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Assisted Living in Mayfield Heights, OH

Compare licensed assisted living in Mayfield Heights and the surrounding Cuyahoga County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

2 verified in Mayfield Heights
Cuyahoga County
Quick answer

There are 2 verified assisted living options listed in Mayfield Heights, 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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Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. In Ohio it is a licensed Residential Care Facility, not a medical setting. Staff are caregivers and med aides, not nurses on every shift.

Short answer

We list 2 verified assisted living options in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Assisted living and memory care in Ohio are licensed under a single Residential Care Facility license, and memory care additionally requires a written special care unit disclosure rather than a separate certification.

What to watch for with assisted living in Mayfield Heights

  • Ask which services are included in the base rate versus billed as a separate care level. Base rent is rarely the real number; care levels can add several hundred to well over a thousand dollars a month.

Full guide to assisted living in Ohio →

Verified assisted living in Mayfield Heights

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
The Ashton at Mayfield HeightsIndependent Living6200 Landerhaven Drive
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
Cuyahoga
Cedar LivingAssisted Living30091 Cedar Road
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
Cuyahoga

Assisted Living elsewhere in the region

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

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Judson ManorIndependent Living1890 East 107th Street
Cleveland, OH 44106
Cuyahoga
St. Augustine TowersAssisted Living7821 Lake Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44102
Cuyahoga
Algart Health CareAssisted Living8902 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44102
Cuyahoga
Haven at LakewoodAssisted Living1341 Marlowe Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
Cuyahoga
O'Neill Healthcare LakewoodAssisted Living13900 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
Cuyahoga
Mount Alverna VillageIndependent Living6765 State Road
Parma, OH 44134
Cuyahoga

The Mayfield Heights market specifically

Mayfield Heights sits in the East Side corridor near Beachwood and Solon, within the concentrated senior-housing area close to Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals.

Mayfield Heights' proximity to both Beachwood and Solon means families here have one of the widest realistic comparison sets in the East Side corridor.

Before you sign anything

Get the all-in monthly cost in writing at your parent's current assessed care level, ask what triggers the next care level and what it costs, and ask for the rate increase history across the last three years. Communities that will not put these in writing are telling you something.

Ask what happens if private funds run out, and whether the community holds an Assisted Living Waiver provider agreement. A meaningful share of Cleveland-area communities do not, which means a second move at the worst possible time.

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

How is memory care different from regular assisted living in Ohio?

Memory care in Ohio is delivered through a special care unit within a licensed Residential Care Facility, requiring a written disclosure under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) covering staffing, training, programming, costs, and physical design, but it is not a separate state license or certification. Standard assisted living serves residents with general ADL needs, while a special care unit adds secured environments, dementia-specific staff training, and structured programming tailored to residents with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.

Should I choose in-home care or move my parent to a facility?

The right choice depends on the level and predictability of care needed, home safety, caregiver availability, and cost; in-home care tends to be less expensive for a moderate number of weekly hours, while round-the-clock supervision needs often favor a facility on a cost basis. Safety factors specific to the home, stairs, isolation, lake-effect winter weather cutting off deliveries or visits, should weigh into the decision alongside the financial comparison.

What is a CCRC or Life Plan Community, and are there any in the Cleveland area?

A Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), also called a Life Plan Community, offers a continuum of care on one campus, independent living, assisted living, and often skilled nursing, typically under a contract that lets a resident move between levels of care as needs change without relocating to a new organization. In Ohio, the assisted living and nursing home components of a CCRC are still licensed separately as an RCF and a nursing home, respectively, under their own OAC chapters.

What's the difference between short-term rehab and long-term nursing home care in Ohio?

Short-term rehab typically follows a hospital stay and focuses on recovering function through physical, occupational, or speech therapy, often covered for a limited period by Medicare, within a nursing home building licensed under OAC 3701-17. Long-term nursing home care serves residents whose needs are ongoing rather than recovery-focused, and is typically funded through private pay, long-term care insurance, or Medicaid once resources are exhausted, rather than Medicare's short-term rehab benefit.

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