Freeland gets its name from a pioneer-era bar in the area, which was known as Mammy Freeland's. A sparsely populated town in the heart of Tittabawassee Township, not far from Saginaw, just 7,000 people live in Freeland, nearly 10% of whom are seniors aged 65 and over. While Freeland doesn't have any assisted living facilities of its own, the surrounding area of Saginaw County does host 65 facilities where seniors can find safe, comfortable independent living.
Michigan avoids the term assisted living to describe these facilities, preferring to call them adult foster care facilities. These properties are inspected and licensed through the Michigan Department of Human Services Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing.