Embassy of Rockport

Embassy Healthcare's Rockport Retirement Community; accepts the Medicaid Assisted Living Waiver and offers 'Empower Memory Care.'

Embassy of Rockport, also known as Rockport Retirement Community, is located at 20375 Center Ridge Road in Rocky River and is operated by Embassy Healthcare, offering assisted living and memory care. The memory care program is branded 'Empower Memory Care,' described by the operator as a holistic approach to dementia care.

A notable feature of Embassy of Rockport is that it accepts Ohio's Medicaid Assisted Living Waiver, which can make assisted living financially accessible to residents who would not otherwise qualify for or be able to afford private-pay assisted living rates, a distinguishing factor compared to some of the private-pay-only communities elsewhere in this guide.

Located along Center Ridge Road in Rocky River, Embassy of Rockport sits within the same general area as Rocky River Village and Bloom at Rocky River, giving this part of western Cuyahoga County a notable concentration of assisted living and memory care options. For families specifically seeking Medicaid Waiver-accepting assisted living in the Rocky River area, Embassy of Rockport's payer acceptance combined with its Empower Memory Care programming are likely its most relevant distinguishing characteristics relative to nearby competitors that operate on a private-pay basis only. Families specifically interested in Medicaid Waiver acceptance should confirm current enrollment availability directly with Embassy Healthcare, since waiver-funded openings can be more limited than private-pay availability at any given time.

Short answer

Embassy of Rockport is an assisted living provider at 20375 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, Ohio 44116, in Cuyahoga County.

Location and contact

Community	Embassy of Rockport
Care type	Assisted Living
Address	20375 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, OH 44116
County	Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Website	Official site

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Rocky River in context

Rocky River sits between Lakewood and Westlake in the West Side lakefront corridor, an established residential area with senior housing options along the Detroit Road corridor.

Other assisted living options near Rocky River

Judson Manor — Cleveland
St. Augustine Towers — Cleveland
Algart Health Care — Cleveland
Haven at Lakewood — Lakewood
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

Does Ohio's Medicaid expansion pay for a parent's assisted living or nursing home care?

No. Ohio's Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, effective January 1, 2014, covers adults age 19 to 64 up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level for acute and primary medical care. It's a completely separate pathway from the aged/blind/disabled Medicaid rules that govern nursing home and waiver eligibility for seniors. Long-term care coverage for seniors runs through Ohio's non-MAGI Medicaid rules, not the expansion population.

How does Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver work, and does it cover the full monthly bill?

The Assisted Living Waiver, administered by the Ohio Department of Aging through PASSPORT Administrative Agencies, pays for personal care and supportive services delivered inside a licensed Residential Care Facility for Medicaid-eligible adults 21 and older with a hands-on ADL need. It does not cover room and board; the resident pays that directly to the facility, capped at the SSI federal benefit rate minus a $50 personal needs allowance.

What is PASSPORT and how is it different from the Assisted Living Waiver?

PASSPORT is Ohio's flagship home and community-based Medicaid waiver, delivered through Area Agencies on Aging, designed to keep Medicaid-eligible seniors who need nursing-facility level of care living at home rather than in an institution. It covers personal care, home-delivered meals, adult day care, minor home modifications, medical transportation, and, as of October 2024, Structured Family Caregiving. Like the Assisted Living Waiver, it never pays for room and board, since it's strictly an in-home program.

Location and contact

Rocky River in context

Other assisted living options near Rocky River

Questions Cleveland families ask

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