Friendship Village Kalamazoo

Friendship Village Kalamazoo provided a wonderful experience for my family member and our family. Twelve and one half years ago, our journey began in the Health Center, a move to Assisted Living , finishing in Independent Living for over seven years. When the time came, the moves were made in a more traditional path. At each step, we were so thankful to all of the employees of FVK for their guidance, support and care. At the end of life stage, the care and thoughtfulness continued for my family member and my family. The support came from every aspect of the FVK community. Many months have passed, I still recall employees from housekeepers, dining room staff, maintenance staff, caregivers, nurses on every shift and administrators who showed compassion to my family member and guidance to me.

I have two parents who in the last five years of their lives spent time in a total of six facilities such as FV both in FL and MI. This was by far the best place. The help and staff was the biggest reason. They love their guests and out of their way to keep us informed and to offer thoughtful choices on issues we were unfamiliar with. There is also plenty to do with a host of activities and outside talent. The walking paths are stunning and were our favorite activities with Dad. Sadly the opposite was very apparent at a few of the other facilities. Very poorly run with only profit in mind and staff that had little knowledge of working with older and physically challenged guests. Without a doubt both parents would have lived longer if it wasn’t for FALLS! But at FV it was as good of a trade off as possible. At others STAFF was completely negligent. Wish you all the best in your hard decision making. Mike.

Very clean, good food, pleasant staff but above all the health care providers were knowledgeable, caring and dedicated. The staff went above and beyond to take care of my mother. Mom was in 2 different care levels, at Woodside, a section of Friendship Village. It was competitively priced with other facility's in Kalamazoo. Both areas were staffed by caring and loving employees. I have no hesitation in recommending this facility with their high quality of care. The apartments were very nice with excellent care given to all residents. Group activities were very well done.

I started my journey with Friendship Village of Kalamazoo in February of 2018. Since then my mother has been in the Rehabilitation Center, Independent Living and Assisted Living. During this time the administration and support staff have listened to our needs, accommodated our individual differences, shared their professional opinion and supported our decisions. Because of this I highly recommend Friendship Village to anyone who is looking for a caring, positive and kind atmosphere for their loved one.