Friendship Village Senior Living Community in Kalamazoo, Michigan is all about connections. Here on our beautiful 72-acre campus, you’ll find everything you need to keep learning, growing, and getting the most out of every day. Meaningful, nourishing relationships? Of course. Friendship is in our name! And because we’re a LifeCare® community, as your needs change, you can easily transition to advanced levels of supportive care right on campus.
This is the retirement lifestyle you’ve dreamed about—days filled with engaging activities, healthy, delicious dining prepared by an executive chef, and personalized health and wellness guidance with access to state-of-the-art fitness and aquatic centers. It doesn’t get any better than this, and it’s the kind of dynamic retirement living Friendship Village has been providing seniors in Kalamazoo for nearly 50 years.
Explore Our LifestyleIndependent living at Friendship Village gives you a carefree, maintenance-free lifestyle in a community of friends with an incredible range of services, amenities, and activities—always with the freedom, choice, and flexibility you want. And we’re pet-friendly!
Explore Independent LivingFrom our cozy neighborhood of spacious Garden Homes to our variety of beautifully appointed Village Apartments, we’re sure to have the perfect residence for your lifestyle.
Our light-filled and airy Village Apartments offer a range of comfortable, impeccably designed one and two-bedroom floor plans.
We’re one of a kind! Friendship Village is the only senior living community in the Kalamazoo area to offer the independent living option of freestanding Garden Homes.
Find your future here! Take a look at our interactive map to see the layout of our 72-acre campus and view the floor plans of the independent living residences that are currently available in the Village.
As a LifeCare Community®, we make aging in place simple. From independent living you can seamlessly transition to advanced levels of supportive care as your needs change at a predictable cost for life. Plus, you can always move into the Village at the level of care you need.
Woodside at Friendship Village offers thoughtfully designed assisted living suites with just the help you need so you can continue to pursue your passions and live life your way.
Heartfelt Connections-A Memory Care Program™ at Friendship Village provides a compassionate, whole-person approach to Alzheimer’s care and dementia care.
Our Medicare Health Center provides personalized recuperative and long-term skilled nursing care overseen by our in-house medical director.
Friendship Village offers state-of-the-art rehabilitation services with personalized care plans managed by our skilled therapy teams and overseen by our in-house medical director.
November 20, 2024 | Blog, Dementia & Alzheimer’s
Assisted living or memory care? If you’ve been exploring supportive living options for a family member, you may have been wondering which could be the best fit.At Friendship Village, we’re often asked about the differences between our community’s assisted living…
November 4, 2024 | Blog
Knowing when a loved one is ready for memory care can be one of the most emotional and difficult decisions you will ever have to make. But that doesn’t mean you have to navigate this on your own. At Friendship…
October 15, 2024 | Blog, Planning Ahead
We all experience loneliness sometimes, but seniors can be especially susceptible to feeling isolated. And more than a few factors can cause our social circles to shrink — including having health issues that lead to a less active lifestyle or…
December 5, 2024 | 1400 N. Drake Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 | 2:00 P.M.
As the holiday season draws near, it’s the perfect time to start planning for a vibrant, maintenance-free lifestyle at Friendship Village. We’re delighted to introduce 70 beautiful new apartment homes to our independent living community, and you can secure yours…
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Resident Services Week is all about celebrating the ultimate dream team: caregivers, nurses, life enrichment teams, store clerks, stylists, and concierge services - the ones who keep everything running smoothly and with a smile! ... See MoreSee Less
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Such an amazing group of people 🩷
They're the very best!
Such wonderful people!
We are proud to be a Life Care Services community!
“Life Care Services is honored to again be recognized as highest in customer satisfaction among independent senior living providers,” said Joel Nelson, CEO of LCS, the parent company of Life Care Services. “Receiving this award for a sixth consecutive year is a significant accomplishment, especially considering our teams serve nearly 40,000 residents. This award recognition is the result of our team’s focus on providing the best senior living experience for our residents and employees.”
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We have the Best employees and Residents! I'm so fortunate to be working with all of them!😍
Some great residents, too!!
It is the very best of all around we have thr very best workers and managing group you can not beat anywhere very proud of aii the people that work here and thanks for all uou all do for us love ya all. Harry Reeves
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That is awesome! Well deserved ladies!
So glad you were there for Ruth
Congratulations to you both 🎊🎊
Congratulations ladies 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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