The Best Independent Living Communities in Ottawa County, MI

"It was very nice. I was looking for a senior housing at the time. The people were very nice and very helpful. However, it did not fit what I was looking for at all."

"StoryPoint is an amazing community with an incredibly kind and attentive staff. The building is clean, welcoming, and comfortable. My family member feels safe, happy, and at home here. I’m so grateful for the care and compassion the staff shows for all of their residents."

"Byron Center Manor looked very nice. The people were friendly. They have nice rooms. The dining area was nice and clean too."

"As a healthcare professional I have been working with the staff at Addington Place for many years. Nestled off the road many would not know this great facility is even there. The staff truly cares about the well-being of their residents and wants to make a difference in their lives. It is a great place to consider if you are looking for a home like environment for your loved one. "

Legacies Village is Caledonia's newest senior independent living and retirement community. Our campus is designed for an active senior lifestyle filled with recreation and social opportunity, while also providing support services and amenities to allow residents to comfortably age in place. We offer a variety of floorplans to meet different senior lifestyles including spacious standalone villas with attached garages as well as apartments conveniently attached to dining and community center facilities. The community will offer gourmet dining options, a robust activity calendar, housekeeping and laundry services, a fitness center, and much more! Legacies Village is affiliated with nearby Legacies of Caledonia Assisted Living and Memory Care, thus providing Caledonia's seniors continuum of care housing solutions for all of life's stages conveniently close to home.

"My parents moved to the Royal Atrium Inn. They were all very friendly, it was very clean, and it didn't smell. They all have a chef, and they have all different foods, and all these fancy meals. My mom and dad love it. Sarah and Sue are helpful and friendly. Their unit is a room, but it has a bay window and a large bathroom. My mom uses a walker, so she can get into the bathroom. It's spacious enough, and so is the room. They've done bingo, exercise class, and some arts and crafts. The value of the money was another thing that was appealing because it is such a nice place, and it was one of the cheaper ones than the other places I had just called, so more for your money."

"I am now living at Royal Park Place. I've only been here a month but it's met all my expectations. I like it here very much and I'm quite satisfied. The food is excellent, very good, and delicious. The people here are so wonderful. They're busy, but they always have time to talk to you if you have a question. They have lots of programs and activities going on all the time so they make it easy to meet the other people. It's a beautiful facility. We have way more activities than one person could do and there are lots to choose from. It's a moderate price."

"The Warm Friend (Resthaven) is a former hotel so the rooms are smaller. It’s located downtown, where all the sidewalks are heated so there’s no snow or ice in the winter, and has all the stores and restaurants available to it. It’s a very nice place. The staff is great, and the food is really good. They have the same activities as the other community I’ve visited. The storage space in the rooms are cramped, there are air-conditioning and washers and dryers in the rooms."

"We went to Waverly Meadows. It sits on 16th Street, which is a main street here in Holland. I met some people there that I know. I’ve been there for like 14 years. They offered a laundry room, but it costs. It costs a quarter to run the washer and the dryer. They did not serve any meals there. But they seemed to have a pretty close-knit family-type situation there. The people that were managing were so nice too. They also have on-the-grounds units that are one floor. So you would enter the building, and there would be a couple of units you would go to. That’s what my sister really, really liked. But the long hallway kind of bothered both of us. You have to go down to this long hallway, and then you open your door. You are in the hallway and not outside. The cost was affordable for her in that community. It’s an older community. "

"I made an appointment to visit The Village at Appledorn thinking of possibly living there. It's clean and airy. It is very small, but they have a kitchen. It was a one-bedroom-one-bath. They assist with cleaning, handyman maintenance, and other things. On each floor, there is a laundry facility that I didn't have to save my quarters for. It was included in the cost. They offer meals as you want. You can pay extra for them. So, if I didn't feel like cooking supper one day, and I had let them know ahead of time, I could go and get supper downstairs in the dining room. They have on-site exercise facilities and activities. The staff member who assisted me was the director, but she wasn't very friendly."

"I live in The Village at Rosy Mound and it is very, very nice. I don't have a washer and dryer in my apartment, but I am right next to the laundry room and I have the use of two washing machines and two dryers, so it is very convenient for me. It is wonderful. The only problem right now is the virus, they had us on lockdown, so they don't have any of the activities open right now. We can go to our doctors and essential things like grocery shopping, but we are told not to visit family members and more or less to stay in our apartments and away from groups of people gathering. And to not walk the halls because the virus can carry into the hallways. But when we're able to do everything we have bingo, games, we party together, and there's all kinds of activities. The rooms are very spacious, and my 2-bedroom have two full size bathrooms. The living room is very nice, I have a couch, a shelf full of books, and a huge TV in my living room. And there is still space for my printer, a desk, and table for dinner. I have a little piano in here, too. The kitchen is very spacious. I have an upscale dishwasher, refrigerator, and electric stove and a very nice cabinet. The prices are very reasonable, too. The only thing missing is we don't have a swimming pool. We have garages so you can rent a garage that has a door that you can open up with your garage door opener. And we also have a little roof covering or shade which you can rent, too. We have storage rooms that you can rent for extra storage for your things. There's 2 washing machines and 2 dryers on each corner of each level. There are three levels on this building with an elevator on two ends. There is no stairways except one if you want to walk down. There is a gym, a wellness clinic, and a huge dining room with a chef who will prepare dinner meals once a day. You can cook on your own if you want. The staff is very, very nice. It is a privately owned place and the owner even has a huge apartment here where, if he wants to, he can come in and be with us. I am health conscious because I have a heart problem so for me the food is a little too salty, so I cook my own and I mix it with some of the food that he prepares so it won't be so salty. If you don't have that problem, it is fine. It is right next to Lake Michigan. It is a little town and is not a place to go shopping. It is very small with local businesses and restaurants. If you like the quietness and the beauty, there is a lot of woods here with lots of deer running around and wild turkeys walking all over the place. There are several apartments for low income here as well and those apartments are huge. My sister is in one of those apartments and she has a bigger apartment than I have. She has a huge walk-in closet, but she only has 1 bathroom in her apartment. She has a shower in her apartment with one bathroom, but she has a half-bathroom. She does have two full size bedrooms and a nice big living room as big as mine. I have the most expensive apartment in the building, one of the expensive ones."

"The Village at the Pines’ is the most active. It is a good choice. We had lunch, and the meals were all pretty good, good cooks and nutritious meals. The people that we talked to were very happy; they like living there, and it has a nice setting. "

"We visited Waterford Place in person and we were pleased with it. The apartments were very new and fresh, it's a brand-new development, and I guess that's what impressed us the most. The staff was very professional and very helpful. It's all new. They're still in the development stage."

"Liberty Woods was a wonderful community. They have an elevator, but we wanted one level living. They have bingo and gardening. I would recommend the place. "