Gardenview

It was really fun going there, and the little guys there were also so cute. That shrimp guy tho, he's kinda mean. But overall still nice

A special shout out to one of the med techs called Sherri (I know I'm not spelling it right but she is the one we always called "the one with all the hair!"). She went way beyond the call of duty in caring for my mom to keep her comfortable. It was clear that working at Gardenview is done with a personal passion. As far as the price, as long as the money was available, we were so glad Gardenview could care for mom when we could not. I don't think she could have been in a better place in Calumet MI.

When I moved my sister-in-law, Nancy, to Garden View, I was hoping she'd get a little better care than what she was getting at her Ann Arbor assisted living place. In her previous Assisted Living home, Nancy told me the aides would often take 15 minutes or more to answer her buzzer; whereas at Garden View, her amazing care aides are at her door within about 3 minutes' time! At the previous home, the aides seemed to be primarily recent high school or alternative school grads with few life experiences. Some just didn't seem to know how to relate to old people. However, at Garden View, even the young aides show a sense of maturity and common sense beyond their age, and they take pride in knowing how to care for their clients. They spend time chitchatting with Nancy and are respectful. They do their best to nudge Nancy to join in the activities and participate with other residents. Every staff member also greets me as a friend and can answer any question about Garden View's operation. Even the other residents act like helpful and friendly neighbors. Nancy has been happy with the decision to move to Garden View and my family is too. And the cost is half what it was in Ann Arbor!

Gardenview has proven to be a wonderful and caring place for our relative. She had been living in an assisted living facility in downstate Michigan but it proved to be weak both in caring for her and also poor from an administrative perspective. Gardenview, by contrast, responds with kindness to our relative's requests, helps her with pleasantness, and has been the best of assisted living places. No complaints whatsoever. Great team on both the nursing/care and administrative fronts.

My Mom has been a resident for 2 years and we are very happy with the care she receives from the team at Gardenview. It's never an easy decision for a family, but we feel confident she is getting great care and they really treat her like one of their own family members. She loves the activities (especially bingo) and the outings (when possible - given the pandemic).