Altenheim Senior Living

Northeast Ohio's only not-for-profit Life Plan Community; named to Newsweek's 'Best Nursing Homes 2026' with 66 private skilled rooms.

Altenheim Senior Living operates across a multi-building Strongsville campus, with a Therapy Rehab Center at 15653 Pearl Road and additional buildings on Shurmer Road, including skilled nursing at 18627 Shurmer Road and two assisted living buildings, Shurmer Place and a dedicated memory-focused assisted living building, at 18821 and 18545 Shurmer Road respectively. Altenheim is described as northeast Ohio's only not-for-profit Life Plan Community, a designation tying together its full continuum of assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing and rehabilitation services under a single nonprofit structure.

The skilled nursing operation includes 66 private skilled nursing rooms, a specific published figure that gives families a concrete sense of capacity at that portion of the campus, and the campus was named to Newsweek's 'Best Nursing Homes 2026' list, an independent, third-party recognition of its skilled nursing quality.

Because Altenheim's services are spread across several buildings and addresses within the same Strongsville campus rather than concentrated in a single building, families researching the community should confirm which specific building and address applies to the particular level of care they need, whether that is therapy and rehab, assisted living, memory care, or skilled nursing, when contacting the operator directly. Its nonprofit Life Plan Community structure sets it apart from most for-profit chains profiled elsewhere in this guide.

Short answer

Altenheim Senior Living is an assisted living provider at 18627 Shurmer Road, Strongsville, Ohio 44136, in Cuyahoga County.

Location and contact

Community	Altenheim Senior Living
Care type	Assisted Living
Address	18627 Shurmer Road, Strongsville, OH 44136
County	Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Website	Official site

What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Aggregator sites publish those figures freely; some are wrong, and Austin's sister-site research turned up exactly this problem elsewhere in the network. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.

How Ohio regulates this provider type. The Ohio Department of Health licenses and inspects this provider type, and publishes the record free. Read the full explanation →

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. The questions that actually separate providers of this type. Read the full explanation →

Strongsville in context

Strongsville anchors the I-71 corridor in southwestern Cuyahoga County. It has a growing supply of newer-build assisted living and memory care relative to some of the older East Side stock.

Other assisted living options near Strongsville

Judson Manor — Cleveland
St. Augustine Towers — Cleveland
Algart Health Care — Cleveland
Haven at Lakewood — Lakewood
O'Neill Healthcare Lakewood — Lakewood
Mount Alverna Village — 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.

Questions Cleveland families ask

What should I look for on a senior living tour in the Cleveland area?

Ask to see the special care unit disclosure if touring memory care, request the facility's current ODH license status and recent inspection history, and observe staff-to-resident interactions directly rather than relying only on the sales presentation. Also ask specific questions about staffing levels at night and on weekends, since Ohio regulations require adequate staffing without specifying a fixed ratio.

What are red flags in an Ohio assisted living contract I should watch for?

Watch for vague or open-ended fee schedules that don't clearly separate room and board from care service charges, unclear discharge or transfer criteria, and any language suggesting the facility can exceed what an RCF is licensed to provide, like extended skilled nursing beyond the 120-day cap, without a clear written extension process. Also check that any memory care special care unit disclosure required under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) is actually provided in writing, not just described verbally.

How do I manage my aging parent's care in Cleveland if I live out of state?

Start by identifying the Area Agency on Aging for your parent's specific county, Western Reserve for Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, or Geauga, or Direction Home Akron Canton for Summit or Portage, since they can coordinate assessments and connect you to local services remotely. Set up a local point of contact, a geriatric care manager, trusted neighbor, or family friend, for situations that need in-person follow-up, and confirm in advance who the hospital or facility should call in an emergency.

Location and contact

Strongsville in context

Other assisted living options near Strongsville

Questions Cleveland families ask

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