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Senior care in Portage County, Ohio

3 verified communities, and the Area Agency on Aging and ombudsman coverage that actually applies here.

3 verified communities
Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities
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Portage County, Ohio is served by Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities for aging-network services. We list 3 verified senior care communities in Portage County.

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Portage County, like Summit, is covered by Direction Home Akron Canton and Region 10B, not by the Western Reserve/Region 10A agencies that serve the other 5 counties in this region.

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Portage County, Ohio is served by Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities for Area Agency on Aging services and by Direction Home Akron Canton (Summit and Portage counties are covered by a different regional office for long-term care ombudsman coverage. We list 3 verified senior care communities in Portage County.

Seniors in Portage County

Portage County has a population of about 163,404, with 20.9% of residents 65 or older — approximately about 34,000 seniors — and 8,134 veterans.

Portage County, like Summit, is covered by Direction Home Akron Canton and Region 10B, not by the Western Reserve/Region 10A agencies that serve the other 5 counties in this region. Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.

Which agencies cover Portage County

  • Area Agency on Aging: Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities (PSA PSA 10B). Summit and Portage counties are served by Direction Home, not by Western Reserve. A family in Solon or Aurora searching by county rather than by AAA territory can easily reach the wrong agency.
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: Direction Home Akron Canton (Summit and Portage counties are covered by a different regional office, Region 10B (Akron/Canton Area), operated by Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities, not by Region 10A), 1-800-421-7277
  • MyCare Ohio: Portage County is included in MyCare Ohio's Northeast Ohio region for dual-eligible residents. As of mid-2026, Ohio Medicaid was in the middle of a restructuring called Next Generation MyCare, with a first phase of counties transitioning effective January 1, 2026. Confirm current plan and county status directly with the Ohio Department of Medicaid before relying on program details, since this program is actively changing.
Do not assume county-adjacent agencies apply automatically. This site's 7-county service area is split between two different Area Agencies on Aging. Do not assume one agency covers the entire region.

Cities we cover in Portage County

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Verified communities in Portage County

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Anna Maria of AuroraAssisted Living889 North Aurora Road
Aurora, OH 44202		Portage
The Kensington at Anna MariaIndependent Living849 North Aurora Road
Aurora, OH 44202		Portage
Altercare Post-Acute Rehabilitation CenterNursing Home1463 Tallmadge Road
Kent, OH 44240		Portage
Ohio licenses assisted living under a single RCF license. Ohio issues one Residential Care Facility (RCF) license covering nearly all assisted living and memory care, under ORC 3721 and OAC 3701-16. There is no evacuation-based tiering and no separate small-home license type. Read the full explanation →

Questions Cleveland families ask

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.

What senior care resources exist in Medina County, Ohio?

Medina 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 about 41,000 residents 65 and older, Medina sits outside the Greater Cleveland RTA service area and is not currently included in VANTAGE Aging's Meals on Wheels of Northeast Ohio service territory, so families should confirm meal delivery options locally rather than assuming regional coverage.

What senior care resources exist in Geauga County, Ohio?

Geauga 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. Geauga has one of the highest senior population shares in the region, around 23.7% of its roughly 96,000 residents, making it, alongside Lake County, one of the two counties here with an outsized proportion of older adults relative to the rest of the region.

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