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Senior care in Shaker Heights, Ohio

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Shaker Heights is in Cuyahoga County in Greater Cleveland. Assisted living there is licensed by the Ohio Department of Health as a Residential Care Facility. Memory care additionally requires a written special care unit disclosure, not a separate certification.

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Home›Cities›Shaker Heights

An East Side inner suburb bordering Cleveland's Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood, with Saint Luke's Manor among the communities serving the area.

Short answer

Shaker Heights is in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Senior care here is regulated by the Ohio Department of Health, which licenses assisted living as a single Residential Care Facility (RCF) type. We list 2 verified communities in Shaker Heights, and an advisor can cover the surrounding area at no cost to your family.

About senior care in Shaker Heights

Shaker Heights, Beachwood, and Mayfield Heights, in Cuyahoga County east of downtown Cleveland. Historically home to a concentrated supply of senior housing and skilled nursing communities, close to Cleveland Clinic's main campus and University Hospitals' Cleveland Medical Center.

Verified communities in Shaker Heights

Every community below was confirmed against the operator's own published information. We do not list bed counts or license numbers we could not verify, and we do not publish pricing we cannot source.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
StoryPoint Shaker HeightsAssisted Living17000 Van Aken Boulevard
Shaker Heights, OH 44120		Cuyahoga
The Woodlands of Shaker HeightsAssisted Living16333 Chagrin Boulevard
Shaker Heights, OH 44120		Cuyahoga
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 →
What to ask on a tour. Ask to see the ODH inspection report, the special care unit disclosure if memory care is marketed, the all-in cost at your parent's care level, the three-year rate increase history, and the overnight staffing ratio. Read the full explanation →

Care options in Shaker Heights

Assisted Living in Shaker Heights

Help with daily activities in an Ohio-licensed Residential Care Facility, with meals, housekeeping and medication assistance included.

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Memory Care in Shaker Heights

Secured, dementia-specific care inside a licensed RCF. Ohio requires a written special-care-unit disclosure under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5), not a separate certification.

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Nursing Homes in Shaker Heights

Skilled nursing facilities licensed under a separate Ohio rule chapter, providing 24-hour licensed nursing care and short-term rehabilitation.

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In-Home Care in Shaker Heights

Caregivers and skilled clinicians who come to the home, from a few hours a week to around-the-clock support.

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Independent Living in Shaker Heights

Age-restricted apartments and campuses with dining, activities and light services, for adults who do not need daily hands-on care.

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Hospice Care in Shaker Heights

Comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, delivered at home, in a facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.

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Questions Cleveland families ask

What is Medicaid Estate Recovery in Ohio, and can the state take my parent's house?

Ohio's Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) is a federally required program that recovers certain Medicaid long-term care payments from a deceased recipient's estate, for recipients 55 or older or of any age if permanently institutionalized. Ohio is an "expanded recovery" state, meaning assets passing outside probate, like transfer-on-death deeds or joint survivorship property, can be subject to recovery too. Recovery is delayed while a surviving spouse, minor child, or blind or disabled child lives in the home, and hardship waivers are evaluated case by case.

Does Ohio Medicaid pay for room and board in assisted living?

No. The Assisted Living Waiver pays only for personal care and supportive services delivered by the facility's staff; room and board is the resident's own responsibility, capped at the SSI federal benefit rate minus a $50 personal needs allowance. This is true across Ohio's long-term care Medicaid programs: PASSPORT and MyCare Ohio also do not cover room and board in any residential setting.

How much does assisted living cost in Ohio in 2025?

According to the 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey, the Ohio statewide median for an assisted living community is $6,103 a month ($73,230 a year), close to the 2025 national median of $6,200 a month. CareScout does not publish a separate Cleveland or Cuyahoga County figure, so this is a statewide median, not a local one.

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