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10 Best Nursing Homes in Ottawa County, MI

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Ottawa County nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Ottawa County, MI may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in Ottawa County or another care type is right for you. Browse 188 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Ottawa County.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Grandville, John Ball Park and Black Hills.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Dorr, Agnew and Wyoming.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Ottawa County, MI

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The nurse at Village Care has been wonderful and very caring, especially since my mother-in-law is new. She is very professional and helpful. Even as busy as I know she is, she takes the time to meet our...
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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This assisted living facility is top notch. Truly a "home" with a lot of amenities.
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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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I have been nothing but impressed with Green Acres. My loved one has lived here in the memory unit for over a year and in every aspect the staff is attentive and kind. The facility has always helped us...
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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Clark at Keller Lake is the choice we made for my wife Marie, With her safety a major concern in our early pursuit of help for her we were blessed in that the Clark Family program was a lot more than we...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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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.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Clark Retirement Community is a continuum of care accredited by CCAC. Our mission is to create a community of dignity, compassion and respect centered on the lives of older adults and those who care of them. Clark has a Residency Agreement Fee based on the size of the accommodation and a monthly...
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Our loved one was here for a time, and overall I thought they did a good job here. It was a nice looking, clean, well kept community, and everyone seemed very friendly. The only real issue I had was that...
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This is from my perspective...however since my 96 year old mother is checking herself out Friday...against my wishes...she would give a different point of view. She wanted to go home and took very little...
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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.
Designed for retirees and seniors, you will find that Chestnut Fields provides the very best in retirement living with a focus on independent and personalized living spaces within a community atmosphere.  The unique "Town Square" concept features an interior streets cape complete with...
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Serenity Home - NorthSerenity Home - North is an assisted living community located in Marne, MI. The city of Marne is a small town in Ottawa County, northwest of Grand Rapids. Marne is a quiet town in Wright Township with a few shops and small stores. Residents can enjoy going out for walks,...
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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.
Clark Retirement at Keller LakeThe Clark at Keller Lake is an assisted living community located in beautiful Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Lake Michigan beaches are a part of the natural beauty of Grand Rapids. People love to stroll downtown and peruse through museums with one of a kind...
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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: 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.
Sheldon Meadows Living Center is located in Grand Haven, which is only minutes away from both Holland and Grand Rapids, Michigan. We pride ourselves on making sure that each resident is able to live in a environment where they feel safe and can call home. We firmly believe that we establish the...
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: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
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.
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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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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: 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: 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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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal 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.
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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: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Nestled on an expansive 30-acre campus, Covenant Village offers the luxury of a country home that’s just three miles from downtown Grand Rapids. An indoor village center includes a pool, spa, sauna and steam room; health club; fellowship center; business, learning, wellness and banking centers;...
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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: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
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.
The Village at Appledorn is a lifestyle you deserve and an apartment you can afford. We are an independent retirement community. We are centrally located in beautiful Holland, Mi. which was just recently selected as the 2nd best place to live in the U.S. We have our own transportation and have...

Cost of nursing homes in Ottawa County, MI

The average cost of senior living in Ottawa County is $4,095 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Muskegon Heights, MI with an average of $3,431 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Ottawa County, MI, vs. nearby counties

Ottawa County, MI
$4,095/mo

Nursing homes costs in Ottawa County, MI, vs. state and national averages

Ottawa County, MI
$4,095/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in Ottawa County, MI, vs. other senior living options

$4,074/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,095/mo

Nursing homes costs in Ottawa County, MI, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,917/mo
Studio
$5,077/mo
1 Bedroom
$5,164/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,324/mo

Senior living costs in Ottawa County vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Ottawa County, MI
Column state: Michigan
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOttawa County, MIMichiganU.S.
Nursing Homes$4,095/mo$4,531/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$3,977/mo$4,169/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$4,074/mo$4,531/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$3,535/mo$3,624/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
Ottawa County, MI:$4,095/mo
Michigan:$4,531/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
Ottawa County, MI:$3,977/mo
Michigan:$4,169/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
Ottawa County, MI:$4,074/mo
Michigan:$4,531/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Ottawa County, MI:$3,535/mo
Michigan:$3,624/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Ottawa County, MI, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Ottawa County 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.

Ottawa County, MIMI stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Ottawa County, MI

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Ottawa County 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
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Ottawa County, MI$5,381/mo$5,688/mo-5.4%
Michigan$5,481/mo$5,361/mo+2.2%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Ottawa County, MI
2024 average cost:$5,381/mo
2023 average cost:$5,688/mo
Percent change:-5.4%
Michigan
2024 average cost:$5,481/mo
2023 average cost:$5,361/mo
Percent change:+2.2%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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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 nursing homes in Ottawa County

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Ottawa County

Care Cardinal Byron Center

4.0
My loved one is currently a resident at Care Cardinal Byron Center and overall we have been pleased so far. They were very prompt when we stopped in to check the openings available in the Independent Living area, returned our call and we had an apartment to tour the next day. The meals are to my ...
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Green Acres of Lowell

5.0
We visited this community when we were looking into care options for a loved one. This seemed like a very nice place, overall! The staff were friendly and caring, the facility was clean, and the food looked very good! Unfortunately it was also fairly expensive, and not in the price range we were ...
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MediLodge at the Shore in Grand Haven, MI

4.0
I have nothing but good things to say about the staff and conditions of the Sanctuary. The rehab and activities my wife is receiving is excellent! I also have referred other men in my situation to their administration. Gold star place!

Ottawa County nursing homes services and amenities

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

Availability of select care services in Ottawa County nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Ottawa County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Ottawa County, MINational
Full medication management
Full medication management
43.3%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
28.3%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
85%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
85.8%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
47.2%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
26.8%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
85.8%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
41.7%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
49.6%
19.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Ottawa County nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Ottawa County Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Ottawa County, MINational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
44.9%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
28.3%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
38.6%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
12.6%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Ottawa County nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Ottawa County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Ottawa County, MINational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
12.6%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
31.5%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
26.8%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
31.5%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.8%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Ottawa County nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Ottawa County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Ottawa County, MINational
Professional chef
Professional chef
22%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
26.8%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
23.6%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
10.2%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Ottawa County nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Ottawa County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Ottawa County, MINational
Activity director
Activity director
32.3%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
18.9%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
17.3%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
35.4%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
33.9%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
40.9%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
31.5%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
19.7%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
24.4%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
31.5%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
30.7%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
17.3%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
11.8%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
29.1%
0.5%
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Grand Village Assisted Living and Memory Care, Riley's Grove Assisted Living and Memory Care and American House Jenison are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Ottawa County, Michigan. See full list of communities.
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