Downriver Estates Senior Living

I really didn't think I would move my mom here when I visited initially. I am so glad that I did. Mom has felt safe since she arrived. There is no staff person I have met that has not impressed me with their kindness. I have a camera in moms apartment and I am impressed with the staff's consistency ...

I really didn't think I would move my mom here when I visited initially. I am so glad that I did. Mom has felt safe since she arrived. There is no staff person I have met that has not impressed me with their kindness. I have a camera in moms apartment and I am impressed with the staff's consistency in checking on mom all through the night. I am always greeted warmly by staff when I visit (daily). The food served here is VERY good. I visit at all different times of the day and I am never disappointed. The staff doctor is wonderful. The activity person does a great job.

They run a very efficient and friendly place for elderly seniors. They play bingo, do crafts, and have entertainment such as a man & woman play guitar and sing songs to them sometimes. They pay attention to them on their birthdays by having a cake for them and others in the home.

Downriver Estates Senior Living seemed really nice and very clean looking. I had a good tour, and I liked it a lot. The staff was great to me. They all just treated me nice and they seemed to have caring people over there. The room looked like a regular type of bedroom you'd have in your own ho...

Downriver Estates Senior Living seemed really nice and very clean looking. I had a good tour, and I liked it a lot. The staff was great to me. They all just treated me nice and they seemed to have caring people over there. The room looked like a regular type of bedroom you'd have in your own house. It was set up nicely. They had 1-bedroom units and then some with two beds in it. They showed me common rooms that the residents could go in and meet and do different things with other people. Those rooms seemed nice and big. I saw residents sitting there and they seemed to be liking it and having a good time. I didn't see anything I didn't like in that facility at all. The cafeteria was all clean and very nice.

Dad was in the memory care unit for 10 weeks. He hated being there. Most of his direct care staff were kind and caring. I appreciate them. But there just wasn’t anything for him to do. There is not many activities for residents at advanced levels of dementia. Life revolved around the three daily m...

Dad was in the memory care unit for 10 weeks. He hated being there. Most of his direct care staff were kind and caring. I appreciate them. But there just wasn’t anything for him to do. There is not many activities for residents at advanced levels of dementia. Life revolved around the three daily meals and being parked in front of the TV. Meals were just okay. Resident nails and hair were overgrown. Medication was the answer to agitation, which for my father, often led to over sedation and falls. I think the staff did their best, but I just felt very disconnected from the community (even though a family member was there most days of the week.) Dad died 10 weeks after arriving. That was a blessing. We moved out all his furniture and items within 14 hours of his death. Then came the final bill. Apparently the contract states rent will be charged for 14 days following death. This is absolutely criminal, in my opinion. So be warned. 10 weeks in memory care = $22,417