTA system.

What senior care resources exist in Lorain County, Ohio?

Lorain County is served by the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging and falls under MyCare Ohio's Northeast Ohio region and the Region 10A Long-Term Care Ombudsman. With roughly 72,000 residents 65 and older out of a population of about 323,000, Lorain County has grown modestly in population since 2020, even as some neighboring counties held flat, and its Lake Erie shoreline communities like Avon Lake reflect that growth.

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