Kalamazoo County, Michigan
County inventory for Kalamazoo County, Michigan is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
8 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Kalamazoo County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 9 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Michigan medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MI-KALAMAZOO-MICHIGAN · Kalamazoo, MI
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 9 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 730 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.2★ avg
- HH-SMALL 8 HH
- RANK-HIGH #335/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Rapides
- AL-MID $5,818/mo
- BOOK-FULL 9/9 NH · 8/8 HH
Photo-finish peer: Rapides County, LA (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Kalamazoo County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Kalamazoo County: 8 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 9 nursing homes and 730 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.2/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Michigan medians: assisted living $5,818/mo, semi-private nursing $11,254/mo, private nursing $11,969/mo, home health aide $6,626/mo, adult day $3,250/mo. Local Kalamazoo providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (3 at 1★, 4 at 2★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (44% of 9 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Friendship Village, Medilodge of Kalamazoo. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Kalamazoo, MI
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 4★
- 3 2★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Kalamazoo County
9 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Village | Kalamazoo | 5/5 | 57 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Medilodge of Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 4/5 | 39 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center | Kalamazoo | 2/5 | 87 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Medilodge of Portage | Portage | 2/5 | 117 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Plainwell Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Communi | Plainwell | 2/5 | 39 | For profit - Corporation |
| The Laurels of Galesburg | Galesburg | 2/5 | 93 | For profit - Corporation |
| Alamo Nursing Home Inc | Kalamazoo | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Medilodge of Westwood | Kalamazoo | 1/5 | 97 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Villa at Borgess Place | Kalamazoo | 1/5 | 101 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Kalamazoo County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Portage | 5.0 |
| Seasons Home Health Care | Portage | 5.0 |
| Compassus Home Health | Portage | 3.5 |
| Advisacare Solutions of Kalamazoo | Portage | 3.0 |
| Legacy Home Healthcare | Portage | 3.0 |
| Paragon Home Healthcare, Inc | Portage | 3.0 |
| Garcia'S H.H.C. LLC | Kalamazoo | N/A |
| Kalamazoo Home Health Care | Kalamazoo | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Kalamazoo County, MI, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Michigan overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (9 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (8 here).
Continue on the Michigan elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Michigan state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Kalamazoo County.