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Ionia County is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 238 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Ionia County, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Ionia County is about $4,473, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 3084 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Ionia County, MI

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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.
Nestled on an expansive 30-acre campus, Covenant Village offers the luxury of a country home that’s just three miles from downtown Grand Rapids. An indoor village center includes a pool, spa, sauna and steam room; health club; fellowship center; business, learning, wellness and banking centers;...
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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, 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.
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.
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
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.
Here at Ithaca AFC, we provide you with fantastic senior care and assisted living benefits. We pride ourselves with providing elderly people treatment and shelter for their needs. Our facility is located in Ithaca, MI. We provide care and housing to elderly who cannot function correctly due to...
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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.
Welcome to Vista Springs Timber Ridge Village!Discover a senior living community where relationships are central, and team members work to anticipate your loved one's needs. When your loved one joins Vista Springs Timber Ridge Village, you’ll find individual neighborhoods with a smaller group of...
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.
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.
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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, 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.
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.
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: 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.
Our Rockford community home is easily spotted off Northland Drive in the scenic city of Rockford, Michigan. Our cozy home offers a spacious community room that flows into the heart of the home, the kitchen and dining area. Our home offers barrier free bedrooms and bathrooms and is staffed 24...
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.
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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.
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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.
Masonic Pathways, a CCRC for both Masons and non-Masons, has been serving seniors in the friendly community of Alma, Michigan for nearly 100 years. Whether you choose to live independently, require assistance, rehabilitation or skilled nursing we have a lifestyle to suit your needs within our...
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, 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.
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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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
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.
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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
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.
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.
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...

Cost of nursing homes in Ionia County, MI

The average cost of senior living in Ionia County is $4,473 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Maple Rapids, MI with an average of $3,835 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Ionia County, MI, vs. nearby counties

Ionia County, MI
$4,473/mo
$4,465/mo
$4,103/mo

Nursing homes costs in Ionia County, MI, vs. state and national averages

Ionia County, MI
$4,473/mo
U.S. national average
$5,014/mo

Nursing homes costs in Ionia County, MI, vs. other senior living options

$4,461/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,473/mo

Nursing homes costs in Ionia County, MI, by floor plan type

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

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 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.
Nursing Homes$4,473/mo$4,665/mo$5,014/mo
Assisted Living$4,271/mo$4,285/mo$4,752/mo
Memory Care$4,461/mo$4,665/mo$5,014/mo
Independent Living$3,466/mo$3,802/mo$4,211/mo
Nursing Homes
Ionia County, MI:$4,473/mo
Michigan:$4,665/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
Assisted Living
Ionia County, MI:$4,271/mo
Michigan:$4,285/mo
U.S.:$4,752/mo
Memory Care
Ionia County, MI:$4,461/mo
Michigan:$4,665/mo
U.S.:$5,014/mo
Independent Living
Ionia County, MI:$3,466/mo
Michigan:$3,802/mo
U.S.:$4,211/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Ionia County, MI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes 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

Nursing homes cost trends in Ionia County, MI

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes 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$5,850/mo$5,561/mo+5.2%
Michigan$5,494/mo$5,369/mo+2.3%
National$5,665/mo$5,378/mo+5.3%
Ionia County, MI
2024 average cost:$5,850/mo
2023 average cost:$5,561/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
Michigan
2024 average cost:$5,494/mo
2023 average cost:$5,369/mo
Percent change:+2.3%
National
2024 average cost:$5,665/mo
2023 average cost:$5,378/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Ionia County

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Ionia County

Meadows of Owosso

4.0
My husband's respite stay here went very well, the staff was friendly attentive and they encouraged him to be a part the different amenities that were offered there. His room was very nice and my husband was free to move about the community, there was a nice courtyard and he felt comfortable ...
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Byron Manor in Byron Center, MI

4.0
My loved one is currently a resident at Care Cardinal Byron Center and overall we have been pleased so far. They were very prompt when we stopped in to check the openings available in the Independent Living area, returned our call and we had an apartment to tour the next day. The meals are to my ...
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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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Ionia County nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Ionia County nursing homes 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 nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Ionia County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Ionia County, MINational
Full medication management
Full medication management
44.6%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
31.1%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
85.5%
23.6%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
89.1%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
47.7%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
25.9%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
88.1%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
43.5%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
45.6%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Ionia County nursing homes

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 Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Ionia County, MINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
45.1%
3.9%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
31.1%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
37.8%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
16.6%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Ionia County nursing homes

Nursing homes 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
13%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
34.2%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
32.1%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
30.6%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Ionia County nursing homes

Our nursing homes 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
19.7%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
28%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
28.5%
0.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
14.5%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Ionia County nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes 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
33.7%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
22.8%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
17.6%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
34.7%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
36.8%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
35.8%
6.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
32.1%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
22.8%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
23.3%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
33.2%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
33.7%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
21.8%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
30.1%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Independence Village of Grand Ledge, Hathaway Hills Assisted Living and Memory Care and The Brook of Portland are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Ionia County, Michigan. See full list of communities.
There are 238 nursing homes facilities near Ionia County, Michigan. See the full list.
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