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Independent Living in Westlake, OH

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There is 1 verified independent living option listed in Westlake, 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.

Short answer

We list 1 verified independent living option in Westlake, 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 Westlake

  • 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 Westlake

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Brookdale Westlake VillageIndependent Living28550 Westlake Village Drive
Westlake, OH 44145		Cuyahoga

Independent Living elsewhere in the region

Greater Cleveland's 7-county area is compact enough that families in Westlake 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 Westlake market specifically

Westlake sits at the western edge of Cuyahoga County bordering Lorain County, part of the same lakefront corridor as Lakewood and Rocky River, and within reach of both Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth's western facilities.

Families choosing Westlake often also look at Avon Lake just across the county line in Lorain County, since both fall within Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging's territory and the drive between them is short.

Who is actually on shift

Ask how many caregivers and med aides are on the floor at 3 a.m., not the building-wide daytime ratio. Ask what happens when someone calls in sick, and whether the community uses agency staff to fill gaps. Agency coverage is not disqualifying, but heavy reliance on it changes continuity in ways families feel.

Ask how long the administrator has been in post. Turnover at the top is one of the better predictors of turnover below it.

You can check any Ohio facility's record free. Use the ODH Licensed Facilities Search for current license status and inspection history, and the Ohio Department of Aging's Long-Term Care Quality Navigator for consumer-facing detail. Assisted living is not CMS star-rated. Read the full explanation →

Questions Cleveland families ask

What is a CCRC or Life Plan Community, and are there any in the Cleveland area?

A Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), also called a Life Plan Community, offers a continuum of care on one campus, independent living, assisted living, and often skilled nursing, typically under a contract that lets a resident move between levels of care as needs change without relocating to a new organization. In Ohio, the assisted living and nursing home components of a CCRC are still licensed separately as an RCF and a nursing home, respectively, under their own OAC chapters.

What's the difference between short-term rehab and long-term nursing home care in Ohio?

Short-term rehab typically follows a hospital stay and focuses on recovering function through physical, occupational, or speech therapy, often covered for a limited period by Medicare, within a nursing home building licensed under OAC 3701-17. Long-term nursing home care serves residents whose needs are ongoing rather than recovery-focused, and is typically funded through private pay, long-term care insurance, or Medicaid once resources are exhausted, rather than Medicare's short-term rehab benefit.

What is adult day care and how does it work in the Cleveland area?

Adult day care provides supervised daytime programming, meals, and social or health-related activities for seniors, typically allowing a family caregiver to work or rest during the day while a parent returns home each evening. Ohio's PASSPORT waiver covers adult day care as one of its supported services, and the 2025 CareScout survey puts the Ohio median cost at $1,798 a month ($83 a day).

How do I know when memory care becomes necessary instead of staying in standard assisted living?

The signal is usually a change in safety risk rather than the diagnosis itself, wandering, exit-seeking behavior, an inability to recognize danger, or care needs a standard RCF isn't staffed or secured to manage safely. Because Ohio doesn't certify memory care separately, the decision comes down to a facility's own assessment against its documented special care unit criteria, part of the OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) disclosure, rather than a state-defined threshold.

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