Is Dignified Care 44th. Street in Kentwood licensed by the State of Michigan?
Yes. Dignified Care 44th. Street at 2720 44th St. SE in Kentwood holds Michigan LARA license AM410406102 as an adult foster care medium group home (7 to 12 residents). LARA's file shows a regular license, effective September 1, 2025 and expiring August 31, 2027, for up to 12 residents.
Source: Michigan LARA, Bureau of Community and Health Systems -- statewide AFC/HFA file and facility report index, data as of 2026-10-30.
Who holds the license for Dignified Care 44th. Street?
The licensee of record is Dignified Care LLC. LARA's file lists 4 other homes under that same licensee in Kent, Ottawa, Allegan, Montcalm and Ionia counties.
Sister homes include Dignified Care (Grand Rapids), Grace Home (Wyoming), Amelia AFC Home (Wyoming), and Chalet Home (Wyoming).
Homes under one licensee tend to share staffing practices and policies; reading a sister home’s LARA reports can tell you how the operator responds when problems are found.
Does Dignified Care 44th. Street accept residents with Alzheimer's or dementia?
Dignified Care 44th. Street carries LARA's Alzheimer's designation. It is licensed as adult foster care and serves physically handicapped, developmentally disabled, mentally ill, aged, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer's.
The dementia-services disclosure statute (MCL 333.20178) applies to nursing homes, homes for the aged and county medical care facilities, not to AFC homes, so ask this home for its dementia admission and retention policy in writing: what behaviors or care needs would require a move, how exits are secured, and who is awake overnight.
What did LARA's most recent inspection of Dignified Care 44th. Street find?
LARA's latest renewal licensing study of Dignified Care 44th. Street, published August 24, 2025, found the home in substantial compliance with no rule violations established.
The state report index for this home, most recent first:
| Published | Report | Link |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2025 | Renewal Inspection | View on LARA |
| August 26, 2022 | Original Licensing Study | View on LARA |
Has Dignified Care 44th. Street had any special investigations since October 2023?
No complaint investigation of Dignified Care 44th. Street has been posted by LARA since October 2023.
An empty investigation record means no rule complaint led to a posted report in that window. It does not replace a visit -- ask how the home handles falls and medication errors, the two most common complaint subjects.
How does Dignified Care 44th. Street compare with other licensed homes in Kentwood?
Dignified Care 44th. Street is licensed for 12 residents; the 23 other LARA-licensed homes serving older adults in Kentwood range from 4 to 131 beds (median 6), and together carry 23 special investigation reports published since October 2023.
| Nearby licensed home | License type | Beds | Alzheimer's | Special investigations since 10/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Home Breton Extended Care SOUTH 2 | AFC large group home (13-20) | 20 | No | 0 |
| Horminy Family | AFC small group home (1-6) | 6 | Yes | 0 |
| Above & Beyond Care 2 | AFC small group home (1-6) | 6 | Yes | 3 |
| Sugar Maple Home | AFC small group home (1-6) | 6 | Yes | 0 |
| Zayzay Home Care | AFC small group home (1-6) | 4 | Yes | 0 |
See every licensed home on the Kentwood page.
What should families ask Dignified Care 44th. Street before choosing it?
Ask Dignified Care 44th. Street the questions its own inspection file raises, then the cost and staffing questions every family should ask.
- Which staff are awake overnight, how many residents with dementia does each one cover, and how are exits secured?
- What is the all-in monthly cost at the current care level, and what triggers a higher rate?
- Does the licensee or a manager live in or work on site, and who covers when they are away?
| It is | It isn't | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AM410406102, AFC medium group home (7-12), 12 residents, through August 31, 2027 | Not a nursing home or home for the aged license |
| Residents | LARA lists physically handicapped, developmentally disabled, mentally ill, aged, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer's | Not for residents who need continuous nursing care |
| Operator | Dignified Care LLC | Size and operator set the rules that apply, not quality |
