Brookdale Westlake Village

Rental CCRC near Crocker Park and St. John Medical Center with resident interest groups including a Veterans Association.

Brookdale Westlake Village, at 28550 Westlake Village Drive, operates as a rental continuing care retirement community offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing, all without the entrance fees typically associated with traditional buy-in CCRCs, an arrangement Brookdale refers to as a rental model.

The community organizes several resident interest groups, including a 'Painting Pals Group' for art-focused residents, a 'Nature Strollers' walking club for those who want organized outdoor activity, and a Veterans Association for residents with military service backgrounds, giving residents multiple structured ways to build social connections around shared interests beyond generic activity calendars.

Its location on Westlake Village Drive places the community near Crocker Park, Westlake's major open-air shopping and dining destination, as well as St. John Medical Center, giving residents' families both a retail and dining destination to visit during trips and a nearby hospital for emergency or specialist care needs. As part of the national Brookdale Senior Living network, Brookdale Westlake Village follows that company's broader continuum-of-care model, but its specific rental CCRC structure, its named resident interest groups, and its proximity to both Crocker Park and St. John Medical Center are what most distinguish this particular Westlake location from other Brookdale communities profiled in this guide.

Short answer

Brookdale Westlake Village is an independent living provider at 28550 Westlake Village Drive, Westlake, Ohio 44145, in Cuyahoga County.

Location and contact

Community	Brookdale Westlake Village
Care type	Independent Living
Address	28550 Westlake Village Drive, Westlake, OH 44145
County	Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Website	Official site

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Westlake in context

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.

Other independent living options near Westlake

Judson Manor — Cleveland
Eliza Bryant Village — Cleveland
Saint Luke's Manor — Cleveland
Garrett Square Senior Apartments — Cleveland
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's the difference between an Area Agency on Aging and a Long-Term Care Ombudsman in Ohio?

An Area Agency on Aging (AAA), like Western Reserve or Direction Home Akron Canton, coordinates a broad range of aging services, meals, caregiver support, waiver assessments, benefits counseling, across a defined multi-county region. A Long-Term Care Ombudsman focuses specifically on advocating for residents already living in a nursing home or residential care facility, investigating complaints tied to that resident's care and rights, and in this region the ombudsman program is actually administered through the AAA network itself.

How does Adult Protective Services actually work in Ohio?

Ohio Adult Protective Services is state-supervised by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services but administered county by county; unlike some states, there is no single statewide 24-hour hotline. Each county's Job and Family Services or Department of Job and Family Services agency runs its own APS intake, with a statewide online portal and backup number (855-644-6277) available if the correct county contact isn't immediately clear.

What's the phone number to report suspected elder abuse in Cuyahoga County?

Cuyahoga County's Division of Senior and Adult Services runs a 24-hour reporting line at 216-420-6700 for abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and financial exploitation of adults 60 and older living in the community. Call 911 first if someone faces immediate risk of death or serious harm.

Location and contact

Westlake in context

Other independent living options near Westlake

Questions Cleveland families ask

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