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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, 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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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.
Green Acres, located in Greenville, Michigan seems to have it all when it comes to assisted living for the elderly. We focus on personalized living spaces within a community atmosphere, and have worked hard to maintain elderly independent living as much as possible with private, personalized...
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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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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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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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, 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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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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This assisted living facility is top notch. Truly a "home" with a lot of amenities.
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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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We are having a pretty good experience here so far. The people are great and they have really tried to work with us. Our loved one isn't doing so good, but they don't let us give up. We really liked the...
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.
Northview Manor, established in 1988, is a long term, adult foster care, assisted living facility for the elderly. We are licensed with the State of Michigan. Our family owned and operated facility combines the efforts of a caring support staff with modern conveniences to meet the physical and...
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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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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I would tell others that it is a good place for assisted living that a resident might need some oversight, but is independent. The community doesn't seem to match up to dietary restrictions when it comes to...
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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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Everything is fine for me at my new community. The meals are good to me. My room and the rest of the community is clean. They also have activities available through out the day.
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.
Heron Woods is an independent living community surrounded by the picturesque scenery of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids is a part of Kent County and offers much to do and see. Two hospitals are located within a mile of the apartments, while the grounds themselves are lightly wooded and even...
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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.
Heron Manor is a beautiful, state-of-the-art assisted living community located in Grand Rapids, MI, just a short distance from downtown and its impressive cultural and entertainment venues. It's modern and spacious one-bedroom apartments provide an opportunity for seniors to live independent...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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.
Serenity Home - NorthSerenity Home - North is an assisted living community located in Marne, MI. The city of Marne is a small town in Ottawa County, northwest of Grand Rapids. Marne is a quiet town in Wright Township with a few shops and small stores. Residents can enjoy going out for walks,...
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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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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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We placed my mom on the third floor memory care and from day one we were very impressed with not only their ability to provide care for their residents but also their ability to care about their residents....
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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.
Located in the popular Uptown District of Grand Rapids, Fulton Manor is close to downtown. This makes it a convenient location for family members who live and work downtown or in the near northeast and near southeast neighborhoods. Fulton Manor provides catered living for those who are still...
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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.

Cost of assisted living in Howard City, MI

The average cost of senior living in Howard City is $3,842 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Newaygo, MI with an average of $3,133 per month.

Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Howard City, MI vs. nearby cities

Howard City, MI
$3,842/mo
$3,751/mo
$3,887/mo

Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Howard City, MI vs. the state and national average

Howard City, MI
$3,842/mo
U.S. national average
$4,577/mo

Average monthly cost of Assisted Living in Howard City vs. other types of senior living

Assisted Living
$3,842/mo
$3,932/mo

Median monthly costs of Assisted Living in Howard City, MI by room type

Semi-Private
$3,885/mo
Studio
$5,136/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,305/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,308/mo

Average cost of Assisted Living in Howard City over time

Howard City, MIMI stateNational

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What families are saying about assisted living in Howard City

Recent reviews for assisted living in Howard City

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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Mt Pleasant Comfort Care in Mount Pleasant, MI

4.8
The staff are so nice and friendly! Very caring and take great care of my uncle! They are always smiling and take such good care of my auntie [name removed]! She enjoys BINGO and their BBQ days! She likes her room just wants a better view! I would recommend this building to anyone in the Mt ...
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Commonwealth Senior Living at Grand Rapids

4.0
It's a fantastic community!My mom said "I could live here". Then wanted to move in the next day. I would recommend to others. It's very clean, friendly and compassionate.

Howard City review score based on 404 family reviews

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This proprietary review score is based on 404 reviews of 136 Howard City assisted living communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Howard City review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how assisted living residents and family members rate assisted living 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

Howard City review score compared against nearby cities

8.1
Howard City, MI136 facilities
7.5
Pierson, MI9 facilities
6.2
Morley, MI7 facilities

Review subcategories for Howard City assisted living

When assisted living 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 404 reviews of 136 Howard City assisted living communities. This chart helps you compare Howard City resident and family assisted living 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.
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Cleanliness
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4.5
Friendliness
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Care services
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Staff
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Meals & dining
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Activities
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Value for cost*
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Howard City assisted living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Howard City assisted living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Howard City, 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 Howard City assisted living

Assisted living communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of assisted living partners in Howard City 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
42.6%
51.6%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
27.9%
33%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
95.6%
98.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
98.5%
99.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
47.8%
56.1%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
23.5%
29.6%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
97.8%
99.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
43.4%
47.6%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
47.8%
52.9%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Howard City assisted living

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 Howard City Assisted Living partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
44.1%
50.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
24.3%
31.5%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
36%
40.6%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Howard City assisted living

Assisted living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Howard City partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9.6%
26.3%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
32.4%
39.1%
No sugar
No sugar
30.1%
36.1%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
27.9%
34.4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
10.3%
12.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Howard City assisted living

Our assisted living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Howard City communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
16.9%
30.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
22.8%
41.1%
Room service
Room service
23.5%
34.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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17.3%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Howard City assisted living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered assisted living communities in Howard City offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
28.7%
45.1%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
18.4%
30.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
11.8%
29.2%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
37.5%
48.9%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
33.1%
48%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
38.2%
51.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
29.4%
40.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
17.6%
33.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
19.9%
36.5%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
28.7%
45.5%
Live performances
Live performances
27.9%
45.8%
Dances
Dances
15.4%
28.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
12.5%
23.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
27.2%
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State regulations for assisted living in Howard City

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for assisted living. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to ensure seniors reside in a safe environment. Learning about Michigan assisted living regulations will help you understand how assisted living communities in Howard City protect seniors.

Learn about Michigan Assisted Living regulations

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