Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. In Ohio it is not a separate license — a facility running a special care unit must provide a written disclosure under OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) covering staffing, training, programming, costs and physical design.
We list 3 verified memory care options in Parma, Ohio. Assisted living and memory care in Ohio are licensed under a single Residential Care Facility license, and memory care additionally requires a written special care unit disclosure rather than a separate certification.
What to watch for with memory care in Parma
- Ask to see the special care unit disclosure, not the RCF license. Any community can market to dementia families; only a genuine special care unit must produce this document.
Full guide to memory care in Ohio →
Verified memory care in Parma
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Alverna Village | Independent Living | 6765 State Road Parma, OH 44134 | Cuyahoga |
| Sunrise at Parma | Assisted Living | 7766 Broadview Road Parma, OH 44134 | Cuyahoga |
| StoryPoint Parma | Assisted Living | 8668 Day Drive Parma, OH 44129 | Cuyahoga |
Memory Care 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.
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neill Healthcare Lakewood | Assisted Living | 13900 Detroit Avenue Lakewood, OH 44107 | Cuyahoga |
| StoryPoint Shaker Heights | Assisted Living | 17000 Van Aken Boulevard Shaker Heights, OH 44120 | Cuyahoga |
| The Woodlands of Shaker Heights | Assisted Living | 16333 Chagrin Boulevard Shaker Heights, OH 44120 | Cuyahoga |
| Rose Senior Living Beachwood | Independent Living | 23611 Harvard Road Beachwood, OH 44122 | Cuyahoga |
| Windsor Heights | Assisted Living | 23311 Harvard Drive Beachwood, OH 44122 | Cuyahoga |
| Bloom at Rocky River | Assisted Living | 21600 Detroit Road Rocky River, OH 44116 | 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.
Before you sign anything
Get the all-in monthly cost in writing at your parent's current assessed care level, ask what triggers the next care level and what it costs, and ask for the rate increase history across the last three years. Communities that will not put these in writing are telling you something.
Ask what happens if private funds run out, and whether the community holds an Assisted Living Waiver provider agreement. A meaningful share of Cleveland-area communities do not, which means a second move at the worst possible time.
