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Independent Living in Parma, OH

Compare licensed independent living in Parma and the surrounding Cuyahoga County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

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Cuyahoga County
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There is 1 verified independent living option listed in Parma, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health licenses and inspects these providers, and you can check any community's license status and inspection history free through the state search tool.

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Independent living is housing, not care. Age-restricted apartments or cottages with dining, transportation, activities and maintenance handled — for adults who do not need help with daily activities.

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We list 1 verified independent living option in Parma, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health licenses these providers and publishes inspection history you can look up free.

What to watch for with independent living in Parma

  • Independent living is not licensed as a care facility in Ohio, because no personal care is provided. That also means no ODH inspection record to check.

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Verified independent living in Parma

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Mount Alverna VillageIndependent Living6765 State Road
Parma, OH 44134		Cuyahoga

Independent Living elsewhere in the region

Greater Cleveland's 7-county area is compact enough that families in Parma regularly place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Judson ManorIndependent Living1890 East 107th Street
Cleveland, OH 44106		Cuyahoga
Eliza Bryant VillageIndependent Living7201 Wade Park Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103		Cuyahoga
Saint Luke's ManorIndependent Living11311 Shaker Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44104		Cuyahoga
Garrett Square Senior ApartmentsIndependent Living12417 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106		Cuyahoga
O'Neill Healthcare LakewoodAssisted Living13900 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107		Cuyahoga
Rose Senior Living BeachwoodIndependent Living23611 Harvard Road
Beachwood, OH 44122		Cuyahoga

The Parma market specifically

Parma is one of Cuyahoga County's largest suburbs, with a broad range of price points relative to the East Side inner suburbs. Its size means a wider spread of building ages and care approaches within the same city limits.

Parma's Medicaid-contracted capacity through the Assisted Living Waiver is worth checking early if private funds are finite, since it is one of the larger suburbs where a longer-term stay is more realistically planned for.

What the contract does that the tour does not

The residency agreement decides what happens when things change: how care levels are reassessed and repriced, how much notice is required on either side, what the deposit covers and whether it is refundable, and what happens if the resident exceeds the RCF's 120-day skilled-nursing cap.

Ask for a blank copy to take home before you are asked to sign anything. A community that will not provide one has told you something useful.

You can check any Ohio facility's record free. Use the ODH Licensed Facilities Search for current license status and inspection history, and the Ohio Department of Aging's Long-Term Care Quality Navigator for consumer-facing detail. Assisted living is not CMS star-rated. Read the full explanation →

Questions Cleveland families ask

What are the main ways Cleveland-area families actually pay for senior care?

Most families use some combination of private pay (savings, home sale proceeds, retirement income), long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses, and Medicaid once financial and clinical eligibility are met. Medicaid's Assisted Living Waiver and PASSPORT cover services, not room and board, so private funds typically continue covering the room-and-board portion even after Medicaid approval.

What is VA Aid & Attendance and how much can it provide?

VA Aid & Attendance is a pension benefit add-on for wartime veterans and surviving spouses who need help with daily activities. As of December 1, 2025, maximum annual pension rates range from about $18,697 for a surviving spouse with no dependents up to about $46,143 for two married veterans both eligible; VA pays the difference between countable income and the applicable maximum, and unreimbursed medical expenses, including assisted living or home care costs, reduce countable income. These rates are federal and identical in every state, including Ohio.

What does long-term care insurance typically cover for a senior in Ohio?

Long-term care insurance policies vary by contract, but most cover some combination of nursing home care, assisted living, home care, and adult day care up to a daily or monthly benefit cap and a lifetime maximum, after an elimination period. Ohio does not regulate benefit levels directly; what a specific policy pays depends entirely on its own terms, so families should review the actual policy document rather than assume standard coverage.

How does the cost of in-home care in Ohio compare to moving to a facility?

According to the 2025 CareScout survey, a non-medical caregiver in Ohio runs about $34 an hour, while assisted living runs a median of $6,103 a month. At roughly 20 hours a week, hourly in-home care can cost less than assisted living, but full-time round-the-clock in-home care quickly exceeds facility costs since hourly rates add up fast across 24-hour coverage.

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