38 Assisted Living Facilities near Flushing, MI

Benefits and Drawbacks of Assisted Living in Flushing

• The Flushing Area Senior Center provides transportation to seniors aged 50 and over Monday through Friday starting at 8:30 a.m. Seniors must schedule their rides at least one day in advance. Your Ride is another transportation service for seniors and disabled people through the Mass Transit Authority. This service offers curb-to-curb service, although door-to-door service is provided upon request. Seniors should call after 5:00 p.m. the night before to confirm their reservation.
  
• Michigan does not tax Social Security benefits, which may leave more money in Flushing seniors budgets to help cover expenses.
  
• The Flushing area has no facilities from which to choose in the event of a medical emergency or illness, with the nearest major hospital located in Flint.
  
• The overall cost of living in Flushing is 94.3, lower than the national average of 100. Seniors can expect to pay less for healthcare in this city, which may be of interest to seniors with chronic conditions. Transportation, however, is significantly higher than the national average at 130.5, which is something seniors may want to think about when allocating their monthly budgets.
  
• Seniors hoping to retire in a safe city may find it in Flushing. The city has a violent crime rate of 10.1 and a property crime rate of 20.4, both significantly lower than the respective national averages of 22.7 and 35.4.
  
• Flushing gets summer highs of 83 degrees and winter lows of 15. There are only 171 sunny days each year in Flushing, 34 less than the national average of 205, so seniors may want to ensure that prospective facilities have plenty of indoor activities to keep them busy when they can’t go outside.
  

Note: Data reported on this page was updated in 2019 and based on the latest 2018 figures.