Assisted Living in Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo has 11 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
All 11 licensed assisted living communities in Kalamazoo
Every assisted living community Michigan licenses in Kalamazoo, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
11 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Center2929 Nazareth Rd. | Large138 residents | about $3,515/moLilisity estimate |
| Park Village Pinesmemory care2920 Crystal Lane | Large135 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| StoryPoint Oshtemomemory care210 N. 9th Street | Large99 residents | from $5,040/mo |
| Hawthorn Landingmemory care600 Golden Drive | Large89 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Vineyard Assisted Living8170 Vineyard Parkway | Large85 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Woodside at Friendship Village1390 N. Drake R | Large83 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| LakeHouse Kalamazoo5364 Greenmeadow | Large61 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| North Woods Village At Kalamazoomemory care6203 Stadium Dr | Large61 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| StoryPoint Kalamazoomemory care1700 Bronson Way | Large58 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Meilland Square Assisted Living620 Phillips Street | Mid-size40 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
| Meilland Square Memory Carememory care300 Golden Drive | Mid-size22 residents | $3,650 to $5,850/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Kalamazoo?
The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 a month ($69,816 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Michigan, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Kalamazoo tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Kalamazoo community’s license
Michigan publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: michigan.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Kalamazoo assisted living questions
Michigan licenses 11 assisted living communities in Kalamazoo as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Michigan is $5,818 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Michigan's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Michigan publishes its licensing records at michigan.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.