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Independent Living in Parma, OH

Compare licensed independent living in Parma and the surrounding Cuyahoga County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

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Cuyahoga County
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There is 1 verified independent living option listed in Parma, 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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Independent living is housing, not care. Age-restricted apartments or cottages with dining, transportation, activities and maintenance handled — for adults who do not need help with daily activities.

Short answer

We list 1 verified independent living option in Parma, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health licenses these providers and publishes inspection history you can look up free.

What to watch for with independent living in Parma

  • Independent living is not licensed as a care facility in Ohio, because no personal care is provided. That also means no ODH inspection record to check.

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Verified independent living in Parma

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Mount Alverna VillageIndependent Living6765 State Road
Parma, OH 44134		Cuyahoga

Independent Living elsewhere in the region

Greater Cleveland's 7-county area is compact enough that families in Parma 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
Eliza Bryant VillageIndependent Living7201 Wade Park Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103		Cuyahoga
Saint Luke's ManorIndependent Living11311 Shaker Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44104		Cuyahoga
Garrett Square Senior ApartmentsIndependent Living12417 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106		Cuyahoga
O'Neill Healthcare LakewoodAssisted Living13900 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107		Cuyahoga
Rose Senior Living BeachwoodIndependent Living23611 Harvard Road
Beachwood, OH 44122		Cuyahoga

The Parma market specifically

Parma is one of Cuyahoga County's largest suburbs, with a broad range of price points relative to the East Side inner suburbs. Its size means a wider spread of building ages and care approaches within the same city limits.

Parma's Medicaid-contracted capacity through the Assisted Living Waiver is worth checking early if private funds are finite, since it is one of the larger suburbs where a longer-term stay is more realistically planned for.

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 adult day care and how does it work in the Cleveland area?

Adult day care provides supervised daytime programming, meals, and social or health-related activities for seniors, typically allowing a family caregiver to work or rest during the day while a parent returns home each evening. Ohio's PASSPORT waiver covers adult day care as one of its supported services, and the 2025 CareScout survey puts the Ohio median cost at $1,798 a month ($83 a day).

How do I know when memory care becomes necessary instead of staying in standard assisted living?

The signal is usually a change in safety risk rather than the diagnosis itself, wandering, exit-seeking behavior, an inability to recognize danger, or care needs a standard RCF isn't staffed or secured to manage safely. Because Ohio doesn't certify memory care separately, the decision comes down to a facility's own assessment against its documented special care unit criteria, part of the OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) disclosure, rather than a state-defined threshold.

What does the Ohio Department of Health license, and what law covers it?

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) licenses Residential Care Facilities (RCFs), the single license type that covers nearly all assisted living and memory care communities in Ohio, along with nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospice. RCF licensing is governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3721 and Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-16. Nursing homes fall under a separate rule chapter, OAC 3701-17, so the two license types are not interchangeable.

How can I check whether a Cleveland-area assisted living community is properly licensed?

Use the ODH Licensed Facilities, Services, and Program Search tool to confirm a facility's current license status and review its inspection history. This is the state's own lookup and reflects official licensing and survey records rather than a private review site. The Ohio Department of Aging's Long-Term Care Quality Navigator can supplement this with some consumer-facing information, though it is not a CMS-style star rating.

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