Rolling Hills Retirement Community

Rolling Hills Retirement Community is an independent living community in Commerce Township, Michigan, where adults live in private apartments and take their meals from a kitchen run by professional chefs. It sits at the corner of Crumb and Haggerty roads, close to parkland, inland lakes and riverways in this part of Oakland County. Apartments come as studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms, with studios measuring roughly 566 to 588 square feet and the largest two-bedrooms reaching more than 1,100 square feet.

Every apartment has a full kitchen, generous closets, an in-unit washer and dryer, individual climate control and a walk-in shower with safety features, and some open onto a patio while others have a balcony. Cable television, internet and utilities are part of the monthly arrangement, so household bills stay simple for residents who would rather not manage them. Dining is built around three meals a day prepared by professional chefs and served at flexible hours, with tableside service in the dining room and the option of having meals brought to the apartment.

Sunday brunch and a casual buffet add variety to the week, and a Chef's Pantry stays open around the clock with sandwiches, pizza, burgers and grab-and-go snacks for anyone who is hungry between meals. Menus lean on fresh, healthy ingredients, and the flexible hours mean a late riser or an early walker can still sit down to a proper breakfast without watching the clock. Rent is month to month with no long-term lease, so a move here does not have to be a lifelong commitment, which many adults appreciate when they are deciding whether to leave a family home they have lived in for decades.

Residents can settle in at their own speed, bring the furniture and keepsakes that make an apartment feel familiar, and decide over time how much of the social calendar they want to join. Shared spaces give the building a full set of places to spend an afternoon, including a fitness center, a library, a billiards room, an arts and crafts room, a computer center and a theater with 150 seats that shows movies.

An on-site bank, pharmacy, gift shop and salon let residents handle everyday errands without leaving the building, and these businesses are fee-based. The daily calendar mixes social and active choices such as happy hours, bingo, card games, dart contests, a walking club and guided meditation, along with fitness classes, health and wellness programs and a brain exercise program called Ageless Grace.

Shopping trips and outings take residents beyond the building, and the schedule leaves plenty of room for people who prefer to spend their time at their own pace, whether that means joining every gathering of the week or simply stopping by the library with a book and a cup of coffee in the afternoon. Support is practical and aimed at keeping life easy for independent adults. Weekly housekeeping and a maintenance team look after the apartments, a concierge desk is staffed around the clock, live-in managers are on site, and an emergency alert system is available in each home.

Scheduled transportation is provided at no extra charge, valet parking is available at the entrance, and a guest suite gives visiting family a comfortable place to stay. Residents who later want additional help at home can arrange third-party in-home healthcare, which is available for an additional fee and kept separate from the community's own services. The community itself focuses on independent living, so it suits people who want hospitality, dining and a built-in social life rather than hands-on personal care.

The Commerce Township location in western Oakland County keeps the community within reach for family members traveling in from elsewhere in metro Detroit. Hospitals in the area include Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital and DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, and the surrounding lakes and parks give residents pleasant places for a walk or a ride out. Guests who visit from out of town can stay in the on-site guest suite, so family gatherings do not depend on finding a hotel nearby.