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.
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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.
January 5, 2026 | Blog, Planning Ahead
An apple a day is good advice, but on its own, it won’t keep the doctor away. Wellness is about more than what you eat (or avoid eating). In fact, there are 8 dimensions of wellness, and our team of experts at Friendship…
December 31, 2025 | Blog, Planning Ahead
Making the decision to move comes with careful considerations at any age. When thinking about a senior living move, thoughts of future care needs are often front and center. While healthy aging with no wellness limitations is the ultimate goal, it’s important to plan for the possibility of supportive living…
December 26, 2025 | Blog
If you’re thinking about a senior living decision, you’re probably not the only one. In fact, experts suggest that 80 percent of adult children are active in the decision-making process about senior living. Choosing senior living is a major life decision, one that comes with many…
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Today we're hosting our annual "Pump It For Parkinson's" event! Residents and team members come together in this nationwide initiative, hosted by the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in partnership with NuStep, to highlight the importance of exercise for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease.
A huge thank you to everyone who participated and continues to support our neighbors living with Parkinson’s!
We will update this post tomorrow once the total step count from Residents and Staff has been collected. We've set a community goal to reach 1,000,000 steps today, so let's get out there and Pump It For Parkinson's!
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Please join us in congratulating Samantha Smith, our Extraordinary Impressions Gem of the Year for 2025! Sam consistently goes above and beyond in her work, and her care and dedication make a meaningful difference in the daily lives of the residents of Friendship Village Kalamazoo.
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Congratulations to our Extraordinary Impressions winners for February 2026! Leeanne and Thomas consistently "Go the Extra Mile" serving and caring for our residents; it's one of the many reasons that FVK is where people want to live, work and visit! Thank you to both of you for always going the extra mile here at Friendship Village Kalamazoo! ... See MoreSee Less
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