Faith-based, income-accessible assisted living near Gordon Square with Lake Erie views and seven-day on-site nursing.
St. Augustine Towers sits at 7821 Lake Avenue in Cleveland's Detroit-Shoreway/Cudell area, close to the Gordon Square Arts District, and offers assisted living operated by St. Augustine Health Ministries, a faith-based provider. The community is built around income-accessible pricing, a feature that distinguishes it from many market-rate assisted living operators in the Cleveland area, and it accepts Ohio's Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver, which can broaden affordability for residents who qualify.
Residents can choose from ten distinct floorplans, giving more flexibility in unit size and layout than is typical at smaller assisted living communities. A licensed nurse is on site seven days a week, providing a level of consistent clinical oversight that some comparable assisted living communities offer only on weekdays.
The building's Lake Avenue location means many units and common areas offer views of Lake Erie and the downtown Cleveland skyline, an amenity tied directly to its near-lakefront position. Combined with its Gordon Square-adjacent location, which puts residents within reach of the neighborhood's restaurants, theaters, and walkable arts district, St. Augustine Towers offers a mix of affordability, faith-based mission, and urban lakefront setting that differentiates it from suburban assisted living options elsewhere in Cuyahoga County.
St. Augustine Towers is an assisted living provider at 7821 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102, in Cuyahoga County.
Location and contact
| Community | St. Augustine Towers |
|---|---|
| Care type | Assisted Living |
| Address | 7821 Lake Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102 |
| County | Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
| Website | Official site |
How Ohio regulates this provider
As a Residential Care Facility in Ohio, this provider is licensed by the Ohio Department of Health under ORC 3721 and OAC 3701-16. If dementia care is being marketed through a special care unit, a written disclosure under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) is required, not a separate state certification.
- 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.
Evaluating an assisted living community
- Ask which services are included in the base rate and which are billed as a separate care level, and get the current assessment in writing.
- Ask whether the community holds an Assisted Living Waiver provider agreement and how many current residents actually use it, not just whether they technically accept it.
- Ask what happens if your parent's needs exceed the 120-day skilled-nursing cap that applies inside an RCF license, absent a written extension agreement among facility, resident and physician.
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.
Other assisted living options near Cleveland
- Judson Manor — Cleveland
- Algart Health Care — Cleveland
- Haven at Lakewood — Lakewood
- O'Neill Healthcare Lakewood — Lakewood
- Mount Alverna Village — Parma
- Sunrise at Parma — 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.
