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Overview of Rolling Hills Retirement Community

Rolling Hills
Commerce Township’s Independent Retirement Community

Welcome to Worry-Free Senior Living in Commerce Township!
Perfectly situated at the corner of Crumb and Haggerty in Commerce Township, Michigan, Rolling Hills is an idyllic
retirement destination. With vast parklands, numerous inland lakes, and riverways, there are abundant leisure
options for all lifestyles. Rolling Hills provides unparalleled access to the region’s natural assets, making it the
preferred choice for exceptional senior living in the Lakes Area.

Schedule a tour and join us for lunch. You’ll see why Rolling Hills is the ideal choice for luxury senior living.

3300 Crumb Road
Commerce Township, MI 48390

Rolling Hills Retirement Community

Discover the joy and ease of all-inclusive retirement living. Picture yourself in a luxurious, safe, and
vibrant community with a fantastic location for fun local outings. With three chef-prepared meals
offered daily, and weekly housekeeping and maintenance included, you’ll have more time for family,
friends, and the other important things in life. This vision comes to life at Rolling Hills Retirement Community

Designed for comfort, our apartment homes come in a variety of floor plans. Each living space features
window coverings, a climate-controlled thermostat, and ample closet space. The apartment kitchens are
also equipped with full-sized appliances. You are free to decorate your unit around your unique tastes.
Pets are also warmly welcome for no additional fee.

Our Signature Freedom Dining program is the focal point of the resort lifestyle and often the most
praised feature of our community. Our executive chef prepares three quality meals daily with an
evolving menu, fresh ingredients, and diet-conscious recipes. Can’t make it to dinner? No worries. With
our meal delivery service, we’ll prepare you a plate and bring it to your door. You can also visit the
“chef’s pantry” for snacks any time – day or night.

The most important part of our community is the shared spaces that allow you to meet other residents,
celebrate fun and memorable moments, and relax. Our common areas include a 150-seat theater,
library, billiards room, arcade, conversation areas, a lounge with bar, superb fitness and exercise room,
spa area, and business center. Our Lifestyle Director plans monthly community events around these
spaces, allowing you to practice new skills, see new things, meet new people, and much more.

While our community focuses on making your retirement fun and fulfilling, our greatest priority is your
safety. Our managers are your neighbors and live on-site to ensure you are happily enjoying your best
retirement life. With our 24/7 Emergency Alert System, round-the clock concierge, and live-in managers
there’s never a moment when you are unable to reach somebody for help!

Our gorgeous community is full of amenities and services, allowing you to enjoy all the conveniences of
all-inclusive living without the hassle of upkeep. Our ample list of amenities and robust social calendar
offers you choice and flexibility in how you choose to spend your time.

Additionally, if you’re ever craving a change of scenery and don’t want to leave behind the comforts we
offer, no worries! With our travel program, you can explore the country while staying at any of our other
Resort Lifestyle Communities locations for no additional cost.

Relax in the theater while watching a movie or get active in a group fitness class; spend teatime with the
gals or watch a game with the guys; cuddle up with a good book or go join a happy hour for fun times
with the neighbors! However you wish to spend your time, we are here to support the retirement of
your dreams.

Retire well. Retire here. Call today to schedule a private tour!

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Overview of Colonial Woods Senior Apartments

Burrowed in the vibrant community of Lansing, MI, Colonial Woods is an inviting living community every senior deserves. The community is accessible to nearby places such as banking, shopping, restaurants, and many more. Well-appointed and spacious accommodations with varying floor plans including one-bedroom and two-bedroom are available for its residents. With a well trained and passionate team, residents can receive the utmost care and support that they need throughout their stay.

Having top-of-the-line amenities and services, residents can enjoy the following: 24-hour emergency maintenance, on-site laundry facility, comfortable lounge areas, covered parking, etc. Explore its beautifully created common spaces such as the garden, patio area with grill, and lobby. Meet new friends by participating in diverse social activities and community. With Colonial Woords, seniors are assured of a worry-free living experience.

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American House Park Place

29250 Heritage Pkwy, Warren, MI 48092
Overview of American House Park Place

Located in Warren, MI, American House Park Place is a promising senior living community that offers a tranquil space for Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Respite Stays. The community welcomes residents into well-appointed studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, providing them a comfortable residence with plenty of privacy. Residents experience a maintenance-free living with the help of services like housekeeping and laundry.

Committed to providing a carefree environment where residents can live the kind of life they’ve always wanted, American House Park Place offers various services and enjoyable amenities. Residents enjoy charming and cozy common areas for visiting and events, carefully prepared meals, and a robust calendar of activities and events for a vibrant living experience. The community also welcomes pet companions and offers diverse health and wellness programs, as well as spiritual services to ensure residents’ holistic needs are met.

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Westminster Meadows

1150 Plymouth Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Overview of Westminster Meadows

Experience a worry-free lifestyle at Westminster Meadows, a blissful retreat in Grand Rapids, MI, offering independent living. With cozy and well-thought-out one- and two-bedroom floor plans, residents are guaranteed the utmost comfort. 24-hour emergency maintenance and laundry spaces are also provided, ensuring residents have more time to do the things they love.

Residents are encouraged to live actively and make new friends with fun gathering spaces and leisure opportunities. A spacious kitchen is also provided in each unit, allowing residents to prepare meals based on their dietary needs and preferences. This pet-friendly community is equipped with a community room, a fitness center, a hair salon, a library, and a well-maintained garden, creating the ideal setting for residents to thrive in retirement.

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Overview of GoodHomes Detroit

GoodHomes Detroit is new, genuinely new, completed in 2024, sitting in Detroit’s Warrendale neighborhood at 5777 Southfield Freeway. It’s built for active adults 55 and up who aren’t looking for medical or personal care support, just a well-designed place to live independently.

Unit sizes come in two flavors: a 505 square foot studio or an 830 square foot two-bedroom. Both come finished the way you’d expect from something built this recently: stainless steel appliances, dishwashers, app-controlled entry instead of a physical key. Plenty of units add a private balcony or a fireplace on top of that. If someone wants to skip the moving-truck logistics entirely, furnished suites are available too.

The amenity list leans hard into lifestyle rather than clinical services, which tracks with what independent living is supposed to be. There’s an outdoor pool and hot tub, a fitness center the property itself calls state-of-the-art, a clubhouse, and a patio set up for barbecues. There’s even a dedicated pet park with its own washing station, so bringing a dog here isn’t an afterthought.

Walkability sits in the somewhat-walkable range, with a Walk Score of 49, so daily life still mostly runs through a car, but a handful of things are reachable on foot. Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital is under three miles out if it’s ever needed.

What GoodHomes Detroit ultimately offers is a fresh, amenity-forward independent living option built around actual lifestyle features rather than medical infrastructure, the kind of place designed for residents who want their own space and their own schedule, with a pool and a pet park thrown in.

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American House Meridian

1673 Haslett Rd, Haslett, MI 48840
Overview of American House Meridian

Tucked away in the beautiful area of Haslett, MI, American House Meridian is an inviting senior living community that offers independent living for seniors who wish to enjoy an independent and active lifestyle. With services like cooking, housekeeping, and laundry, residents enjoy a carefree lifestyle in their well-appointed one- and two-bedroom apartments that have full kitchens and appliances. The community is vibrant, with an array of interesting activities and events and its close proximity to shopping, restaurants, and local attractions.

American House Meridian is focused on elevating residents’ lives through exceptional care and enriching programs. The community features an array of luxurious amenities, including spacious common areas, a large dining room, bistro cafe, state-of-the-art theater and fitness center ensures a fulfilling and engaging lifestyle for all its residents. Dining experience is improved with carefully curated, chef-prepared meals that are served in elegant and cozy dining spaces, ensuring happy taste buds and full stomachs.

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Overview of Baldwin House Senior Living Grand Rapids

Offering independent living and assisted living, Baldwin House is ranked to be one of the best in the city and is entrusted by many families. The senior living community proudly provides a home-like environment where their residents are treated like family; as well as being part of a community that boasts a lifestyle of comfort all at an affordable rate. Baldwin House is where residents thrive and be better versions of themselves.

Residents are encouraged to maximize the beautiful features that are aimed to make the lives of their residents meaningful and enjoyable; such as activities that include arts and crafts, reading a book, and fitness classes. Other services included respite stays and hospice care that offer a full range of assistance as well as support, and being able to receive and deliver a mutual level of respect and dignity. 

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Pine Ridge of Plumbrook

8350 Plumbrook Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Overview of Pine Ridge of Plumbrook

Nestled in the tree-laden neighborhood of Plumbrook Road, Sterling Heights, MI, Pine Ridge of Plumbrook is trusted 55+ community that offers independent living. With the community’s cozy and spacious one- and two-bedroom accommodations, residents will surely enjoy every moment of their golden years. Housekeeping, maintenance, repair, and concierge services are provided for residents’ convenience.

Enrich your later years with a variety of fun-filled activities, live performances, and outside trips, perfect for recreation and socialization. Here, residents enjoy chef-prepared meals that satisfy nutritional needs and preferences. The community offers an all-inclusive rate, ensuring residents live a blissful retirement. Amenities include fitness paths, pet-friendly spaces, a cafe, a life enrichment room, a library, a wellness center, and beautifully landscaped courtyards.

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Overview of Rosehaven Manor

Rosehaven Manor promotes a lifestyle centered on you or your loved one. With their independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities– each home is tailored to your own care. The team of compassionate and professional staff try to create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort where seniors can feel amplified in finding new possibilities in the community. Rosehaven Manor practices a person-centered approach for an empowered lifestyle. 

Rosehaven centers its services with the thought of independence and personalized care in a comfortable and stable environment. They offer housekeeping, educational activities, a salon, a gym, outdoor lounge areas, indoor common areas, and 24/7 care offered.

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Overview of Baldwin House Senior Living Lloyd’s Bayou

Surrounded by vast green spaces and green, lush trees in Spring Lake, MI, Baldwin House Senior Living Lloyd’s Bayou is a luxury and serene senior living environment that offers independent living, assisted living, and short-term stays. Residents are offered an array of beautifully designed accommodations with most of the chores handled to let them enjoy a comfortable and maintenance free lifestyle. Offering access to services like medication management, assistance with daily living activities, and health care services through a third-party home healthcare provider, the community ensures residents are well-cared for.

A dedicated Life Enrichment Director is available to organize a vibrant array of social, cultural and recreational events for residents to enjoy in the inviting activity area that fosters meaningful social interactions. Apart from its stunning natural surroundings, the community also offers easy access to diverse outdoor activities, shops, restaurants, and other adventures for a dynamic and fulfilling living experience.

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Weighting overview

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    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
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Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

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  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
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Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
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Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
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Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
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Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

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  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
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Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Independent Living in Michigan

What is independent living?

Independent living communities are residential settings for active older adults — typically with private apartments or cottages, shared amenities (dining, fitness, activities), and no built-in medical care.

How many independent living communities are listed on this page?

This page features 275 independent living communities in Michigan. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right independent living community in Michigan?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Michigan, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting independent living communities in Michigan?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.

Independent Living in Michigan at a glance

Avg Walk Score: 40/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Michigan. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 84The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Michigan. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90