The Kensington at Anna Maria

Independent living companion community on the same 70-acre wooded Anna Maria campus.

The Kensington at Anna Maria, at 849 North Aurora Road, offers independent living and functions as a companion community to Anna Maria of Aurora, located on the same 70-acre wooded campus in Aurora. This arrangement gives Kensington residents proximity to Anna Maria's assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing services, including the skilled nursing program that was named Ohio's number one nursing home on Newsweek's 2025 'Best Nursing Homes' list, should their care needs progress beyond independent living in the future.

Because The Kensington is specifically an independent living community without its own on-site assisted living, memory care, or skilled nursing services, it is best suited to seniors who are still fully independent but want the reassurance of a higher level of care being available nearby on the same campus, should that need arise later, without requiring a move to an entirely different property or organization.

Located on North Aurora Road in Aurora, a Portage County suburb southeast of Cleveland, The Kensington at Anna Maria's 70-acre wooded shared campus with Anna Maria of Aurora, combined with the strong, independently verified reputation of its companion skilled nursing facility just down the road, make it a distinctive independent living option for families thinking ahead to potential future care needs within the same family-owned campus.

Short answer

The Kensington at Anna Maria is an independent living provider at 849 North Aurora Road, Aurora, Ohio 44202, in Portage County.

Location and contact

Community	The Kensington at Anna Maria
Care type	Independent Living
Address	849 North Aurora Road, Aurora, OH 44202
County	Portage 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What we do not publish, and why.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 We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source.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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Aurora 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 Aurora

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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

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.

How does lake-effect winter weather affect isolation risk for seniors in the Cleveland area?

Lake-effect snow can produce sudden, heavy accumulation and hazardous driving conditions across Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties, which can cut off an isolated senior from grocery deliveries, medical appointments, and in-home caregiver visits for days at a time. Families should have a winter contingency plan in place, a well-stocked pantry, a check-in schedule, and a backup plan if a scheduled caregiver can't make it in due to road conditions.

Are there heating or utility assistance programs for seniors in the Cleveland area?

Seniors in Northeast Ohio can access Ohio's Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) for utility bill assistance, along with federal energy assistance funding that flows through the state. Contact your county's Job and Family Services department or your county's Area Agency on Aging to start an application, since intake can vary locally.

Location and contact

Aurora in context

Other independent living options near Aurora

Questions Cleveland families ask

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