Jennings at Brecksville

Catholic nonprofit Jennings' campus with 74 private one- and two-bedroom suites plus respite care, serving Northeast Ohio since 1942.

Jennings at Brecksville, at 8736 Brecksville Road, is operated by Jennings, a Catholic-based nonprofit organization that has served Northeast Ohio seniors since 1942, giving it one of the longer institutional histories among the nonprofit operators profiled in this guide, alongside Eliza Bryant Village and Otterbein North Olmsted.

The community offers independent living and assisted living across 74 private one- and two-bedroom suites, a specific published unit count and configuration that gives families a concrete sense of the community's scale and typical unit layout compared to communities in this guide that do not publish specific suite counts. Respite care is also available for residents needing short-term stays.

Located on Brecksville Road in Brecksville, a southern Cuyahoga County suburb, Jennings at Brecksville reflects its parent organization's long-standing Catholic, nonprofit mission applied to this specific community. For families specifically interested in a faith-based nonprofit operator with a long regional operating history and private one- and two-bedroom suite configurations, Jennings at Brecksville's 74-suite layout and respite care availability are among its most concrete, verifiable details relative to other independent living and assisted living communities profiled elsewhere in this guide's Cuyahoga County listings. Families interested in the nonprofit, faith-based structure of Jennings should also ask about admission criteria and any waitlists for available suites, since demand for well-established nonprofit senior communities in the region can be significant.

Short answer

Jennings at Brecksville is an independent living provider at 8736 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141, in Cuyahoga County.

Location and contact

Community	Jennings at Brecksville
Care type	Independent Living
Address	8736 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141
County	Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Website	Official site

What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Aggregator sites publish those figures freely; some are wrong, and Austin's sister-site research turned up exactly this problem elsewhere in the network. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.

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Current license status and inspection history: ODH Licensed Facilities, Services, and Program Search (verify a facility's current license status)
Consumer-facing quality information: Ohio Department of Aging Long-Term Care Quality Navigator (consumer-facing information on assisted living and nursing homes; not a CMS-style star rating)
To report a concern: Ohio Department of Health, 1-800-342-0553, Live call coverage Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern. Voicemail is available 24 hours a day and is checked twice daily outside live hours.

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Brecksville in context

Brecksville borders the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in southern Cuyahoga County, near the Independence and Broadview Heights corridor.

Other independent living options near Brecksville

Judson Manor — Cleveland
Eliza Bryant Village — Cleveland
Saint Luke's Manor — Cleveland
Garrett Square Senior Apartments — Cleveland
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

How does guardianship work for an incapacitated senior in Ohio?

Guardianship in Ohio is established through the probate court in the county where the individual resides, requiring a filing, an examination of the individual's capacity, often by a physician or psychologist, and a court hearing before a guardian is appointed. Guardianship can be limited to specific decisions, like healthcare or finances, or plenary, covering all major decisions, and courts are directed to choose the least restrictive alternative that meets the person's needs.

What veterans' benefits exist to help pay for senior care in Ohio?

Beyond VA Aid & Attendance, which supplements a veteran's pension based on unreimbursed medical expenses, eligible veterans may access VA-run or VA-contracted home care, adult day health care, and in some cases VA community living centers, depending on service-connected status and local VA facility availability. The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is the primary VA hub for benefits navigation in the region.

How do I help my parent transition after a dementia diagnosis in Cleveland?

Start with an honest conversation about safety, daily functioning, and the parent's own wishes, and use the diagnosis as an opportunity to establish or confirm powers of attorney while the person can still participate in the decision. From there, evaluate whether in-home support, adult day care, or a memory care special care unit, with its required OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) disclosure, best matches current needs, since dementia care needs typically evolve over time rather than settling at one level.

Location and contact

Brecksville in context

Other independent living options near Brecksville

Questions Cleveland families ask

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