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Nursing Homes in the Cleveland area

Skilled nursing facilities licensed under a separate Ohio rule chapter, providing 24-hour licensed nursing care and short-term rehabilitation.

Quick answer

Nursing Homes in Ohio is regulated by the Ohio Department of Health. We list 16 verified nursing homes providers across Greater Cleveland's 7-county region.

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A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated under a separate Ohio rule chapter (OAC 3701-17) from assisted living. Two different populations live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients recovering after a hospital stay, and long-term residents whose medical needs exceed what an RCF can support.

Short answer

Nursing Homes in Ohio is regulated by the Ohio Department of Health. We list 16 verified nursing homes providers across Greater Cleveland. A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated under a separate Ohio rule chapter (OAC 3701-17) from assisted living.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.
  • Nursing facilities are the one senior care category with federal CMS star ratings. Check both Care Compare and the Ohio Department of Health inspection history — they surface different things.
  • The published Ohio semi-private median runs well below the private-room figure and reflects a heavily Medicaid-weighted market; expect a private-pay Cleveland quote to vary from it.
Ohio licenses assisted living under a single RCF license. Ohio issues one Residential Care Facility (RCF) license covering nearly all assisted living and memory care, under ORC 3721 and OAC 3701-16. There is no evacuation-based tiering and no separate small-home license type. Read the full explanation →

Verified nursing homes across the region

We list 16 verified nursing homes providers across Greater Cleveland. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

See all 16 in the directory →

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Questions Cleveland families ask

How much does assisted living cost in Ohio in 2025?

According to the 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey, the Ohio statewide median for an assisted living community is $6,103 a month ($73,230 a year), close to the 2025 national median of $6,200 a month. CareScout does not publish a separate Cleveland or Cuyahoga County figure, so this is a statewide median, not a local one.

What does a nursing home cost in Ohio, semi-private versus private room?

The 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey puts Ohio's statewide median nursing home cost at $9,186 a month ($302 a day) for a semi-private room and $10,389 a month ($342 a day) for a private room. Both figures run slightly below the 2025 national medians of $9,581 and $10,798 a month, respectively.

Why can't I find a Cleveland-specific or Cuyahoga County cost figure for senior care?

No primary source, including CareScout's annual survey, publishes a Cleveland- or Cuyahoga County-specific cost figure; the published data is limited to national and state-level medians. Cleveland-area pricing likely varies significantly by neighborhood, with the East Side inner suburbs and Lake County generally commanding higher rates than more rural parts of Geauga, Medina, or Portage counties.

Is there a reliable memory care cost figure for Ohio?

No. CareScout does not survey memory care as a separate category in its Cost of Care Survey, so there is no authoritative statewide or Cleveland-area memory care median. Any memory care price quoted online should be treated as an estimate rather than survey-backed data.

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