Assisted Living
The Cortland Riverside Gardens
2420 Coit Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 · Map
Licensed for 70 residents · AHR Riverside Grand Rapids MI TRS Sub LLC
The Cortland Riverside Gardens is a state-licensed assisted living community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is licensed for 70 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $3,600 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Cortland Riverside Gardens says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last licensing inspection: Jan 19, 2024. See the record
License
Active, 70 residents
Home for the Aged (Regular) AH410397993, current license dated Aug 1, 2026. Licensee AHR Riverside Grand Rapids MI TRS Sub LLC.
Nearest emergency room
2.5 miles
Spectrum Health, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cortland Riverside Gardens this community | 70 | $3,600/mo | Active | 39 rule violations established in 3 years | |
| Rest Haven Home | 1.3 mi | 110 | Not published | Active | 3 rule violations established in 3 years |
| Medilodge of Grand Rapids, Leonard Street | 2.7 mi | 103 | Not published | Active | 5 rule violations established in 3 years |
| Heron Manor LDHALP | 2.8 mi | 55 | Not published | Active | Registered as an exempt home for the aged; LARA posts no inspection reports |
| Edison Christian Assisted Living | 3.0 mi | 33 | Not published | Active | 2 rule violations established in 3 years |
State inspection record39 rule violations established in 3 years
- License
- Homes For The Aged, Regular
- Last on-site licensing inspection
- January 19, 2024
- Special investigation reports posted (three years)
- 10
- Special investigations that established a violation
- 10
- Rule violations established (all posted reports)
- 39
- License expires
- July 31, 2027
Reports posted (newest first)
- Special Investigation Report, posted June 13, 2026; complaint received May 8, 2026 · report (PDF)
- Resident A was threatened by Staff Person 1 (SP1). R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions: violation not established
- Additional findings R 325.1932 Resident’s medications: violation established; R 325.1932 Resident’s medications: violation established; R 325.1932 Resident’s medications: violation established; R 325.1932 Resident’s medications: violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan, I recommend no change in the status of the license.
- Special Investigation Report, posted December 6, 2024; complaint received October 2, 2024 · report (PDF)
- Facility has insufficient staff. R 325.1921 Governing bodies, administrators, and supervisors: violation established
- Residents have increased care needs. R 325.1922 Admission and retention of residents: violation not established
- Residents do not receive medications. R 325.1932 Resident medications: violation established; R 325.1932 Resident medications: violation established
- Residents do not have hot water. R 325.1970 Water supply systems: violation established
- Additional findings R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions: violation established; R 325.1922 Admission and retention of residents: violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan, I recommend no change in the status of the license.
- Special Investigation Report, posted September 10, 2024; complaint received July 19, 2024 · report (PDF)
- Staff do not provide Resident A care in accordance with service plan. R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions: violation established
- Additional findings R 325.1924 Reporting of incidents, quality review program: violation established; R 325.1979 General maintenance and storage: violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an approved corrective action plan, I recommend the status of this license remains the same.
- Special Investigation Report, posted August 23, 2024; complaint received May 31, 2024 · report (PDF)
- Staff Person 1 (SP1) is verbally and physically aggressive towards residents. MCL 333.20201 Policy describing rights and responsibilities of patients or residents;: violation not established
- Residents are not bathed and left soiled. R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions: violation established
- Recommendation: Upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan, I recommend the status of the license remain unchanged. 07/17/24
- Special Investigation Report, posted July 19, 2024; complaint received May 30, 2024 · report (PDF)
- Resident A fell and broke her leg. R 325.1921 Governing bodies, administrators, and supervisors: violation established
- Additional findings R 325.1924 Admission and retention of residents: violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan, I recommend no change in the status of the license.
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- Special Investigation Report, posted July 19, 2024; complaint received May 30, 2024 · report (PDF)
- Medication concerns with Resident A. R 325.1932 Resident medications: violation established; R 325.1932 Resident Medications: violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan, I recommend no change in the status of the license.
- Special Investigation Report, posted May 12, 2024; complaint received March 20, 2024 · report (PDF)
- Incorrect medications administered. R 325.1921 Governing bodies, administrators, and supervisors: violation established; R 325.1932 Resident medications: violation established; R 325.1932 Resident medications: violation established
- Medications are left in residents’ rooms. R 325.1921 Governing bodies, administrators, and supervisors: violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan, I recommend no change in the status of the license.
- Special Investigation Report, posted February 9, 2024; complaint received November 17, 2023 · report (PDF)
- Facility staff did not provide appropriate care for Resident A in a timely manner. R 325.1921 Governing bodies, administrators, and supervisors: violation established
- Resident A does not receive showers in accordance with the service plan. R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions: violation established; R 325.1913 Licenses and permits; general provisions: violation established; R 325.1921 Governing bodies, administrators, and supervisors: violation established; R 325.1924 Reporting of incidents, quality review program: violation established; R 325.1942 Resident Records: violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an approved corrective action plan, I recommend the status of this license remain the same.
- Special Investigation Report, posted February 9, 2024; complaint received November 29, 2023 · report (PDF)
- The facility is not providing care in accordance with resident service plans. R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions: violation established
- The facility is short staffed. R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions: violation not established
- Medications are administered by staff members with no training. R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions: violation not established; R 325.1944 Employee records and work schedules: violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an approved corrective action plan, I recommend the status of this license remain the same.
- Renewal Inspection Report, posted February 3, 2024; on-site January 19, 2024 · report (PDF)
- R 325.1953 Menus violation established
- R 325.1954 Meal and food records violation established
- R 325.1976 Kitchen and dietary violation established
- R 325.1976 Kitchen and dietary violation established
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan and the annual renewal fee, renewal of the license is recommended.
- Special Investigation Report, posted December 25, 2023; complaint received November 14, 2023 · report (PDF)
- Resident has been left on commode and laid on the floor for hours. R 325.1921 Governing bodies, administrators, and supervisors: violation not established
- Resident A received incorrect medication. R 325.1932 Resident medications: violation not established
- Additional findings
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan, I recommend no change in the status of the license.
LARA facility page → (The Cortland Riverside Gardens)
What these terms mean
LARA: “Original and Renewal Licensing Study Report: Completed in response to the initial or renewal application for license on all facilities. Inspection Report: Interim Inspections are conducted at or near the mid point of the effective dates of the license. Special Investigation Report: Special Investigation Reports are conducted in response to rule related complaints received regarding a facility.”
LARA: “Investigation reports that determine no violation of rule or statute are not placed on the website. Investigation reports with violation of rule or statute are removed after three years in accordance with LARA’s retention schedule.” Older reports can be asked for through a Freedom of Information Act request.
LARA: “When rule violations have been cited in a report, the licensee is required to submit a corrective action plan.” The plans themselves are not posted; they are available through a Freedom of Information Act request.
License types, in LARA’s words: “Regular License: A license issued to an adult foster care facility which is in compliance with this act and the rules promulgated under this act. Provisional License: A license issued to a facility that has previously been licensed under this act or an act repealed by this act but is temporarily unable to conform to the requirements of a regular license prescribed in this act or rules promulgated under this act. Temporary License: A license issued to a facility which has not previously been licensed.”
Rules are listed by number with the rule’s own title; read the report for the details. Special investigations that found no violation are not posted by LARA, so they are not counted here. This community is licensed for 70 residents; larger communities are inspected and investigated more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems, data as of October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee AHR Riverside Grand Rapids MI TRS Sub LLC
- License type
- Home for the Aged (Regular)
- License number
- AH410397993
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2026-08-01
- Licensed capacity
- 70
- Licensee
- AHR Riverside Grand Rapids MI TRS Sub LLC
- County
- Kent County
- Administrator
- Tarita Dooley
Source: Michigan state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Michigan licensing record, as of Jun 13, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Michigan, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Michigan
- MI Choice Waiver Program. The MI Choice waiver covers nursing-home level care for eligible adults who meet income and asset rules, given in their own home or another residential setting instead of a nursing home. (state page)
- Waitlist. Michigan keeps a MI Choice waiting list; people wait until a slot opens at their waiver agency. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.5 mi, nursing home 0.6 mi, pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Trinity Health At Home - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kay Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 49505 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Pdi-Grand Rapids East, Grand Rapids, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Devos Childrens Hosp - Dialysis Unit, Grand Rapids, 2.5 miles away, straight line
Davita Walker Dialysis, Walker, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 49505.
Emmanuel Hospice, office in Grand Rapids, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Interim Healthcare Of West Michigan, office in Grand Rapids, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Corewell Health Hospice & Palliative Care - West Michigan, office in Grand Rapids, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners, Grand Rapids. 2.5 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in June 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- The current license dates from 2026. Has the owner or operator changed recently?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Cortland Riverside Gardens provide?
The Cortland Riverside Gardens is licensed by the state of Michigan for assisted living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its licensed capacity is 70 residents.
Does Lilisity rate The Cortland Riverside Gardens?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Cortland Riverside Gardens but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does The Cortland Riverside Gardens cost?
Assisted Living in Michigan typically starts at $2,650 to $5,400 a month. Based on 154 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact The Cortland Riverside Gardens?
Use The Cortland Riverside Gardens's website, cortlandriversidegardens.com, or visit at 2420 Coit Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505.
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