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Assisted Living near Collinwood, Cleveland

Compare licensed assisted living serving the Collinwood area of Cleveland, Ohio.

2 verified nearby
Quick answer

There are 2 verified assisted living options serving the Collinwood area of Cleveland, Ohio, each licensed by the Ohio Department of Health.

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Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. In Ohio it is a licensed Residential Care Facility, not a medical setting. Staff are caregivers and med aides, not nurses on every shift.

Short answer

We list 2 verified assisted living options serving the Collinwood area of Cleveland. Ohio licenses assisted living and memory care under a single Residential Care Facility framework, with memory care requiring a written special care unit disclosure rather than a certification.

What to watch for with assisted living near Collinwood

  • Ask which services are included in the base rate versus billed as a separate care level. Base rent is rarely the real number; care levels can add several hundred to well over a thousand dollars a month.
  • Ask whether the community holds an Assisted Living Waiver provider agreement and how many current residents use it. Many Cleveland-area communities do not participate at all.

Verified assisted living serving Collinwood

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Algart Health CareAssisted Living8902 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44102
Cuyahoga
Judson ManorIndependent Living1890 East 107th Street
Cleveland, OH 44106
Cuyahoga

Collinwood specifically

Collinwood's position at the city's northeastern edge means families here often look toward Euclid and Mentor as much as toward central Cleveland when comparing senior care options.

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

How do I actually apply for Medicaid long-term care coverage in Ohio?

Applications go through the Ohio Department of Medicaid at benefits.ohio.gov, or families can contact the Area Agency on Aging serving their county for help with a waiver assessment and to get on any relevant waiting list. Applicants need to meet both the nursing-facility level-of-care clinical standard and the state's non-MAGI financial eligibility rules.

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.

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