Where Connections Matter
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.
About Friendship Village
A Lifestyle You’ll Love
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 LifestyleCarefree. Maintenance Free.
Independent Living
Independent 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 LivingA Residence Designed For You
From 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.
Village Apartments
Our light-filled and airy Village Apartments offer a range of comfortable, impeccably designed one and two-bedroom floor plans.
Garden Homes
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.
Residences Map
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.
Supportive Living
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.
Assisted Living
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.
Memory Care
Heartfelt Connections-A Memory Care Program™ at Friendship Village provides a compassionate, whole-person approach to Alzheimer’s care and dementia care.
Skilled Nursing
Our Medicare Health Center provides personalized recuperative and long-term skilled nursing care overseen by our in-house medical director.
Rehabilitation
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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May 22, 2024 | News
5 Vital Fitness Tips for Seniors: Stay Active and Thriving
Aging gracefully is about living with energy, staying engaged, and making every day count. Getting the proper amount of exercise and keeping physically active can help you do just that. Let’s take a look at five essential fitness tips for…
May 9, 2024 | News
What are the Living Options at a Life Plan Community?
A Life Plan Community, also sometimes referred to as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), offers a complete range of retirement living options all in one single senior living community. As your needs change, you can seamlessly transition to advanced…
December 1, 2023 | Blog
Loving Senior Living: How to Get the Most of Your Retirement Community
With a lot of thought and consideration you’ve made the move into a retirement community – congratulations are in order! Know that few of us glide into retirement living without a few adjustments. We have a few tried and true…
Friendship Village is Expanding. Join Our Growing Community!
August 15, 2024 | Friendship Village, 1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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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Gift Basket Silent Auction Now through July 18th at 2pm. We have 22 amazing baskets to choose from. Biding is open to everyone: staff, residents, family, etc. We have a wide variety of themes this year: Backyard Fun, Relaxation, Lets Get Crafty, Back to School, Road Trip Survival Kit and many more. All money raised goes directly to the Alzheimer's Association. Baskets are on display in the front commons area by the dining room. Be sure to stop by and check out all the different baskets! ... See MoreSee Less
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