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Friendship Village

1400 N DRAKE RD, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49006

(269) 381-0560

57 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1400 N Drake Rd

Kalamazoo, MI 49006

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

235248

Care type

Nursing home

County

Kalamazoo

Facility name

Friendship Village

Street address

1400 N DRAKE RD

City / state / ZIP

Kalamazoo, MI 49006

Phone

(269) 381-0560

About this facility — Friendship Village

Friendship Village is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is licensed for 57 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 46 senior care facilities in Kalamazoo and 423 skilled nursing facilities across Michigan. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Friendship Village 44 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Life Care Services

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Breyfogle, Kathy

Director · Officer — since 2017

Cain, Timothy

Operational control — since 2022

Carriveau, Lisa

Director — since 2022

Charles, Nancy

Director — since 2024

Gibb, Tyler

Director — since 2022

Greschak, Kenneth

Director — since 2024

Hamilton, Ean

Officer — since 2022

Hinman, Dawnann

Director — since 2024

Hurwitz, Sheralee

Director — since 2024

Kurth, Richard

Director — since 2017

Life Care Services Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Martin, Victoria

Director · Officer — since 2017

Mcdonald, Todd

Director · Officer — since 2015

Oprescu, Nicoara

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2012

Riser, David

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Schicker, Simone

Director · Officer — since 2022

Schrum, Scott

Director · Officer — since 2022

Wedding, Brent

Director · Officer — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1976-03-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-02

Nurse staffing

5.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$1,756 per day (≈ $53,380/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 89% private/other

Occupancy

63% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

277% above the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-04-02Health inspection2 citations

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2026-05-12

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-12

2025-01-23Health inspection7 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-03-04

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-03-04

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-03-04

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-03-04

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-03-04

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-03-04

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-03-04

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (35 citations)

2024-02-29Health inspection7 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-04-09

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-04-09

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-04-09

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2024-04-09

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-04-09

F-0851

F · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2024-04-09

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-09

2026-04-02Fire-safety inspection13 citations

E-0031

F · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0222

E · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0271

E · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0374

E · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0711

E · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2026-05-12

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-05-12

2025-01-23Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-03-04

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-03-04

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-03-04

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-03-04

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-03-04

2024-02-29Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2024-04-15

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-04-15

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 235248.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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