StoryPoint Clinton Township

Steve

My wife is a resident of StoryPoint Clinton Township. She was the first person to live in her apartment, so her apartment is brand new. It's a studio apartment to save money. It's a very nice location and it's a beautiful facility. The staff is really, really good. I wish that it didn't change so much, because for instance, like last year when we gave out Christmas gifts to about 8 or 10 of the best aides that take care of my wife, four or five of those people are gone. They've gone on to other places. I wish the turnover wasn't so bad, and I wish they could maintain and keep those best people, but I know it's difficult for them to do that. Their people are well-trained and they keep breaking in new people all the time. There are different floor plans. She's in the last stages of Parkinson's. It takes a Hoyer lift to lift her out of the bed and maybe once or twice a week, they lift her out of the bed with a Hoyer lift to either give her a shower or to have her sit in a wheelchair for a little while. Besides the Hoyer Lift, they have another device called Sit to Stand, which is a little bit similar to the Hoyer lift. They're both very useful gadgets to get a person out of the bed, to stand them up, turn them and sit them in a wheelchair. She's there for assisted living, but we pay a little over $9,000 a month and $4,800 of that goes for her room and board and $4040 goes for her long-term care package. She's a level five care person there. They have levels one through six. There are musicians that come in. She can hear them from her room but she can't see them or get out to see them. They have all kinds of entertainment that comes there. They have people come in with pets. For instance, there's a lady that comes in and brings dogs and they'll come into the room and my wife can pet a dog. It's got everything that you can imagine. It's got a huge foyer and atrium. It's got restaurants inside. It's got a grand piano. It's wonderful. As a visitor, I can enjoy some of those things. The chefs there are very good. They keep the rooms clean. They keep the facility very clean. Because it's relatively new, the parking is really accessible. There are multiple entrances. There's a back entrance where assisted living and memory care are and you come in and you sign a book and then you can go straight in. Someone has to help you exit when you exit. There are fire metal doors. Many of the meals are fried, and my wife has gained weight being there. Of course, she's immobile, but there are just too many fried chicken and too much French fries. There are so many activities that they do. They'll have barbecues outside and they'll have games that they can play. There's a lot for them to do if you're able to do them.