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Chris
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Child of resident/client
4.0
This is the right place for my Mom.
Memory and physical care made better by kind and caring staff. They are currently updating their van with wheelchair straps, but could also use more staff to take residents on 'outside' trips.
No matter where you have to place your loved one, it's hard; however this is the best possible fit for our family.
About the facility Vibrant Life Senior Living Kalamazoo
New Friends Memory Care & Assisted Living Community in Kalamazoo, MI, strives to help every person live as independently as possible. We do this by offering individual suites in one of our three exceptional lodges designated for mild, moderate and extensive care.
We promote a home-like environment with fresh brewed coffee, warm tones and large TVs, and without medical carts or scrubs. Our staff administers medicine privately to each room and works to create a calm and engaging atmosphere for your loved one.
Help your relative live out their golden years in a facility that cares by scheduling a tour with New Friends Memory Care & Assisted Living Community.
We promote a home-like environment with fresh brewed coffee, warm tones and large TVs, and without medical carts or scrubs. Our staff administers medicine privately to each room and works to create a calm and engaging atmosphere for your loved one.
Help your relative live out their golden years in a facility that cares by scheduling a tour with New Friends Memory Care & Assisted Living Community.
Senior living options offered
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Memory Care
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Pet friendly
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Care types offered
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Amenities at Vibrant Life Senior Living Kalamazoo
Healthcare Services
- High Acuity Care
- Staffing & Ancillary Services
- Medication Management
- Memory Care
- Incontinence Care
- Diabetic Care
- Non-Ambulatory Care
Meals & Dining
- Room Service
- No Sugar
- Pureed Meals
- International Cuisine
- Meals Provided
- Special Dining Programs
- Low / No Sodium
- Gluten-free
- Restaurant Style Dining
- Guest Meals
- Vegetarian
- Anytime Dining
Room Amenities
- Ground Floor Units
- Bath Tubs
- Cable or Satellite TV
- Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
- Handicap Accessible
- Wi-Fi/high-speed internet
- Air Conditioned
Community Amenities
Transportation & parking
- Uncovered Parking
- Property Convenient to Public Transit
Pets
- Dogs Allowed
- Cats Allowed
- Weight Limit (lbs)
Common areas
- TV Lounge
- Butterfly garden / Hummingbird garden
- Central Fireplace
- Outside Patio
- Private Bath
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Computer or Media Center
- Barber Shop
- Meeting Room
- Beauty Salon
- Indoor Common Areas
Recreational areas
- Jacuzzi
- Raised Garden Beds
- Game Room
- Piano or Organ
- Arts and Crafts Center
Services
- Laundry Service / Drycleaning
- Beautician
- Housekeeping
Languages spoken
- English
Activities
- Holiday Parties
- Live Dance or Theater Performances
- Happy Hour
- Cooking Club
- Gardening Club
- Stretching Classes
- Activities On-site
- Intergenerational Programs
- Quilting or Sewing Club
- BBQs or Picnics
- Art Classes
- Live Well Programs
- Live Musical Performances
- Wine Tasting
- Birthday Parties
- Reminiscence Programs
- Brain fitness / Dakim
- Educational Speakers / Life Long Learning
- Wii Bowling
- Activities Off-site
- Current Events Club
- Karaoke
- Walking Club
- Cooking Classes
- Men's Club
- Dances
- Cards / Pinochle Club
- Visiting Chaplain or Priest
- Day Trips and Outings
- Devotional Activities On-Site
- Yoga / Chair Yoga
- Sensory-based Programs
- Pet-focused Programs
- Book Club
- Trivia Games
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A Place for Mom has scored Vibrant Life Senior Living Kalamazoo with 6.9 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Vibrant Life Senior Living Kalamazoo has 14 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.4 out of 5.
Overall Rating
3.4
Cleanliness
3.8
Friendliness
3.9
Care Services
3.4
Staff
3.2
Meals & Dining
3.1
Activities
3.7
Value for Cost
3.3
A Place for Mom has scored Vibrant Life Senior Living Kalamazoo with 6.9 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Vibrant Life Senior Living Kalamazoo has 14 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.4 out of 5.
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Anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
December 14, 2024
collaborative staff and director with resident and family
Vibrant Life
1. Overall experience. 3-in the beginning, there were challenges getting everything squared away with his medications. The clinical coordinator was helpful in working together to get a process in place when new/short term medications are needed. We worked well with the director to get the needed paperwork for his admission.
2. Cleanliness. 3-the cleaning staff keep his room/bathroom cleaned. The laundry is done regularly.
3. Friendliness of staff. 4-everyone is personable and each staff member has a good relationship with our dad. When I go there, they are pleasant and work with me on what is best for our dad.
4. Quality of care. 4-the staff are willing to help our dad with whatever he needs and gives him his independence when he says he doesn't need their help.
5. Meals/Dining. 1-our dad says the food is always cold/ room temperature. There are staff who will heat up his plate in the microwave, but some foods don't re-heat well in the microwave.
6. Activities. 1-there aren't activities he's interested in doing. From what we've seen, there aren't many memory care activities. One of Vibrant Life's services is memory care.
7. Value for Cost. 2-it's common knowledge senior care is expensive. However, when rates increase by a couple hundred dollars per month, it is a challenge to do private pay. With that being said, our dad needs the 24/7 oversight and care. He is getting this from the staff and us collaboratively.
Anonymous - Family/friend
Memory Care
October 28, 2024
Things to know before moving your loved one
Overall the cna's and nurses were always nice, but cna's changed almost weekly and always short staffed.
I would tell others to visit it (or any facility ) a cpl times before making a decision, make unannounced visits so you can fully see the on goings, spend at least half hour or more and really ask questions, maybe talk to residents. I know everyone's situation is different but it still boils down to having to make the decision on which home would be best, I was very comfortable at vibrant, they were expecting me, but after a few weeks that changed a lot, with unannounced visits
Chris - Family/friend
Memory Care
May 23, 2024
This is the right place for my Mom.
Memory and physical care made better by kind and caring staff. They are currently updating their van with wheelchair straps, but could also use more staff to take residents on 'outside' trips.
No matter where you have to place your loved one, it's hard; however this is the best possible fit for our family.
Anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
December 13, 2023
Review for Vibrant Life Senior Living Kalamazoo
They never cleaned his room. I had several convos with the director on my dad's care and her providers stories were completely different than my dads. They did not provide the level of care that they promised and I had to be on them daily. They never gave him a shower; only sponge baths in 6 weeks. Some staff were super nice and some were lazy and mean.
SA - Family/friend
Assisted Living
June 23, 2023
Just what my Dad and our family needed
Cost was good for the the services he needed and safety they provided him. The staff loved him. They were always there for him and us. I did not think there was a huge variety, but he was always ready to eat and was happy. Never complained about the food.
Anonymous - Family/friend
Memory Care
August 26, 2022
It is a very nice place with beautiful grounds well kept.
Staff is wonderful and very caring.
Overall very pleased.
mitchell w - Family/friend
Memory Care
July 17, 2022
Pay plenty, care none
After an assessment at a local dementia hospital, they said they could handle my wife's behavioral issues. They did not follow the medication guideline from The Bronson Lakeview facility and at the end of the first full day sent her to the Bronson ER after an altercation with a poorly trained "med tech". The ER doctor called me and said she was calm and cooperative and they were sending her back. The next morning the facility manage and I found her sitting on the floor because no one had came and helped her get around for the morning . The following morning I found her alone in the dining area trying to find food with her hands because they were not helping and had not given her her glasses to see. I gave my 30 day notice that day. In the three weeks she was there she was showered twice. I was told that I could not do it because of liability. This was their High care level building for severe dementia residents. If your loved one needs help, go elsewhere!
Kymee - Family/friend
Memory Care
February 1, 2021
Please look before deciding
New Friends/Vibrant Life is a laughing joke!! Food isnt available after certain hours. The cook leaves and then nothing. Maybe a gram cracker. Lodge 2 is where my father was. Fell 3 times. Undocumented. Had his neck broken in three places. Left all night on the floor another time. Needed surgery, staff doesn’t have proper care for after hospital stays. Staff isn’t trained for dementia patients. No nurse on staff! Food sucks!! No coffee! No checks on people in their rooms! Don’t put your loved on in that place!!!
anonymous - Family/friend
Memory Care
January 7, 2021
my experence
The community was comparable to other communities. They did accept Medicaid and this was one of the reasons we chose them. I would recommend this community to others. I was very impressed with their covid plan and they have done a great job keeping the residence.
anonymous - Family/friend
Memory Care
December 30, 2020
My review of Vibrant Life Senior Living - New Friends Memory Care
The rooms they provide for the residents would be about a three out of five. We would not recommend this community to others. They just raised our rates, and they have lost our loved ones hearing aids which we had to pay back.
Anonymous - Toured community
Memory Care
November 13, 2017
Feels more like cottages
My mom and I toured here while looking for a place for my dad. Their waiting list was very, very long and just to get on the waiting list was $600. The staff was attentive and polite, the facility looked pretty clean, and whenever someone needed help, their assistance alarm didn’t go off too long. We were shown the activity room and the dining hall and that seemed fine. It was a pretty big room and the level of care was dependent on the resident. But they were almost like cottages; when we went, there were people outside and enjoying the sunshine and that was nice.
Anonymous - Toured community
Memory Care
October 13, 2017
Not enough activity
I was looking for a place for my mom and New Friends was a clean pleasant facilities, but I didn't feel like there was enough activities for her. Through my search I realized that my mom was more independent than the people in assisted living facilities. I am sure this would be a good place for some.
Anonymous - Family/friend
Memory Care
August 28, 2017
The staff did an excellant job
The staff did an excellent job working with my dad, he could be a handful at times. They worked really hard with him making sure that he would eat and addressed his daily needs as well. The community was very nice and I felt my dad was well taken care of.
Anonymous - Family/friend
Memory Care
August 17, 2017
Wonderful Staff
New Friends Memory Care & Assisted Living is a wonderful community. The staff goes out of their way to help me with the difficult transitions of when I have to leave my dad and he wants to go home. Recently my dad and I enjoyed listening to musical entertainment that they had come in and it was absolutely wonderful. He enjoys the story time with staff and residents, they keep him involved with their projects and that helps keep him calm when he is engaged. I've dined with my dad and the food is the excellent dad has no complaints. I do wish they had different options if they did not like what was on the menu. It smells wonderful and clean, the environment is very warm and homey. Transportation is available to the residents for shopping and outside excursions, and they always try to get the residents to enjoy the outdoors at least once a day to get some fresh air. I feel very satisfied that we made an excellent choice for my dad in this community.
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