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.
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September 19, 2024 | Friendship Village, 1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 | 2:00 pm – 4:00pm
As we make plans for our upcoming expansion, you can make plans to be part of the carefree, maintenance-free lifestyle here at Friendship Village. We’re adding 70 beautiful new apartment homes to our independent living community, and you can reserve…
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We are hiring for Servers, Utility, Caregivers, and Nurses. There are many great perks that come with joining our team such as employee events like Ice Cream Truck visits! We are hosting a Job Fair on August 22nd, 2024, from 1pm-4pm. Go to our Indeed page to RSVP to a time slot for an interview. ... See MoreSee Less
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Cheers to our awesome residents and staff for their backpack drive donations! All 47 registered employees scored a stocked backpack, proving that giving is indeed receiving! 😄 ... See MoreSee Less
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Our residents and staff are so caring and generous. No wonder I love working at FVK.
Thank you to all the residents and staff for donating to this cause. We appreciate it
Very happy to read the results and thanks to all in volved with this drive. VERY Happy to be part of the village.
It takes a village❤️ Love that I can be part of FVK Family via my husband. Blessed that we are able to help.
We have done a few moves for Friendship Village Kalamazoo. Great staff and friendly residents!
Amazing!!
So appreciate!! I love my job for many reasons. ❤️
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Celebrating our own Nancy Ford Charles in a production of her music in our Kiva! Thanks to all of Nancy's professional friends in the areas of music and theatre for helping her to produce this magical night! ... See MoreSee Less
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It was an extraordinary evening. How very fortunate we are to have Nancy and her friends sharing their talents with us!
Every thing and it was the best I have ever seen THANKS NANCY FOR SHARING WITH US