Downriver Estates Senior Living

Barbara

I find the staff to be very friendly & caring, and willing to answer any questions. It’s clean, safe, and very comfortable. I would like to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to Miss Penny, the Director of Activities, who goes above and beyond (110%) to provide the residents, with fun projects, movies, social gatherings, games of all kinds, treats, (to name a few), and interacts with the residents so patiently & kind, she even has a regular manicure session with the residents! She provides each resident with a monthly calendar of daily events which I love, (then I know the activities happening as well!). As you walk into the main lobby, scrolling on the large TV, Penny does a “newsletter” of all the events the residents participated in, with snapshots, and upcoming events, even the weather forecast for the week for all to enjoy! Miss Penny is loved by many! I’m very happy with the care and compassion my loved one is receiving.

Provider Response

Pat

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.

Provider Response

Kim

My mother is a resident of Downriver Estates. It's a one-floor building. It's not very large. The building is older. They are currently renovating and giving it a refurbished look. The staff and employees are absolutely incredible. She's been there for three years and through COVID. I have not one complaint. They did everything they possibly could do to make the residents comfortable and for the families during COVID. They went way above and beyond. They have occupational and physical therapists there in the building, so you don't have to take people out offsite. They have a community room, and they do activities. They also have a lovely outdoor secured patio area. My mother always says the food is good, and the variety is pretty impressive.

Diane

We've taken a tour and I only met two of the staff, and they were very, very friendly and very knowledgeable about the services that were available (even outside of their own facility). They were very helpful. The place looked very clean, modern, and very inviting to anybody who would consider living there. It was just someplace that you would feel at home.

Linda

It looked too much like a nursing home. They had limited activities, and they didn't have transportation if you wanted to go to the bank or to the store. They also didn't have regularly scheduled outings and activities. It was much more of a traditional nursing home type setting. The apartments were okay, they had a modified kitchen with a microwave, and a dorm-sized refrigerator. They weren't expecting us during the visit. They said they didn't know we were coming. Their facilities didn't meet my father's needs.

Diane T.

It was very neat and clean. The staff was extremely friendly, and they always say hello if you pass them in the hallways. The dining room looked very nice and they showed me three different styles of apartments which were all nice, clean, well laid out and handicap-accessible. The nice thing is that if their memory declines, they won't have to move out because it's also a memory care facility. They have a salon, physicians who go to the facility, and a podiatrist for foot care. They would also arrange for any kind of physical or occupational therapy that the residents might need.