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Independent Living in Mentor, OH

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

1 verified in Mentor
Lake County
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There is 1 verified independent living option listed in Mentor, 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.

Short answer

We list 1 verified independent living option in Mentor, 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 Mentor

  • 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 Mentor

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
VITALIA MentorIndependent Living8180 Mentor Hills Drive
Mentor, OH 44060		Lake

Independent Living elsewhere in the region

Greater Cleveland's 7-county area is compact enough that families in Mentor 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
Mount Alverna VillageIndependent Living6765 State Road
Parma, OH 44134		Cuyahoga

The Mentor market specifically

Mentor is the largest city in Lake County, which has the highest share of residents 65 and older across this site's 7 counties. Transportation here runs through Laketran rather than Greater Cleveland RTA, a distinction worth knowing when planning visits or appointments.

Because Mentor and the rest of Lake County use Laketran rather than Cleveland's RTA, ask any community directly about transportation coordination with medical appointments in Cuyahoga County, since the two transit systems do not connect seamlessly.

The Cleveland-area long-term care ombudsman. Region 10A (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina) is the Long-Term Care Ombudsman of Cleveland at 1-800-365-3112. Summit and Portage are Region 10B, a different office. Read the full explanation →

Questions Cleveland families ask

What is adult day care and how does it work in the Cleveland area?

Adult day care provides supervised daytime programming, meals, and social or health-related activities for seniors, typically allowing a family caregiver to work or rest during the day while a parent returns home each evening. Ohio's PASSPORT waiver covers adult day care as one of its supported services, and the 2025 CareScout survey puts the Ohio median cost at $1,798 a month ($83 a day).

How do I know when memory care becomes necessary instead of staying in standard assisted living?

The signal is usually a change in safety risk rather than the diagnosis itself, wandering, exit-seeking behavior, an inability to recognize danger, or care needs a standard RCF isn't staffed or secured to manage safely. Because Ohio doesn't certify memory care separately, the decision comes down to a facility's own assessment against its documented special care unit criteria, part of the OAC 3701-16-07(F)(5) disclosure, rather than a state-defined threshold.

What does the Ohio Department of Health license, and what law covers it?

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) licenses Residential Care Facilities (RCFs), the single license type that covers nearly all assisted living and memory care communities in Ohio, along with nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospice. RCF licensing is governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3721 and Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-16. Nursing homes fall under a separate rule chapter, OAC 3701-17, so the two license types are not interchangeable.

How can I check whether a Cleveland-area assisted living community is properly licensed?

Use the ODH Licensed Facilities, Services, and Program Search tool to confirm a facility's current license status and review its inspection history. This is the state's own lookup and reflects official licensing and survey records rather than a private review site. The Ohio Department of Aging's Long-Term Care Quality Navigator can supplement this with some consumer-facing information, though it is not a CMS-style star rating.

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