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The cost of independent living in Eckford is about $3,310 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 208 options. Read 2158 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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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.
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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.
The Oasis of HoltOpening early Fall 2025! The Oasis of Holt allows you to live the life you want with the assistance you need. You've worked hard your whole life taking care of others and now it's time to let us help take care of you with the comfort and support you've earned. Every resident has...
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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.
Craft Care Home has been caring for the elderly population for forty years. We are proud of our three generation family tradition of excellence.We are conveniently located on Cedar St. in Holt. We are newly remodeled and even more accommodating than ever before. Our bedrooms are open and spacious...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Located near churches, shopping and medical facilities, our rental apartments are spacious and well designed. Delhi Stratford Place offers a wide range of rental rates with exceptional facilities, amenities and features.This elegant community contains BRAND NEW spacious one and two bedroom...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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.
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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Photo of Philip C Dean Apartments
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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.
Park Place Assisted Living is a locally run, family owned community that has been serving seniors since 1986.  As a registered Eden Alternative home we make everyday life more enjoyable with our pets, gardens, child visitors, and staff that feel more like family than caregivers.  We...
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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.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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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.
Fountain View of Portage is licensed by the State of Michigan as an Adult Foster Care Facility; we have provided comprehensive assisted living services in the Portage area since 1990.Our campus consists of various levels of Assisted Living, all nestled in a beautiful country setting with;...
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Crossroads is always friendly, clean, helpful & inviting. My mother has lived here for six years. She is 94. She feels safe & welcomed. Her health is failing but I feel she is safe & welcome (still) as well....
Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Crossroads Village Apartments is a senior housing community situated in Portage, MI. Portage, which is located in Kalamazoo County, is known for its historical parks and trail systems. Visitors and residents alike enjoy biking, walking and canoeing their way through this vibrant and welcoming...
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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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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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
COLONIAL WOODS A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME.COLONIAL WOODS IS A WELL MAINTAINED SENIOR COMMUNITY WITH ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS. NESTLED IN A QUITE NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO SHOPPING,PHARMACY,CHURCHES, CLOSE TO MANY GREAT PARKS AND RESTARAUNTS.WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN BEING A...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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.
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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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, Independent Living
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.
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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I lived here from September 2018 through July 2019 and did not want to leave, but I had to move for my job. I LOVED the elevator and the convenience of getting groceries and furniture to my 2nd floor apt. My...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Comfort, convenience and quality living at it's finest. The Ivan Woods Community is designed to accommodate the needs of active adults 55 yrs and better. Conveniently located near several shopping centers, our 90 apartment home, 3 story building is equipped with an elevator, an exercise room, a...

Cost of independent living in Eckford, MI

The average cost of senior living in Eckford is $3,310 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Jackson, MI with an average of $2,709 per month.

Independent living costs in Eckford, MI, vs. nearby cities

Eckford, MI
$3,310/mo
$2,917/mo
$2,960/mo

Independent living costs in Eckford, MI, vs. state and national averages

Eckford, MI
$3,310/mo
U.S. national average
$4,162/mo

Independent living costs in Eckford, MI, vs. other senior living options

$4,533/mo
Independent Living
$3,310/mo

Independent living costs in Eckford, MI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,825/mo
Studio
$5,002/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,831/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,248/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$4,250/mo

Senior living costs in Eckford 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: Eckford, MI
Column state: Michigan
Column national: U.S.
Community typeEckford, MIMichiganU.S.
Independent Living$3,310/mo$3,755/mo$4,162/mo
Assisted Living$4,305/mo$4,255/mo$4,706/mo
Memory Care$4,533/mo$4,626/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Eckford, MI:$3,310/mo
Michigan:$3,755/mo
U.S.:$4,162/mo
Assisted Living
Eckford, MI:$4,305/mo
Michigan:$4,255/mo
U.S.:$4,706/mo
Memory Care
Eckford, MI:$4,533/mo
Michigan:$4,626/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
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Independent living costs in Eckford, MI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Eckford 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.

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Independent living cost trends in Eckford, MI

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Eckford 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
Eckford, MI$2,743/mo$2,735/mo+0.3%
Michigan$2,703/mo$2,671/mo+1.2%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Eckford, MI
2024 average cost:$2,743/mo
2023 average cost:$2,735/mo
Percent change:+0.3%
Michigan
2024 average cost:$2,703/mo
2023 average cost:$2,671/mo
Percent change:+1.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Eckford

Recent reviews for independent living in Eckford

Chelsea Retirement Community

5.0
My father was originally here for Rehab, but when a room opened up on the permanent side, we moved him in. the staff is so caring and welcoming. My sister visits him often and she is thrilled with the way things are going. The place is clean and not as nice as other places, but the care is over ...
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Hampton Manor of Madison in Adrian, MI

5.0
Overall we are pretty happy with the activities and overall value -it is expensive but it is comparable to other communities in the area and yet were far superior in what they offer. We have already recommended Hampton Manor to families and will continue to do so

Stanford Lodge of Plainwell

4.4
The owner was amazing, sweet, and kind. I would recommend this community to others based on my experience.

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Friendly and accommodating staff. Multiple reviews mention the kindness and helpfulness of the staff at various communities. For example, at Independence Village of East Lansing, residents praise the staff's willingness to go above and beyond to make residents feel at home. At Brookdale Adrian, families appreciate the long-t ...
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Variety of activities to accommodate different interests. Several reviews highlight the range of activities offered at communities, ensuring that there is something for everyone. At StoryPoint Portage, residents enjoy the fun events and activities that are regularly organized, while those at StoryPoint East Lansing appreciate the flexibility in cho ...
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Clean and well-maintained living spaces. Reviews often emphasize the importance of a clean and updated living environment. At Grandhaven Manor, residents enjoy the pristine bathrooms and well-kept common areas, while those at Brookdale Adrian appreciate the renovated patio and dining room.
Personalized care and attention. Many reviews mention the individualized care and attention provided by staff members. At Independence Village of Grand Ledge, residents feel that their needs are met with compassion and respect, while those at Holt Heritage Village appreciate the staff's dedication to their well-being.
Vibrant social atmosphere. Several reviews emphasize the social aspect of the communities, with residents forming strong bonds with one another. At Independence Village of East Lansing, residents and families appreciate the friendliness and welcoming nature of the community, while those at StoryPoint Portage enjoy the ...
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Individualized dining options. The importance of quality meals and dining experiences is a common theme in reviews. At Brookdale Adrian, families praise the chef's ability to accommodate dietary restrictions and preferences, while those at Independence Village of East Lansing appreciate the variety and deliciousness of th ...
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Eckford independent living services and amenities

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

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Eckford independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Eckford partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Eckford, MINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
18.8%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
31.4%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
27.7%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
25.7%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
16.8%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Eckford independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Eckford communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Eckford, MINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17.8%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
28.3%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
25.7%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Eckford independent 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 independent living communities in Eckford offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Eckford, MINational
Activity director
Activity director
34%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
20.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
16.2%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
33.5%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40.3%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
37.7%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
33.5%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26.2%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
25.7%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
35.6%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
37.7%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
19.9%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
19.4%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
32.5%
46.5%
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Woodlawn Meadows Assisted Living and Memory Care, StoryPoint Abbot Park and Independence Village of East Lansing are the top-rated independent living facilities near Eckford, Michigan. See full list of communities.
There are 208 independent living facilities near Eckford, Michigan. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Eckford, Michigan are Woodlawn Meadows Assisted Living and Memory Care, Independence Village of East Lansing and Independence Village of Grand Ledge. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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