"THIS IS A HOME TOWN FACILITY, EVERYONE TREATS THE RESIDENTS AS FAMILY. VERY CARING. "

"They do a wonderful job taking care of their residents. Clean and lots of activity for them and great food. "

"The property we went to was for seniors, an apartment complex. The facilities had a community room, with full kitchen and bathroom. This would be perfect since my grandmother likes to play bingo and cards with her friends. The apartment was a little small, but she is down sizing from a three bedroom house, so this was expected. We met with the Maintenance Tech and the community manager, both of whom live on site. So if there are ever any problems they can be taken care of very quickly. The grounds looked very nice and well kept. There is even a community Garden. My grandmother taught me how to can and preserve so I will be helping her in the garden for sure. Out of the other two communities we saw, this was by far the favorite. We've heard a lot of rumors about the people living there, but she will have to figure that out as she goes along. This is the place she liked the best. "

"My wife has moved into The Brook of Gaylord. We haven't been here very long, but so far, the workers are tremendous, very polite, very nice, and very helpful. They're much better than where she has been before. I asked for two things which were my requests: I wanted a safe place, and I wanted a caring place, and we have both of them here, and that's all I cared the most about. They try to make it as safe as they can, and every one of them is as caring as can be, all the people that are working for my wife. Besides that, it's a newer facility, so it's kept up very well. There are a lot of activities. We haven't participated in many of them because my wife is still trying to walk, and having a hard time with it, but they come to her, so they're very good. It just seems like everybody here cares about the people. Whatever they're doing for them, they care about them, that they're happy. They know that when I'm here that I'm watching my wife because they're letting me stay here, which I thought was funny. I stay with my wife overnight. If I use part of their services for me, then I have to pay for them. But if I don't use anything, I don't pay anything. My wife and I eat dinner together, so I pay for dinner for me, and she's on a dinner plan. That's a big thing, to be able to stay. I think it makes the health of the person you're caring for a lot better when you can stay right there. I'm here, and I see everything. I see the nurses, I see the helpers, and I see everybody in what they try to do for people. It's not like you come and visit for a couple hours and go home. I'm here 24 hours a day. "

"My brother is at The Brook of Rogers City. He has been there for five months now. He seems to be happy there. He has a catheter that he couldn't take care of. He has no idea what to do with it and neither do the rest of us, so he is there for that. It's close to family. It's very well kept up. All the staff seem nice and concerned. I had dinner with my brother. We had fish that night and it was very well done."

"We put my dad in assisted living at Turning Brook. My goal was to bring him down closer to me, but because of his failing health, we lost him in Alpena. It was a very nice facility. They were very informative, very caring, and very attentive to my father. They're also very clean. They were perfect. Even though my father did not participate, there was a host of activities there. I didn't really pay attention to them, but they made sure they celebrated every holiday and they made sure that all residents participated if they could."