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Overview of Resthaven Maple Woods

Resthaven Maple Woods is a 101-bed community at 49 East 32nd Street in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, operated by Resthaven. The facility provides assisted living and memory care with 24-hour staffing, respite care, and rehabilitation services. A secured 20-bed memory unit operates on the second floor. Walk score is 84, very walkable, ranked 19th statewide for neighborhood accessibility.

Administrator Jill Schrotenboer and Authorized Representative Deedre Vriesman lead the facility. BBB rating is A-. License.

The inspection record over 16 years shows 13 deficiencies at 0.8 per year, 60 percent worse than Michigan’s average of 0.5 per year. The most recent September 18, 2025, renewal inspection documented substantial compliance with zero deficiencies, with 45 residents occupying the 101 beds.

July 2023 presented the worst performance: eight deficiencies spanning resident rights notification, tuberculosis screening compliance, medication handling, environmental controls, storage practices, and chemical safety: resident rights policy was not posted; TB screening fell outside required timeframes for both residents and staff; a loose unidentifiable pill was found in the medication cart; garbage containers lacked tight-fitting lids and clean linen closets mixed items inappropriately, while food items remained unlabeled and undated; and industrial chemicals were accessible in multiple bathrooms where residents with cognitive impairment could encounter them.

May 2023 documented failure to provide appropriate supervision during a behavioral incident, with unclear mechanisms for how a resident obtained scissors and why a fire extinguisher occupied the room. October 2023 showed one care staff member alone for four hours supervising 20 memory care residents. The same investigation noted a resident without a proper bed, only a recliner. October 2022 found incomplete medication administration documentation.

These deficiencies span multiple failure categories. Environmental safety, documentation discipline, staffing allocation, and supervisory rigor all showed gaps. The 2023 concentration of violations suggests systemic pressure or operational breakdown during that period rather than isolated incidents. The September 2025 clean inspection indicates the facility implemented corrections, but the breadth of prior failures deserves scrutiny before placement, particularly for residents requiring close oversight or medication precision.

Resthaven demonstrated compliance improvement by September 2025, yet families should ensure ongoing compliance given the 2023 scope of violations.

Overview of Cambrian Senior Living

South Lyon’s Cambrian Senior Living occupies 52365 W. 10 Mile Road, South Lyon, Oakland County, MI, in a highly walkable neighborhood (walk score 78, ranked 36th statewide). The 90-bed memory care facility is operated by Cambrian Of Lyon, LLC. Ranked 164th among Michigan’s 437 senior communities by capacity, the property advertises 24-hour staffing, farm-to-table dining, and specialized programming for dementia and Alzheimer’s residents.

Deficiency metrics place Cambrian 25 percent below state average, with 0.7 violations per year versus Michigan’s 0.9. Yet inspection documents reveal a troubling picture.

Opened February 2017 with zero deficiencies and full fire certification, the facility maintained that trajectory for six years. The gap widened in September 2023 when two violations emerged: service plans overdue for annual updates and PRN medications lacking proper administration instructions.

By July 2025, deficiencies had doubled to four, documenting medication administration errors with missed doses and failed documentation, uncovered garbage throughout the building, thermometers absent from resident food storage, and hazardous cleaning agents stored in locations accessible to residents with cognitive impairment.

No complaint investigations or enforcement penalties appear in available records. The inspection pattern: zero violations in opening, then emerging gaps around administrative compliance and safety systems, suggests either insufficient systemic controls or degrading oversight as census increased. Most troubling are the repeated medication-related findings (documented in 2023 and 2025) and the presence of chemically hazardous materials within reach of vulnerable memory care residents.

Occupancy climbed from 38 percent (34 residents, September 2023) to 63 percent (57 residents, July 2025).

Cambrian Senior Living is a memory care operator facing growing challenges with medication management protocols, food safety monitoring, and securing hazardous substances from impaired residents.

Cedarbrook is Bloomfield Hills’ largest continuum-of-care senior living operation, functioning across independent, assisted, and memory care settings plus nursing home services at 41150 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, MI. The 114-bed facility is owned by 41150 Woodward LLC and ranks 100th statewide by census. A moderately walkable neighborhood (walk score 50, ranked 215th) supports chef-prepared dining and 24-hour staffing.

Deficiency counts place Cedarbrook 50 percent below Michigan’s baseline and 45 percent better on annualized violations. Five years of records show steady compliance until recent months.

When the facility opened in May 2019, inspectors documented full compliance. November 2022 and November 2023 renewals continued a clean trajectory, each documenting zero violations and substantial alignment with public health code. Yet the August 2025 renewal marked a significant turning point: four deficiencies emerged, none previously apparent.

The violations centered on three categories: resident data security (unattended computers displaying names), medication management (staff failed to initial medication records for multiple residents), food safety (uncovered, undated items in freezers), and hazardous material containment (bathroom cleaners and medication carts unlocked and accessible to memory care residents).

No complaint investigations or enforcement penalties are documented.

The pattern reflects facilities that previously met standards but have developed newly identified gaps in administrative controls and environmental safety.

Occupancy had contracted sharply to 22 percent (25 of 114 beds) by August 2025; down from 36 percent in November 2022. Suggesting possible operational changes or market shifts.

This is a multi-level senior care operation that maintained compliance for six years before recent inspections surfaced documentation, privacy, and safety system deficiencies.

Overview of Quincy Place Senior Living

Quincy Place Senior Living is a 102-bed community at 12300 Quincy Street in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, operated by Holland Senior Living, LLC. The facility opened in August 2023 with 70 assisted living beds and 32 memory care beds. Administrator Laura Kelling and Authorized Representative Jennifer Gellinger oversee operations.

Services include independent living, assisted living, memory care, 24-hour staffing, respite care, and rehabilitation. Amenities include restaurant-style dining with an executive chef, salon services, fitness center, housekeeping, scheduled transportation, and social and recreational activities. Walk score is 84, ranked 19th statewide for walkability. Pets are allowed.

The facility achieved substantial compliance at original licensing in August 2023.

However, compliance deteriorated quickly. April 2024 identified two deficiencies. Food items in refrigerators and cabinets were not labeled with appropriate open dates, making safety for consumption undeterminable. Kitchen temperature refrigeration logs were incomplete for three months, preventing verification that perishable foods remained at safe storage temperatures.

By May 2025, deficiencies escalated to five.

Four employee tuberculosis screenings occurred outside the required 10-day window of hire.

Medications for a resident were crushed and placed in pudding without a physician order documented in the medication administration record. This is medication handling failure of a specific kind: unsupervised alteration of medication form without clinical authorization.

Clean and soiled linens were mixed together in the memory care laundry room with clean linens found on the floor, creating cross-contamination risk. Dishwasher sanitization records contained missing or blank entries for multiple dates, leaving no verification that equipment met sanitation standards. Hazardous and toxic chemicals were stored unsecured and accessible in multiple cabinets throughout the facility, posing direct risk to residents, particularly those with cognitive impairment.

This is a brand-new facility that opened with no deficiencies and then accumulated seven violations within less than two years. The pattern shows deterioration rather than startup immaturity.

Direct inquiry about corrective actions taken after the May 2025 inspection is warranted, as is verification of specific protocols for medication handling, linen management, equipment sanitation, and chemical storage.

Families should ask about the reasons for Quincy Place’s escalating deficiencies within two years of opening, focusing on medication handling and chemical safety gaps.

Overview of Fairview Grand

Fairview Grand is a 35-bed family-owned assisted living and memory care facility at 11656 Hartel Road, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, MI, ranked 315th of 437 Michigan communities by bed count. Welcome Home, Inc. owns and operates the facility. The community is very walkable with a walk score of 71, ranked 67th of 702 Michigan communities.

The facility provides 24-hour staffing with on-site medical care and a doctor on staff, offering assisted living, memory care, and rehabilitation services. Amenities include Cecil’s Pub and Coffee House, an auditorium for movies and church services, a grand hall for dining and entertainment, an Olde English library with fireplace, a haberdashery gift shop, a veranda and sun deck, a small farm with animals, and beautifully landscaped grounds. Religious services and activities are available.

From October 2016 through January 2024, Fairview Grand documented 5 deficiencies, 38 percent below Michigan’s average of 8. The facility averaged 0.5 deficiencies annually, 38 percent fewer than the state average of 0.8 per year.

The original October 2016 licensing inspection found full compliance. A March 15, 2023 renewal inspection documented substantial compliance with zero deficiencies. However, the January 10, 2024 renewal inspection identified 5 deficiencies involving missing physician orders and incomplete service plan information for assistive devices, failure to update resident service plans annually, missing tuberculosis risk assessments for residents and employees, and inadequate staff training on reporting requirements, resident rights, safety and disaster planning, infectious disease containment, and medication administration. Census at the January 2024 renewal was 20 residents in a 35-bed capacity.

No complaint investigations appear in the facility’s history, and no fines or license suspensions are documented.

Fairview Grand is a small family-owned assisted living and memory care community with a strong historical compliance record and recent documentation deficiencies addressing staff training and care planning requirements.

Hale Creek Manor is a 43-bed community at 3191 M-65, Hale, Iosco County, MI, licensed as a Home for the Aged. Operated by Hale Area Assisted Living Corporation, a nonprofit, the facility is somewhat walkable with a walk score of 45, ranked 267th of 702 Michigan communities. The facility is located at Hale city center with operating hours Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm. A specialized 9-bed Alzheimer’s care unit serves memory care residents, with 34 beds accommodating the general population.

Connie Clauson serves as authorized representative. The facility does not accept Medicare or Medicaid.

Services include 24-hour staffing, assisted living, respite care, memory care, and supportive care. Residents receive medication assistance, assistance with activities of daily living, housekeeping and laundry, religious services and spiritual care, social and recreational activities, and care coordination. Three nutritious meals daily are provided with snacks and special diet accommodations. Regularly scheduled social activities and religious services are offered.

From September 2014 through February 2023, Hale Creek Manor maintained a clean compliance record with zero deficiencies across initial licensing and renewal inspections. In December 2023, a substantiated complaint documented a bed bug infestation lasting approximately two years. The facility had lacked a written bed bug policy and procedure. Eight exterminator visits were documented.

The June 3, 2024 renewal inspection identified three deficiencies. Employee tuberculosis screenings were not completed within required timeframes or records were missing. Both soiled and clean linen storage areas contained non-linen items, creating cross contamination risk. Multiple food items in the kitchen and memory care dry storage were not dated or labeled with open dates, making it unclear if they remained safe for consumption.

At the June 2024 renewal, census was 18 residents in a 43-bed capacity.

No enforcement actions or fines are documented.

Hale Creek Manor is structured for assisted living and memory care in a rural Iosco setting, with recent findings documenting infection control and food safety deficiencies that represent a shift from the facility’s prior clean record.

Overview of Midland King’s Daughters Home

Midland King’s Daughters Home is a 30-bed nursing community at 2410 Rodd St in Midland, Midland County, Michigan. Founded in 1947, the facility has maintained continuous operations for nearly 80 years. It offers assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care services, with on-site rehabilitation services and respite care. The facility has 24-hour nursing staff and holds a regular license. It has been recognized locally as the best assisted living and nursing home in Midland.

The regulatory record demonstrates clean compliance with state requirements. A renewal inspection on June 29, 2023, by Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs documented zero deficiencies and confirmed consistent operational standards throughout the facility. No enforcement actions, fines, license suspensions, or complaint investigations are documented in the available record.

Chapel services and religious programming support the community’s faith-based orientation. Structured programs include individualized Levels of Care, customized Dining & Menu planning, and a Calendar & Life Enrichment program with regular activities and socializing. Residents enjoy a sunroom with large television for movies, a living room with piano for entertainment, two landscaped courtyards with walking paths, and huge windows throughout every room bringing in natural light. Individual storage units, on-site beauty and barber services, linens, laundry, and housekeeping support daily living.

Three nutritious meals and snacks are prepared daily on-site to accommodate dietary tastes and requirements.

Midland King’s Daughters Home fits residents seeking skilled nursing, assisted living, or memory care in a faith-centered, community-oriented environment with structured programming and deep institutional roots in Midland County.

The Courtyard at Delta is an 85-bed assisted living facility at 350 South Marketplace Boulevard in Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan, operated by Delta Assisted Living LLC. It provides assisted living and memory care with 24-hour staffing, rehabilitation services, and respite care.

Eight amenities span dining through outdoor recreation: on-site dining, garden patio, spacious community rooms, beauty salon, spa and bathtique, wellness office, landscaped grounds, and outdoor patio area. Restaurant-style dining offers three daily meals with varied selections. The location is car-dependent, walk score 23.

The Courtyard at Delta is a newly licensed facility with sparse operational history. The January 10, 2025, original licensing study found substantial compliance and recommended a temporary 6-month license at 90 bed capacity. Four months later, the May 13, 2025, renewal inspection identified two deficiencies. Occupancy at that time was 4 residents in an 85-bed facility, representing only 4.7 percent capacity.

The May 2025 deficiencies warrant attention despite the facility’s favorable aggregate metrics. The facility failed to maintain a complete meal census as required, a basic documentation failure. More concerning, a cleaner was easily accessible to residents in the memory care unit, creating an immediate poisoning risk. This violation signals that operational oversight and safety protocols were insufficient even at minimal occupancy.

The gap between substantial compliance in January and documented safety failures in May is notable. The deficiencies are not technical or complex. Meal census documentation and hazardous material storage protocols are foundational compliance measures. Their failure four months post-opening suggests either inadequate initial training and systems implementation or quality assurance mechanisms that are failing to catch basic lapses.

Joseph Marlow serves as administrator with Thomas Ostrom as authorized representative. No complaint investigations, enforcement actions, or license suspensions are recorded. The license.

The facility’s 4.7 percent occupancy raises independent questions about market traction and financial viability. Combined with the May deficiencies, the pattern points to an operation still establishing itself.

If possible, it’s advised inquiring about current occupancy trajectory and whether the facility has stabilized since the very low May census, and verifying current protocols for hazardous material inventory, storage, labeling, and access controls in all units, particularly memory care.

Families should request documentation showing corrective actions taken for both the meal census and hazardous materials storage deficiencies, with evidence of completion and sustained compliance since May 2025.

Fairmont Senior Living of Northville is a 120-bed assisted living and memory care community at 15870 N Haggerty Road, Plymouth, Wayne County, MI, ranked 82nd of 437 Michigan communities by bed count. Rick Goren is administrator and Northville Operations LLC operates the facility. The facility achieves a walk score of 95, ranked first of 702 Michigan senior living communities, creating a walker’s paradise where daily errands require no car. Accreditations include a Gold Credential in Montessori Inspired Lifestyle from the Center for Applied Research in Dementia and the Bronze National Quality Award from AHCA/NCAL.

Services include 24-hour staffing with on-site nursing staff, assisted living and memory care, and state-of-the-art emergency response systems. Amenities comprise spacious lounges and common areas, beautiful outdoor courtyards and landscaping, three daily meals served in the dining room, a full-service beauty salon and barber shop, housekeeping and laundry services, and a regularly updated activities calendar. The facility does not accept Medicaid.

From May 2021 through November 2023, Fairmont Senior Living documented 21 deficiencies, 163 percent above Michigan’s average of 8. The facility averaged 4.2 deficiencies annually, 163 percent higher than the state average of 1.6 per year.

The November 28, 2023 renewal inspection identified 10 deficiencies involving assistive device protection, tuberculosis screening, supervision of resident care, staff training, medication administration, menu posting, ventilation, refrigeration monitoring, disaster planning, and workforce background checks. An earlier March 16, 2023 renewal found zero deficiencies with substantial compliance documented. An October 2023 complaint investigation substantiated medication administration violations including unwarranted blood pressure medication administration, medication omissions, and incomplete records, while allegations of physical assault were not substantiated.

No fines or license suspensions appear in available records.

The November 2023 inspection census was 22 residents in a 120-bed capacity.

Fairmont Senior Living of Northville operates in an exceptionally walkable location with nationally recognized quality certifications, though recent inspections document substantial compliance challenges centered on medication administration and staff supervision.