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Memory care in Ionia County offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Ionia County is about $4,402 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 192 communities, read 2998 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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They will call me and let me know when things are going on, I was really impressed with that. The food is pretty good, she seems pretty pleased with it. They need a more parking. The cleanliness was top...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Designed for retirees and seniors, you will find that Green Acres of Mason provides the very best in retirement living.  We focus on independent and customized living spaces within a community atmosphere.  You'll find that Green Acres is the place to be, with personalized...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Sheldon Meadows Living Center is located in Grand Haven, which is only minutes away from both Holland and Grand Rapids, Michigan. We pride ourselves on making sure that each resident is able to live in a environment where they feel safe and can call home. We firmly believe that we establish the...
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We are very pleased at the respect shown Mom and us as we deal with dementia. It is reassuring to know young women like [removed] are choosing to meet her needs. Sometimes it is not easy for even family to...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Quality senior care in elegant, residential-style surroundings is offered at White Oaks. Personalized assistance with activities of daily living, such as dressing, bathing, eating and medication monitoring provides you with security and peace-of-mind. Residents can choose to participate in a...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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This is a wonderful place for your mother and father.they took such good care of my parents,wood recommendthis beautiful place to eveyone,the people are so compassionate. they made the move very easy for us....
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Riverwind senior assisted care facility provides the peace of mind that comes from knowing that well-trained, compassionate staff are available around the clock to provide the level of assistance that is required. Our goal is to allow aging adults to continue living the lifestyle that they prefer...
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This is a great place that is reasonable priced. Nice and kind people work here. The staff were always available to answer my questions or concerns the family had.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
We provide assistance for someone in need of assisted living care. We are located in close proximity to Borgess Pipp Hospital Emergency Room. Our care services and close proximity to medical care make us a unique option in the area.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Royal View Retirement Community is a beautiful and friendly environment located in Mecosta Michigan. Our apartments are designed to allow our senior citizens to feel comfortable and enjoy privacy as they desire. We pride ourselves in providing supportive assistance as needed, while still allowing...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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While searching for an ideal home for my elderly mother, I researched local care facilities and found an ideal place where she could be cared for -- Welcome Home. After meeting with the staff, I felt it to...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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The willingness of the owner to support our loved ones transition into the home really stood out to us. It is a fairly new facility, it is clean and well equipped. We would recommend this community to a...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Happy employees = Happy customers and family members. First hand have watched the staff go above and beyond for the people who live there. My Mom needed care and our neighbors highly recommended Green Acres....
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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My sincere thank you to the wonderful caring staff at Prestige Centre. For the past 5 years my loved one has lived in this caring community. I visited multiple times a week and enjoyed getting to know...
Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
LifeHOUSE Prestige Centre is conveniently located in Mt. Pleasant and offers award-winning care in a warm, amenity rich community. Relax and enjoy comfortable apartments and spacious common areas, while experiencing daily life-enrichment activities, home-made meals, housekeeping, and personalized...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of memory care in Ionia County, MI

The average cost of senior living in Ionia County is $4,402 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Maple Rapids, MI with an average of $3,835 per month.

Memory care costs in Ionia County, MI, vs. nearby counties

Ionia County, MI
$4,402/mo
$4,415/mo
$4,037/mo

Memory care costs in Ionia County, MI, vs. state and national averages

Ionia County, MI
$4,402/mo
U.S. national average
$4,958/mo

Memory care costs in Ionia County, MI, vs. other senior living options

Memory Care
$4,402/mo

Memory care costs in Ionia County, MI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,956/mo
Studio
$5,329/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,672/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,246/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,263/mo

Senior living costs in Ionia County vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Ionia County, MI
Column state: Michigan
Column national: U.S.
Community typeIonia County, MIMichiganU.S.
Memory Care$4,402/mo$4,627/mo$4,958/mo
Assisted Living$4,221/mo$4,256/mo$4,707/mo
Independent Living$3,400/mo$3,756/mo$4,163/mo
Memory Care
Ionia County, MI:$4,402/mo
Michigan:$4,627/mo
U.S.:$4,958/mo
Assisted Living
Ionia County, MI:$4,221/mo
Michigan:$4,256/mo
U.S.:$4,707/mo
Independent Living
Ionia County, MI:$3,400/mo
Michigan:$3,756/mo
U.S.:$4,163/mo
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Memory care costs in Ionia County, MI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Ionia County and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Ionia County, MIMI stateNational

Memory care cost trends in Ionia County, MI

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Ionia County have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Ionia County, MI$6,302/mo$6,399/mo-1.5%
Michigan$5,965/mo$5,871/mo+1.6%
National$6,490/mo$6,152/mo+5.5%
Ionia County, MI
2024 average cost:$6,302/mo
2023 average cost:$6,399/mo
Percent change:-1.5%
Michigan
2024 average cost:$5,965/mo
2023 average cost:$5,871/mo
Percent change:+1.6%
National
2024 average cost:$6,490/mo
2023 average cost:$6,152/mo
Percent change:+5.5%
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What families are saying about memory care in Ionia County

Recent reviews for memory care in Ionia County

The Cortland Northview in Grand Rapids, MI

5.0
Vista Springs Northview is a beautiful community! The staff does a great job and you can really tell that they care about the families and their loved ones. The management staff is also very friendly and very informative. I would highly recommend Vista Springs Northview as I had nothing but a ...
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Green Acres of Lowell

5.0
We visited this community when we were looking into care options for a loved one. This seemed like a very nice place, overall! The staff were friendly and caring, the facility was clean, and the food looked very good! Unfortunately it was also fairly expensive, and not in the price range we were ...
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Divine Life Assisted Living Center #1 in Dewitt, MI

5.0
We moved our Mom in to New Life Assisted Living Center in Dewitt, Michigan on September 11, 2014. New Life is a small facility (11 capacity) which is exactly what we were looking for. Mom has dementia and a large place would have been confusing for her. Mom is sharing a room with another lady ...
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Ionia County review score based on 663 family reviews

8.2
Review score176 facilities663 reviewsWrite a review
This proprietary review score is based on 663 reviews of 176 Ionia County memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Ionia County review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Ionia County review score compared against nearby cities

8.2
Ionia County, MI176 facilities
8.6
Ionia, MI10 facilities
8.9
Saranac, MI23 facilities

Review subcategories for Ionia County memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 663 reviews of 176 Ionia County memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Ionia County resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Ionia County, MI averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.3
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
4.2
Care services
4.1
3.9
Staff
4.2
4.1
Meals & dining
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Activities
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Value for cost*
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3.8
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Ionia County memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Ionia County memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Ionia County, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Ionia County memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Ionia County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
48.9%
63.3%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
34.1%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
93.8%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
97.7%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
52.3%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
28.4%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
96.6%
89.2%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
47.7%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
50%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Ionia County memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Ionia County Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Ionia County, MINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
49.4%
71.6%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
34.1%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
41.5%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
18.2%
25.8%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Ionia County memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Ionia County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Ionia County, MINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
14.2%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
37.5%
43.9%
No sugar
No sugar
35.2%
40.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
33%
49.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
16.5%
20.8%
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Availability of select dining options in Ionia County memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Ionia County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Ionia County, MINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
21%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
30.7%
39.3%
Room service
Room service
30.7%
36.8%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
15.9%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Ionia County memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Ionia County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Ionia County, MINational
Activity director
Activity director
36.9%
44.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
25%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
19.3%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
38.1%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40.3%
50.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
39.2%
59.1%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.2%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
25%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
25.6%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
36.4%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
36.9%
46.6%
Dances
Dances
23.9%
31.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.2%
21.9%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
33%
45.5%
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State regulations for memory care in Ionia County

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Michigan memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Ionia County protect seniors.
Learn about Michigan memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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