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.
Exciting changes are underway! Discover The Atlee—76 elegant new independent living residences with amazing amenities. Get the details and learn how you can reserve your spot now.
Explore The Expansion
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.
December 22, 2025 | Blog, Planning Ahead
Growth at a community like Friendship Village brings about new and exciting things. What makes that growth in senior living even better? The fact that we’re celebrating 50 years of meaningful connections and excellence to the residents who have called our senior living community “home…
December 19, 2025 | Blog, Planning Ahead
You know what they say about the early bird, right? Get in on all the excitement and perks of our independent living community expansion The Atlee, by joining the Priority Club at Friendship Village! Our Michigan senior living community is growing—and that’s a good sign. As…
December 16, 2025 | Blog
At the most wonderful time of the year, thoughts of gathering with loved ones are often a mixed bag. The joy of gathering and opening gifts brings with it the grief of missing those who won’t be there. Add in the stress of keeping…
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So much fun supporting Kalamazoo Public Library by participating in the Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee in November. Our spellers made us proud, and our spirit team (The Friendship Village Kitchen Band) took home the "Audience Favorite" prize for it 's performance! ... See MoreSee Less
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Appreciation from every direction at the annual Resident-Employee Appreciation Holiday Gathering. Our staff is so grateful to have the opportunity to work near and with some many wonderful people every day. As many expressed at the event, Friendship Village feels more like another home than a place of employment. Happy Holidays with love and gratitude to all! ... See MoreSee Less
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