Assisted Living in Akron, OH
Akron has 9 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Ohio is $6,103 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
All 9 licensed assisted living communities in Akron
Every assisted living community Ohio licenses in Akron, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
9 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Living Rockynol (Assisted Living and Memory Care)memory care1150 West Market Street | Large125 residents | $3,800 to $6,100/moLilisity estimate |
| The Village of St Edward at Green3813 Fortuna Drive | Large118 residents | about $5,864/moLilisity estimate |
| Heritage Crossing Senior Living and Memory Care251 North Cleveland Massillon Road | Large112 residents | $3,800 to $6,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Meadow Falls of Bathmemory care101 N. Cleveland Massillon Road | Large80 residents | $3,800 to $6,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Merriman Care Communitymemory care209 Merriman Road | Large71 residents | $3,800 to $6,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Montrose100 Brookmont Road | Large69 residents | from $5,525/mo |
| The Ridge at Copley3522 Commercial Drive | Large66 residents | $3,800 to $6,100/moLilisity estimate |
| Arden Courts (Bath)171 N. Cleveland Massillon Road | Large56 residents | $3,800 to $6,100/moLilisity estimate |
| St Luke Lutheran Community - Portage Lakes615 Latham Lane | Mid-size30 residents | $3,800 to $6,100/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Akron?
The median cost of assisted living in Ohio is $6,103 a month ($73,236 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Ohio, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Akron tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Akron community’s license
Ohio publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: odh.ohio.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Akron assisted living questions
Ohio licenses 9 assisted living communities in Akron as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Ohio is $6,103 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Ohio's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Ohio publishes its licensing records at odh.ohio.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.