Saint Luke's Manor

Pennrose-managed affordable 55+ independent living apartments near Shaker Square with no on-site personal care.

Saint Luke's Manor is a historic apartment community at 11311 Shaker Boulevard in Cleveland's Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood, managed by Pennrose, a national developer and manager of affordable housing. Unlike full-service assisted living communities, Saint Luke's Manor operates as independent living for residents age 55 and older, with no on-site personal care services, making it best suited to seniors who are still fully independent and looking for age-restricted, affordable housing rather than supportive care.

The building's history and location near Shaker Square give it a distinct character among Cleveland senior housing options; Shaker Square itself is a walkable commercial and dining hub, and the property is within walking distance of an RTA rapid transit stop, an access point that matters for residents who no longer drive.

On-site amenities include a computer lab and a billiard room, giving residents shared spaces for both practical needs and recreation. Because Saint Luke's Manor does not provide assisted living or memory care services on site, it is a fit specifically for independent seniors seeking affordable housing with a strong sense of neighborhood connection, rather than those anticipating a need for daily personal care assistance in the near term. Families should note that affordable, income-restricted communities like this one often maintain waitlists, so early inquiry is generally advisable for interested applicants who meet the age and income qualifications.

Short answer

Saint Luke's Manor is an independent living provider at 11311 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44104, in Cuyahoga County.

Location and contact

Community	Saint Luke's Manor
Care type	Independent Living
Address	11311 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44104
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What we do not publish, and why.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 We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source.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.

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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.

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Cleveland in context

Cleveland proper holds a mix of historic University Circle campuses and West Side communities, and it is where the region's three major hospital systems concentrate discharge planning. Traffic between the East Side and West Side of Cleveland runs through downtown, which matters more for visit frequency than the map distance suggests.

Other independent living options near Cleveland

Judson Manor — Cleveland
Eliza Bryant Village — Cleveland
Garrett Square Senior Apartments — Cleveland
O'Neill Healthcare Lakewood — Lakewood
Mount Alverna Village — Parma
Rose Senior Living Beachwood — Beachwood

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

How is memory care different from regular assisted living in Ohio?

Memory care in Ohio is delivered through a special care unit within a licensed Residential Care Facility, requiring a written disclosure under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) covering staffing, training, programming, costs, and physical design, but it is not a separate state license or certification. Standard assisted living serves residents with general ADL needs, while a special care unit adds secured environments, dementia-specific staff training, and structured programming tailored to residents with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.

Should I choose in-home care or move my parent to a facility?

The right choice depends on the level and predictability of care needed, home safety, caregiver availability, and cost; in-home care tends to be less expensive for a moderate number of weekly hours, while round-the-clock supervision needs often favor a facility on a cost basis. Safety factors specific to the home, stairs, isolation, lake-effect winter weather cutting off deliveries or visits, should weigh into the decision alongside the financial comparison.

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.

Location and contact

Cleveland in context

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