Friendship Village
Nursing home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, CMS certification number 235248
1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 · Kalamazoo County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 57
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- April 2, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Friendship Village take Medicare and Medicaid?
Friendship Village is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Friendship Village reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 5.99
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.83
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.66
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.51
- Weekend total hours
- 5.22
- Nursing staff turnover
- 20.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 11.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 2, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 23, 2025, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Friendship Village in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 42.6 residents live here, about 75% of its 57 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 57
- Average residents per day
- 42.6
- Certified since
- March 1, 1976
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Friendship Village
- Legal business name
- Lifecare, Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Life Care Services, 4.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Friendship Village
- Medilodge of Westwood2575 N Drake Road, Kalamazoo 49006
- Medilodge of Kalamazoo1701 S 11th Street, Kalamazoo 49009
- Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center2400 Portage St, Kalamazoo 49001
- Villa at Borgess Place3057 Gull Road, Kalamazoo 49048
- Alamo Cove Rehab and Nursing Center8290 W C Ave, Kalamazoo 49009
See also all nursing homes in Kalamazoo.
Who inspects nursing homes in Michigan
Michigan's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Michigan, the 6 in Kalamazoo, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Friendship Village, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Friendship Village
What is the CMS star rating of Friendship Village?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Friendship Village accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Friendship Village?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Friendship Village?
Lifecare, Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.