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When Jane toured Royal Park Place for the first time, she saw the Scripture on the wall, and knew she’d found her home. Since then she’s enjoyed her lifestyle, and the neighbors who have become her family.…

Hal had been living alone after the death of his wife, and lived on heating up frozen food. His daughter asked him to visit Royal Park Place, and Hal loved the community immediately. Since moving in, he’s felt at home.…

The Holland Tulip Time celebration is a special tradition for the city of Holland, Michigan, and the surrounding areas, including Zeeland. Jeff Zylstra, Community Manager at Royal Park Place, our Retirement Living community in Zeeland, shared the following: Over the past 25 years, I have had the privilege of attending many funeral services. As I enter the funeral home or church, I am almost always greeted by beautiful bouquets of flowers–some elaborate, some simple, but all given by someone special, in memory of someone special. But, like all living things, the time comes when even these gestures of remembrance fade and die. That is, unless, the flowers given in memoriam are not living! This is the story of one man’s lasting memorial to his parents. When I joined Royal Park Place in 1993, Alvin and Sena Dirkse had already lived here for a few months. They welcomed me immediately and we got to adjust to our new “family” together. …

Shirley is 80 years old, but that doesn’t stop her from getting her steps in every day at Royal Park Place. If you visit her at the Zeeland retirement community, you’re unlikely to find her in her room. …

Jane TenHarmsel has lived a life filled with adventures and challenges, but throughout everything, her strong faith in God has been her constant. So when she walked in for her tour of Royal Park Place and saw the scripture posted, she said, “I walked in and knew this was the place for me.”…

Marge Kloosterman, a Royal Park Place resident, shares her positive experience in her senior living community. She enjoys the chef-cooked meals and the social opportunities, and the visits from friends and family.…