Chelsea Retirement Community

Mark

I visited some friends in Chelsea Retirement Community (UMRC). It's clean, and it has nice facilities. I've been there several times because I know a lot of people who have been there. It's an excellent place. Everything is good. The food is good, and they have a nice dining room. They also have a card room. It's a very nice place. I have not eatten there myself, but the people that have been there say the food is very good. The staff is very helpful. Everybody that I've known who went there is very happy. I saw residents playing cards.

Eileen

Chelsea Retirement Community does rehab there and it's actually awesome. The tour and the experience there were both awesome. They have one of the best physical therapy places in Michigan and the staff is nice and friendly. They have activities still going on. They're still eating in the dining hall together there. It's just overall fantastic. They have a set schedule to use the shower. The people are so friendly. The food is topnotch for a hospital or a rehab. We are trying to get my mom over there for rehab. The private rooms are a really good size because there's only one bed in there. They don't have many two-bedrooms; they're mostly single. They're a little tight. Overall the rooms are clean. They come and change their linens every day. It's a comfortable place where I would be comfortable putting my mom. The food is very good.

Ann

My dad is in Glazier Commons in Chelsea Retirement Community now. I like its hominess, and it’s close to my home. They take care of all of his needs. He loves the food, which is a big thing for him. He has his PT and his OT there. His own doctor does rounds in this community, so it’s wonderful for him. He didn’t have to change doctors. He’s allowed to have his cat there. He’s happier sitting in his room watching TV, and even though he can’t hear it, he likes to watch TV and play with his cat. The staff is very quick. He wears a call button that is around his neck, and he pushes the button and they come. I’m very happy with them. He has fallen a few times, and they call me immediately. He hasn’t been hurt, and I’m pleased.

Mary

We lived at Chelsea Retirement Community, and it’s a good place if you have lots of money. I don’t like some of their rules, like right now, there’s practically nothing I can eat in their food service program because the doctor put me on a diet. Their food is high in calories and loaded with sauces, and I can't eat it anymore. They just don’t pay attention to special requests. It’s a beautiful place, and we have a lovely home. They have trips, exercise classes, art-type classes, and there are lots of activities if you’re able to take part in them. They’re building a swimming pool right now, and it’s not going to be ready until February next year. They do maintenance on your place, they do the yards, and the landscaping around here is beautiful. They have apartments, 50 some apartments that are brand-new, and a big building that has all kinds of apartments, from house-size to studios, so there is variety. We have two bedrooms, two handicap bathrooms, a kitchen/dining room, a living room area in a big room, and it’s very nice. The apartments are well-designed so that the people are comfortable. We have assisted living, a hospital, and a rehab center.

Mary088118

My husband ended up going with Chelsea Retirement Community. It’s a nice community and feels more home-like. The staff was very friendly and very nice. They get him up for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which is nice. They have a very nice dining room. They have very nice food and a very wide selection. The therapists are really good; they seem to be very caring and very knowledgeable. The aides are very caring, too. They have a lot of activities going on.

Sandy324561

Chelsea Retirement Community is a big complex with every type of living for seniors: independent, assisted, skilled nursing care, and a rehab unit where my dad was. It wasn’t skilled nursing care although they did that for him. They rehabbed him really well. When he came out, he was really strong, well-fed, and clear of mind. I didn’t get to know the personnel as well because they were very busy. They had a lot of people who needed help more than my dad did, and they were really full, but they were very responsive. He had a private room that looked like a hospital room. The bed was a hospital bed, the bathroom was quite large, and it had lots of closets. The furnishings were nice, but it was more of a hospital setting. They had a dining room, several community rooms that looked like little parlors, and they had a lot of outdoor spaces with beautiful gardens that they could go into. The unit was in this large hospital that they took over and made into all these different things. There were a lot of activities going on and a lot of rooms that they can go to for these activities within this big building. They were always coming in and asking my dad if he wanted to go to bingo or to hear people sing or to go to the room where they had music. It had the most activities of any places I have ever seen.