Independence Village of Avon Lake

StoryPoint Group community about two miles from Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital; memory care uses SafelyYou AI fall-detection.

Independence Village of Avon Lake, at 345 Lear Road, is part of the StoryPoint Group portfolio and offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care, with memory care supported by the same SafelyYou AI fall-detection technology used at Danbury Mentor elsewhere in this guide, reflecting a technology standard the operator applies across multiple StoryPoint Group-affiliated communities.

Its Lear Road location places the community roughly two miles from Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital, a notably close proximity that may matter to families weighing how quickly residents could access emergency or specialist hospital-based care.

Located in Avon Lake, a Lorain County suburb along Cleveland's western lakefront corridor, Independence Village of Avon Lake gives families in this part of the region a StoryPoint Group community offering the full range from independent living through memory care, with SafelyYou fall-detection technology built into its memory care program. For families specifically comparing StoryPoint Group's various Cleveland-area communities, this Avon Lake location's close proximity to Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and its independent living component distinguish it from some of the StoryPoint and Danbury communities elsewhere in this guide that are limited to assisted living and memory care only, without an independent living option on site.

Short answer

Independence Village of Avon Lake is an independent living provider at 345 Lear Road, Avon Lake, Ohio 44012, in Lorain County.

Location and contact

Community	Independence Village of Avon Lake
Care type	Independent Living
Address	345 Lear Road, Avon Lake, OH 44012
County	Lorain County, Ohio
Website	Official site

What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Aggregator sites publish those figures freely; some are wrong, and Austin's sister-site research turned up exactly this problem elsewhere in the network. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.

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Current license status and inspection history: ODH Licensed Facilities, Services, and Program Search (verify a facility's current license status)
Consumer-facing quality information: Ohio Department of Aging Long-Term Care Quality Navigator (consumer-facing information on assisted living and nursing homes; not a CMS-style star rating)
To report a concern: Ohio Department of Health, 1-800-342-0553, Live call coverage Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern. Voicemail is available 24 hours a day and is checked twice daily outside live hours.

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Avon Lake in context

Avon Lake is a Lake Erie shoreline community in Lorain County, west of Cuyahoga County, served by Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging rather than a separate Lorain County agency.

Other independent living options near Avon Lake

Judson Manor — Cleveland
Eliza Bryant Village — Cleveland
Saint Luke's Manor — Cleveland
Garrett Square Senior Apartments — Cleveland
O'Neill Healthcare Lakewood — Lakewood
Mount Alverna Village — Parma

Listing details verified 2026-07-21 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.

Questions Cleveland families ask

What are red flags in an Ohio assisted living contract I should watch for?

Watch for vague or open-ended fee schedules that don't clearly separate room and board from care service charges, unclear discharge or transfer criteria, and any language suggesting the facility can exceed what an RCF is licensed to provide, like extended skilled nursing beyond the 120-day cap, without a clear written extension process. Also check that any memory care special care unit disclosure required under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) is actually provided in writing, not just described verbally.

How do I manage my aging parent's care in Cleveland if I live out of state?

Start by identifying the Area Agency on Aging for your parent's specific county, Western Reserve for Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, or Geauga, or Direction Home Akron Canton for Summit or Portage, since they can coordinate assessments and connect you to local services remotely. Set up a local point of contact, a geriatric care manager, trusted neighbor, or family friend, for situations that need in-person follow-up, and confirm in advance who the hospital or facility should call in an emergency.

How does lake-effect winter weather affect isolation risk for seniors in the Cleveland area?

Lake-effect snow can produce sudden, heavy accumulation and hazardous driving conditions across Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties, which can cut off an isolated senior from grocery deliveries, medical appointments, and in-home caregiver visits for days at a time. Families should have a winter contingency plan in place, a well-stocked pantry, a check-in schedule, and a backup plan if a scheduled caregiver can't make it in due to road conditions.

Location and contact

Avon Lake in context

Other independent living options near Avon Lake

Questions Cleveland families ask

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