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Covenant Living of the Great Lakes

2510 Lake Michigan Dr NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Overview

Covenant Living of the Great Lakes, located in Grand Rapids, MI offers independent living, assisted living, memory care & life plan community/ccrc. Visit Provider Website

A 40-acre woodland surrounds Covenant Living of the Great Lakes, and its community center has a heated indoor pool, a Jacuzzi, a sauna and a steam room.

The campus is at 2510 Lake Michigan Drive N.W. in Grand Rapids, MI. It's a continuing care retirement community, which means several levels of living share one campus. In residential living you can choose a one- or two-bedroom apartment. A new neighborhood of cottage homes is being built. Assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehab are all on site.

Pricing at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes

Covenant Living of the Great Lakes doesn't list a monthly price or an entrance fee amount on its website. Residential living comes with several entrance fee choices, including refundable ones, plus an ongoing monthly service fee. You don't have to live on campus to use assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing or short-term rehab. None of them carries an entrance fee. A request through Get Pricing brings back the entrance fee and monthly figures for the apartment you like, so you can see what each refund choice does to the total.

Apartments and Cottage Homes at Great Lakes

Apartment plans run from the 710-square-foot Isle Royale one-bedroom to the Superior, a two-bedroom at 1,364 square feet. The Mackinaw adds a den. Several two-bedroom plans come with a choice of kitchen island or peninsula. Most plans have a patio or balcony that looks out on the woods. The new cottage home plans have two bedrooms, or two bedrooms and a den. They run from 1,464 to 1,691 square feet and are planned with large kitchens and open floor plans.

Assisted Living and Memory Care at Great Lakes

Assisted living is for people who need help with at least two daily activities and have a doctor's order. The service list includes giving medications and help with bathing, dressing and grooming. Care associates are available 24 hours. A 24-hour call-for-aid service, housekeeping and linens are on the list too. Floor plans run from a 317-square-foot studio to a 406-square-foot one-bedroom. Memory care is built around SAIDO Learning, developed by the Kumon Institute of Education. Your loved one would be encouraged to join five sessions a week. The memory care list adds a specially trained care team, a silent nurse-call system, a non-confining monitoring system and a secured outdoor courtyard.

Nursing Care and Rehab at Great Lakes

Skilled nursing is Medicare-certified. Its service list includes nursing care 24 hours a day, IV therapy, wound care, and feeding tubes and oxygen. The newly designed Premium Suites have a furnished sitting area for family and friends. Residents control their own lighting, TV and room temperature. Rehab offers one-to-one physical, occupational and speech therapy. A free Healthcare Navigator helps with the move from the hospital or from home into care on campus. Respite stays have no minimum, run up to 60 days in assisted living or 30 in skilled nursing, and are private pay.

Life at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes

Meals are served in the Village Dining Room. The Bistro has coffee and grab-and-go meals, and the Simply-to-Go market sells meals to take with you. In summer there's an outdoor dining series on the patio. Around campus you'll find the Fit for Life Studio and a Creative Arts Studio Workshop for painting and ceramics. You'll also find a wood shop, the Fellowship Hall for performances, a game room, a library and raised-bed garden plots. Millennium Park and Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park are nearby. Lake Michigan's beaches are about half an hour away.

Covenant Living of the Great Lakes is a community within Covenant Living Communities & Services. See all communities and locations within Covenant Living Communities & Services

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Pricing

Independent Living

Covenant Living of the Great Lakes has not shared current pricing for independent living.

Assisted Living

Memory Care

Life Plan Community/CCRC

Respite Care

Your monthly costs at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes will vary depending on room type and the level of care needed.

Amenities

Refrigerator
Meal Preparation and Service
Restaurant Style Dining
Outdoor Space
Dining Room
Media / Activities Room
Beauty Salon
Library
Laundry
Housekeeping and Linen Services
Community-Sponsored Activities
Maintenance
Full Kitchen
Fitness Center
Swimming Pool

Room Types

Studio
One Bedroom
Two Bedroom

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers about care, costs and life at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes

How much does Covenant Living of the Great Lakes cost per month?

Covenant Living of the Great Lakes doesn't list a monthly price or an entrance fee amount on its website. Residential living works on a one-time entrance fee plus a monthly service fee. You can pick from several entrance fee choices, and some are refundable. Assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehab don't need an entrance fee. A quote request gets you a real figure for the home you want.

What is not included in Covenant Living of the Great Lakes' monthly fee?

Residential living at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes carries a one-time entrance fee. It's separate from the monthly service fee. Respite stays are private pay. A skilled nursing respite stay is paid in advance by credit card or check. The community doesn't list its fee amounts online, so a pricing request is how you'd see the monthly fee under each refund choice.

What is SAIDO Learning at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes?

SAIDO Learning is the program at the center of memory care at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes. The Kumon Institute of Education in Osaka, Japan, developed it. It uses simple reading, writing and math exercises rather than medication. Residents in memory care are encouraged to take part five times a week, for 30 minutes each time. One benefit is the social contact. It helps ease the isolation so many people living with dementia feel.

Who can live at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes?

Assisted living at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes is for people who need help with at least two activities of daily living. Those are everyday tasks like bathing and dressing. They also need a doctor's order. You or your loved one can move into assisted living, memory care or skilled nursing without being a current resident, and the same goes for short-term rehab. They say that if you or your spouse are over 62, it isn't too early to move to a continuing care community.

Does Covenant Living of the Great Lakes offer respite care?

Respite stays at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes come in both assisted living and skilled nursing. There's no minimum stay. Assisted living respite runs up to 60 days and skilled nursing respite up to 30. Both are private pay. For assisted living you only need your clothes and toiletries. There are washers and dryers to use, and the Wi-Fi is free.

What are the new cottage homes at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes?

Covenant Living of the Great Lakes is building a new neighborhood of cottage homes on its campus. The four plans have two bedrooms, or two bedrooms and a den. They run from 1,464 to 1,691 square feet, with large kitchens and open floor plans. People who move in first can choose options to make the home their own. Cottage residents have full access to the dining options, fitness studio and indoor pool. They can also use assisted living or skilled nursing if they need it.

What rehab does Covenant Living of the Great Lakes offer?

One-to-one physical, occupational and speech therapy are part of rehab at Covenant Living of the Great Lakes. Staff manage rehab by bringing together physical medicine, therapy and pain management. Medicare Part B services are available across the campus. Part B is the part of Medicare that covers outpatient care. The free Healthcare Navigator service can set up a family meeting at the hospital or at home. It can also book a short-term rehab stay ahead of time, for after a hospital visit.