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Judson Park

Independent Living in Cleveland Heights, Ohio — Cuyahoga County

Quick answer

Judson Park is an independent living provider located at 2181 Ambleside Drive, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106, in Cuyahoga County.

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Judson Smart Living's Cleveland Heights campus offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care alongside the 5-star-rated Judson Health Center.

Judson Park, at 2181 Ambleside Drive in Cleveland Heights' Ambler Heights/Chestnut Hills neighborhood, is a sister campus to Judson Manor (profiled separately in this guide) within the nonprofit Judson Smart Living network. The community offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care, plus access to the on-site Judson Health Center, which the operator's own site says has been named 'one of the Best Nursing Homes in the Country' by U.S. News & World Report and is rated 5 stars by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Amenities include an indoor heated pool with water exercise classes, a wellness center with certified instructors, an on-site beauty salon and barbershop, art galleries and a working art studio, and a scenic rooftop terrace. Judson Park is pet-friendly and, like Judson Manor, participates in enrichment programming connected to Case Western Reserve University. For families comparing the two Judson campuses, Judson Park's Ambler Heights setting and its on-site 5-star Judson Health Center give it the same full-continuum structure as Judson Manor, under the same nonprofit Judson Smart Living network.

Short answer

Judson Park is an independent living provider at 2181 Ambleside Drive, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106, in Cuyahoga County.

Location and contact

CommunityJudson Park
Care typeIndependent Living
Address2181 Ambleside Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
CountyCuyahoga County, Ohio
WebsiteOfficial site
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