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Independent Living in Mentor, OH

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

1 verified in Mentor
Lake County
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There is 1 verified independent living option listed in Mentor, 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.

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We list 1 verified independent living option in Mentor, 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 Mentor

  • 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 Mentor

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
VITALIA MentorIndependent Living8180 Mentor Hills Drive
Mentor, OH 44060		Lake

Independent Living elsewhere in the region

Greater Cleveland's 7-county area is compact enough that families in Mentor 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
Mount Alverna VillageIndependent Living6765 State Road
Parma, OH 44134		Cuyahoga

The Mentor market specifically

Mentor is the largest city in Lake County, which has the highest share of residents 65 and older across this site's 7 counties. Transportation here runs through Laketran rather than Greater Cleveland RTA, a distinction worth knowing when planning visits or appointments.

Because Mentor and the rest of Lake County use Laketran rather than Cleveland's RTA, ask any community directly about transportation coordination with medical appointments in Cuyahoga County, since the two transit systems do not connect seamlessly.

The Cleveland-area long-term care ombudsman. Region 10A (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina) is the Long-Term Care Ombudsman of Cleveland at 1-800-365-3112. Summit and Portage are Region 10B, a different office. Read the full explanation →

Questions Cleveland families ask

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.

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.

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