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Garrett Square Senior Apartments

Independent Living in Cleveland, Ohio — Cuyahoga County

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Garrett Square Senior Apartments is an independent living provider located at 12417 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, in Cuyahoga County.

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New-construction 55+ independent living apartments in Glenville/St. Clair-Superior developed with Famicos Foundation.

Garrett Square Senior Apartments, located at 12417 Superior Avenue in Cleveland's Glenville/St. Clair-Superior area, is a newer-construction independent living property for residents 55 and older, developed and operated in partnership with Famicos Foundation, a longstanding Cleveland community development nonprofit. Its recent construction sets it apart from many of the older housing stock options available to seniors in this part of Cleveland's east side.

The property partners with St. Martin de Porres Senior Center and Catholic Charities to provide wellness and socialization programming for residents, an arrangement that connects Garrett Square residents to established community-based senior services beyond what is typically offered directly by an apartment landlord.

Transportation is addressed through a dedicated Famicos senior bus, which residents can use for shopping trips, reducing one of the more common barriers facing older adults who no longer drive. As a 55+ independent living property rather than an assisted living or memory care community, Garrett Square is suited to seniors who are still living independently but want age-restricted housing, community programming, and transportation support in a newly built setting within the Glenville and St. Clair-Superior neighborhoods of Cleveland. Because the property is newly constructed, its unit finishes, common areas, and building systems are likely to be more modern than much of the aging apartment stock available to seniors elsewhere on Cleveland's east side, a factor worth weighing for families prioritizing move-in-ready, low-maintenance housing.

Short answer

Garrett Square Senior Apartments is an independent living provider at 12417 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, in Cuyahoga County.

Location and contact

CommunityGarrett Square Senior Apartments
Care typeIndependent Living
Address12417 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
CountyCuyahoga County, Ohio
WebsiteOfficial site
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Cleveland in context

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.

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Questions Cleveland families ask

What senior care resources exist in Summit County, Ohio?

Summit County is served by Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities, not Western Reserve, a key distinction from the other five counties in this region, and falls under the Region 10B Long-Term Care Ombudsman rather than Region 10A. Summit is still included in MyCare Ohio's Northeast Ohio region, and with about 116,000 residents 65 and older out of roughly 538,000 total, it's the second-most populous county in this site's coverage area.

What senior care resources exist in Portage County, Ohio?

Portage County, like Summit, is served by Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities and falls under the Region 10B Long-Term Care Ombudsman, not the Western Reserve/Region 10A structure covering the other five counties in this region. Portage is included in MyCare Ohio's Northeast Ohio region and has about 34,000 residents 65 and older out of a population of roughly 163,000, with communities like Aurora sitting closer to the Akron metro area than to downtown Cleveland.

What's the difference between independent living and assisted living in Ohio?

Independent living communities are typically unlicensed housing arrangements for seniors who need little to no help with daily activities, offering amenities like meals and social programming without ODH oversight. Assisted living, licensed by ODH as a Residential Care Facility under OAC 3701-16, is built for residents who need hands-on help with activities of daily living, medication assistance, and supervision.

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