Gardenview

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.

Gardenview is a wonderful place for our mother to be. The staff is caring and responsive and the facility is clean and cheerful. Our mother loves the food and enjoys the activities Gardenview provides. We are so happy she is staying with so many fine people. Our minds are at ease knowing she is being so well taken care of. Thank you, Gardenview!

Our mother has been at Gardenview for almost a year and the care she has received has been outstanding. The facility is extremely clean and offers many amenities and daily activities. All staff members have been so kind, patient and understanding, particularly Erin and Dan, who have gone above and beyond, to see to our mother's needs. Erin has arranged face-time visits, delivered many care packages and spent many afternoons playing games with mom during these difficult times. Thank you to everyone who works at Gardenview for all you do!