Bickford of Saginaw

Bickford of Saginaw was very nice and very clean. When we first walked in, the staff wasn't as friendly to greet us. But once we were shown around, it was fine. The staff who showed us around wasn't the lady that usually gives the tour, so she wasn't as knowledgeable and able to answer my questions. The facility was nicely laid out. They had a microwave and a mini fridge.

Bickford of Saginaw is very, very nice. In fact, they're building on, and they're going to have 16 or 18 more rooms. They cook all of their own food from scratch. The bread is made there and everything. They do it all, the cooks do. They have a room where people can go and sit. In the middle of the facility, they have an outdoors place where the people can go out, sit and read, or go out and visit, or whatever they want to do. I thought that was really nice. The rooms are really big. They have one that is more like a studio. It's got a big closet when you walk in, and the bathroom is on the other side. You go in at the far end and there's a small kitchen type thing. You have a small refrigerator, and you have a microwave, but you take all your meals out with the others. On the other end, I figured you could put a twin bed dresser in there and stuff like that. Then there's a small area that you could have for your living room. But if they like, there's smaller apartments, because they want people to come out and mingle with everybody and make it feel more homey. I understand that completely. The other apartment was a little bit bigger and had a separate bedroom, a small living room, and the same with the kitchen. It had a little bit smaller closet, but it was really nice. They were really nice people to talk to. They have a nurse that's there all day long. The director and the nurse are really, really nice people. Everybody I talked to was wonderful. I've had a gentleman come up that worked there. He introduced himself, said hello, and shook our hands. We went into the kitchen, and we talked with one of the cooks there, and everybody is super. With them telling me that everything is homemade, and everything is fresh, I think it's wonderful. Yesterday, when we were there, they were having snacks. They were having homemade cookies and lemonade, and the ladies were enjoying it. They do a lot with the community people. They'll take the people in, they'll make cookies, or they'll make ice cream floats and stuff like that. They do a lot with the people. They encourage them to get out and do things together.

I toured Bickford of Saginaw for my relative. The staff were wonderful, knowledgeable, patient, and very thorough. The place was well organized and clean.

We like Bickford of Saginaw a lot. The tour was great. The woman who gave the tour was very helpful in many ways. She was compassionate and she let us talk about the situation. We liked the size of it versus the other one that we felt was too big. We also liked the location because it's close to where my mother lives right now. It also felt more personal, and it suits my mother's personality better. The rooms were like apartments. They had bedrooms that were separate from the living room. They had a theater where you could come with your family and watch movies, and they had a place to do activities. I was very happy with it. It felt more of a home. It didn't feel clinical.