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VITALIA Mentor

Independent Living in Mentor, Ohio — Lake County

Quick answer

VITALIA Mentor is an independent living provider located at 8180 Mentor Hills Drive, Mentor, Ohio 44060, in Lake County.

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Recently moved to a newly built permanent location; in-house restaurant 'The Harbor.'

VITALIA Mentor, at 8180 Mentor Hills Drive, offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care, and recently relocated to a newly built, permanent location, meaning residents are served out of comparatively new construction rather than an older, retrofitted building, a detail worth noting for families who place weight on building age and modern design standards when comparing senior living options.

As with its sister VITALIA communities profiled elsewhere in this guide, VITALIA Mentor operates its own uniquely named on-site restaurant, called 'The Harbor,' continuing the same branded-dining pattern found at VITALIA North Olmsted's Kingston's Restaurant, VITALIA Westlake's Dover Restaurant, VITALIA Strongsville's Finley's, and VITALIA Solon's The Lake Effect.

Located on Mentor Hills Drive in Mentor, a Lake County suburb east of Cleveland along the Lake Erie shoreline, VITALIA Mentor sits among several other senior living communities profiled in this guide serving the Mentor area, including Brookdale Mentor, Danbury Mentor, and The Enclave of Newell Creek. For families specifically interested in a newer-construction VITALIA-brand community with its own named restaurant and full continuum from independent living through memory care, VITALIA Mentor's recent move to permanent, newly built facilities is among its most relevant distinguishing details relative to older buildings elsewhere in the Mentor senior living market.

Short answer

VITALIA Mentor is an independent living provider at 8180 Mentor Hills Drive, Mentor, Ohio 44060, in Lake County.

Location and contact

CommunityVITALIA Mentor
Care typeIndependent Living
Address8180 Mentor Hills Drive, Mentor, OH 44060
CountyLake County, Ohio
WebsiteOfficial site
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Mentor in context

Mentor is the largest city in Lake County, which has the highest share of residents 65 and older across this site's 7 counties. Transportation here runs through Laketran rather than Greater Cleveland RTA, a distinction worth knowing when planning visits or appointments.

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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

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