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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
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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: Independent Living
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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, 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.
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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.
Here at Horizon Senior Living II, we try to make the living experience as much like home as possible. From our caring staff of nurses and assistants to the decorations on the walls, as soon as you walk through the doors, you will get a sense of warmth. We are an elderly care facility that...
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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Bliss Park Senior Apartments is a senior housing community located in Saginaw, MI. Saginaw, which is the seat of Saginaw County, is a small city that features a broad range of unique attractions. Visitors and residents of the area have the opportunity to explore its French-style castle that...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
"IT'S TIME TO THINK ABOUT US" Spring in the air at South Colony and what a great time to make a move. For the first time in many years we have INSTANT availability and INSTANT Pre- Approval. South Colony is an award winning community with beautiful views and plenty of windows to allow the...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Country Village Apartments is an affordable senior, 55 and over housing community, located in the small, beautiful village of Roscommon, Roscommon County, MI. The community is located very close to Higgens Lake and Houghton Lake, offering beautiful views within walking distance, making this a...
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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.
At Serenity Springs we aspire to deliver the best in quality, care and convenience. Our assisted living and memory care facility is a community that strives to offer residents a feeling of home, comfort and independence. We offer a wide range of amenities, which include, but are not limited to...
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I couldn't be happier with the staff and hospice in the way they took care of my mother. You all became family to us and I would like to say Thank You for caring and loving my Mother as we all did. Mom...
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.
The Brook of Houghton Lake is an assisted living community in Houghton Lake, MI. Houghton Lake is a popular retirement spot and vacation spot year round. The Brook of Houghton Lake is located across the street from Houghton Lake Park and just down the road from Houghton Lake, the largest inland...
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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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally 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.
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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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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Apartments of AuSable Valley CommunityThe Apartments of AuSable Valley is a senior housing community located in picturesque Fairview, Oscoda County, MI. Our community is nestled in a small neighborhood, with easy access to a small walking path directly to the lovely greenery of Township Park,...
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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: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Caro Alpine South are senior apartments located in Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan, roughly fifteen miles from Lake Huron. Bracketed on the west by miles of farmland and on the east by the small city of Caro, residents enjoy a quiet, pollution free locale with beautiful clear skies day and night....
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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.
Are you looking for a place to bring your loved one and leave with a mind free from worry? Well look no further. Rendon’s Young At Heart A.F.C. is dedicated to providing an environment where your loved one is catered to with dignity and respect. It is our desire to offer top quality care and...
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Happy employees = Happy customers and family members. First hand have watched the staff go above and beyond for the people who live there. My Mom needed care and our neighbors highly recommended Green Acres....
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.

Cost of independent living in Sterling, MI

The average cost of senior living in Sterling is $3,285 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Rose City, MI with an average of $2,171 per month.

Independent living costs in Sterling, MI, vs. nearby cities

Sterling, MI
$3,285/mo
$3,146/mo
$2,659/mo

Independent living costs in Sterling, MI, vs. state and national averages

Sterling, MI
$3,285/mo
U.S. national average
$4,017/mo

Independent living costs in Sterling, MI, vs. other senior living options

$3,974/mo
Independent Living
$3,285/mo

Independent living costs in Sterling, MI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,097/mo
Studio
$4,587/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,413/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,824/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,046/mo

Senior living costs in Sterling vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Sterling, MI
Column state: Michigan
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSterling, MIMichiganU.S.
Independent Living$3,285/mo$3,622/mo$4,017/mo
Assisted Living$2,694/mo$4,169/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$3,974/mo$4,531/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Sterling, MI:$3,285/mo
Michigan:$3,622/mo
U.S.:$4,017/mo
Assisted Living
Sterling, MI:$2,694/mo
Michigan:$4,169/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Sterling, MI:$3,974/mo
Michigan:$4,531/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Sterling, MI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Sterling 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.

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Independent living cost trends in Sterling, MI

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Sterling 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
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Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Sterling, MI$2,080/mo$2,128/mo-2.3%
Michigan$2,703/mo$2,671/mo+1.2%
National$3,257/mo$3,166/mo+2.9%
Sterling, MI
2024 average cost:$2,080/mo
2023 average cost:$2,128/mo
Percent change:-2.3%
Michigan
2024 average cost:$2,703/mo
2023 average cost:$2,671/mo
Percent change:+1.2%
National
2024 average cost:$3,257/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

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 independent living in Sterling

Recent reviews for independent living in Sterling

Green Acres of Mt. Pleasant in Mount Pleasant, MI

4.5
My mother lived in the memory care unit here and we had a great overall experience with them. I was a little concerned with the level of attentiveness of the staff at times. For example, she needs someone to provide water/drinks for her and give her the initiative to drink it, otherwise she will ...
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Bavarian Comfort Care in Bridgeport, MI

4.8
Bavarian was very welcoming when my family came to the community. Everyone made sure they say hi to use and checked to see if we needed anything. My grandmother loves to play bingo and the NASA astronaut visit via zoom was so cool.

Edgewood Assisted Living Center in Saginaw, MI

5.0
My mother lived at Edgewood for 2 1/2 years. The staff was extremely caring. The dining room had very good food and would accommodate when she didn't care for offerings. (she didn't like seafood). They often had special events for holidays for family to be included. They had activities from ...
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Sterling independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Sterling independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Sterling, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Sterling independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Sterling partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Sterling, MINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
13.3%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
25.5%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
23.5%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
20.4%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
10.2%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Sterling independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Sterling communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Sterling, MINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
17.3%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
19.4%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
22.4%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
14.3%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Sterling independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Sterling offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Sterling, MINational
Activity director
Activity director
24.5%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
14.3%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
11.2%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
37.8%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
32.7%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
35.7%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
25.5%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
16.3%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
14.3%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
25.5%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
27.6%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
14.3%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
9.2%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
24.5%
47%
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Swanhaven Manor, Bayfield Assisted Living and Memory Care and Candlestone Assisted Living and Memory Care are the top-rated independent living facilities near Sterling, Michigan. See full list of communities.
There are 116 independent living facilities near Sterling, Michigan. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Sterling, Michigan are Bayfield Assisted Living and Memory Care, Candlestone Assisted Living and Memory Care and Heritage Hill Assisted Living and Memory Care. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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