Senior Care in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Compare local communities with the records each regulator publishes. CMS nursing-home ratings and staffing are kept separate from state assisted-living license records, and partnership never affects the list. Use the records to compare and tour, then confirm current pricing, care acceptance, and openings directly with each community.

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Independent Living Assisted Living Memory Care Skilled Nursing(9)

Cost of senior care in Ann Arbor

Local Ann Arbor-area estimates: source-specific state benchmarks adjusted for local prices; skilled-nursing, care-home, and CCRC bands are labeled derived models. Use these as planning benchmarks; request written, current all-in pricing from each community before deciding.

Assisted Living

$6,330/mo benchmark median

typical range $5,060–$7,910

Memory Care

$6,240/mo benchmark median

typical range $4,990–$7,800

Skilled Nursing

$11,650/mo planning midpoint

typical range $10,600–$13,340

Continuing Care (CCRC / Life Plan)

$6,330/mo planning midpoint

typical range $2,460–$6,860

Residential Care Home

$5,700/mo planning midpoint

typical range $4,560–$7,130

Source scope: Source-specific 2024 and 2025 observations; each band identifies its publisher and derivation; adjusted to Ann Arbor using federal (BEA) regional price data. Methodology

The best time to decide is before a crisis decides for you

Most families start this search after a fall, a hospital stay, or a caregiver reaching a breaking point — and end up choosing from whatever has a bed open that week. Families who plan even a few weeks ahead get to choose on quality, fit, and price instead of availability alone.

Move-ins take time: assessments, paperwork, and preparation typically run 2–6 weeks in Ann Arbor.
Openings can change quickly:if a community's location and care options look promising, tour early and confirm its current process directly.
Touring costs nothing and commits you to nothing — but it turns a future emergency into a calm, informed choice.

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All 9 communities in Ann Arbor

Listed in neutral name order with source labels. State licensing records are not converted into CMS-style ratings, and CMS fields are not combined into a Haven score.

Chelsea Retirement Community

Chelsea, MI · 85 certified beds

5.0CMS rating

Skilled NursingContinuing Care (CCRC / Life Plan)

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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Evangelical Home - Saline

Saline, MI · 143 certified beds

3.0CMS rating

Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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Glacier Hills

Ann Arbor, MI · 105 certified beds

5.0CMS rating

Skilled NursingContinuing Care (CCRC / Life Plan)

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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Skilled Nursing

Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · 180 certified beds

3.0CMS rating

Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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Skilled Nursing

Regency at Bluffs Park

Ann Arbor, MI · 71 certified beds

2.0CMS rating

Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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Regency at Whitmore Lake

Whitmore Lake, MI · 131 certified beds

1.0CMS rating

Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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The Gilbert Residence

Ypsilanti, MI · 32 certified beds

3.0CMS rating

Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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The Villa at Parkridge

Ypsilanti, MI · 144 certified beds

3.0CMS rating

Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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Skilled Nursing

Villa at Willow Place

Ypslianti, MI · 94 certified beds

3.0CMS rating

Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing market benchmark$10,600–$13,340/mo not this community's rate

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Frequently asked questions

How much does senior living cost in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the Ann Arbor, MI area, assisted living typically runs $5,060–$7,910/month (benchmark median $6,330), memory care $4,990–$7,800/month (benchmark median $6,240), and skilled nursing $10,600–$13,340/month (planning midpoint $11,650) — local estimates built from source-specific published benchmarks adjusted for area prices. The publishers and observation periods differ, so do not turn the care-level figures into a percentage comparison. Use them for planning, then request a written, current all-in price from each community that fits your needs.

What source facts are available for the 9 communities on this page?

CMS-backed skilled-nursing profiles can show Care Compare overall stars, health inspections, staffing, quality measures, fines, and citation history. Assisted living and memory care are state-regulated, so we show state-license records separately rather than converting them into CMS-style ratings or a Haven score. Partnership never changes whether an eligible public record appears.

Is Haven really free for families?

Yes. Haven's public research tools are free for families. This deployment does not accept a family request or make a referral, so no placement fee or payment path is active here. In markets with verified official-roster coverage, we show every licensed community — not just paying partners; elsewhere we identify the source and coverage on the page.

What's the difference between assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing?

Assisted living helps with daily activities while preserving independence. Memory care is a secured setting with specially trained staff for dementia. Skilled nursing provides 24/7 licensed medical care and rehab. Not sure which fits? Take our free 2-minute care assessment.

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Prepare direct calls for communities in Ann Arbor, MI

Haven cannot securely receive a family request from this deployment. Open a source-labeled community profile to use its listed public phone or website, then ask the same questions of every community you consider.

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Make a private 2–4 community research plan

1. Open a small starting set. Use the public profiles to choose two to four communities to research—not a Haven recommendation or a care-fit decision.
2. Save each profile privately. Use the Save action on a profile or directory card. Only the public community label stays in this browser; Haven does not receive your selections.
3. Compare the same questions. After two saves, open the comparison from the private shortlist and then ask every community for the written details below.

Use the same checklist on every call

Please send a dated written quote with the residence type, base rent, recurring care, medication, and service charges—not an estimate alone.
How does your own clinical team decide care acceptance, and what can we provide through your secure assessment process?
Is there a suitable opening now, or what is the waitlist process and the date of this answer?
Which deposit, refund, rate-increase, transfer, and discharge terms apply? Please send the current fee schedule and residency agreement.

Ask for the written decision documents

Copy this request and send it yourself when you are ready. Haven does not contact a community, share information, or promise to retrieve documents through this tool.

Request text

Hello,

My family is considering a senior-care community. Before paying a deposit or deciding, please let us review the current documents and policies that apply to the residence and care we are considering:

- Blank admission or residency agreement
- Current fee schedule, including recurring and one-time charges
- Admission, retention, transfer, and discharge policy
- Deposit and refund terms
- Rate-increase policy or notice

Please identify each document's effective date and tell us which terms depend on a care assessment, residence type, or funding arrangement. We understand that a community's own assessment determines individual care fit and that current availability can change.

Thank you for helping us review the written terms before we decide.

You are contacting the community yourself. Haven does not send this request, make an introduction, schedule the tour, or receive the response. A click, copied request, call, or family-entered date is not a Haven referral or delivery record, does not confirm availability or care fit, and is not evidence of a placement fee. If you later authorize Haven to introduce you to this community, disclose any earlier direct inquiry and keep the community's dated acknowledgment. Haven is not collecting or sending your information through this step.

Need placement urgently?

Hospital discharge, an unsafe situation at home, or a caregiver emergency — work first with the hospital care team. Haven's research tools are available nationwide, but this deployment does not accept family requests or make referrals. It cannot promise an emergency placement, response time, or community acceptance.

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