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    Porter Hills - Corporate Office, 4450 Cascade Rd SE, Grand Rapids, MI  49546: Administration, Porter Hills Foundation, and Avenues by Porter Hills offices.

    Porter Hills

    2.3(3 reviews)
    40.1 mi

    My mother-in-law just moved out of Porter Hills. At one time this was the premier retirement home,…read morenot anymore! After several incidents, UTI's from not changing her diaper, several falls, many cuts and bruises, leaving her unattended on the toilet, and missing items, my wife finally had to move her to a different facility. Two days in and the quality of care is amazing. They check on her a minimum of every 2 hours. When she rings the bell, someone actually shows up in a timely fashion. They wheel her to the dinning room instead of bringing meals into her room at no extra charge. Porter Hills is building a big new expansion and they have a skeleton crew working to help pay for the new build. Be very careful before committing your love ones to this institution.

    Absolutely deplorable. Would not recommend this place to anyone. Do not believe "what you've…read moreheard". The aids require a ton more training and/or better vetting during recruitment and hiring. The administration is aloof and was contentious when discussing the care (or lack thereof) of our mother. Important note: The sales people are great! No doubt. But they aren't the ones providing the service. It's about revenue. Remember that! My siblings and I all now live out of state. We relied on a lot their former reputation. Our mother was not treated with dignity (left on the toilet unattended at times) and that was only when they "got around to" responding to her calls to use the restroom. She had multiple UTI's during her short time (6 months) and had fall related injuries that were not reported in acceptable detail or in a timely manner. (**And then later charged us for the wound care for injuries they didn't even deem necessary to share. Ridiculous) She felt like the moment she arrived, she was a burden to the staff. She was afraid to bother them and afraid to tell her children (us) so we "don't make it worse for her" The staff, especially evenings, were gruff and annoyed with her. ALL because she needed the very assistance she was paying to receive. Unacceptable. Whatever the reputation WAS prior to our decision to move her to this "premier senior facility" has long passed and in our experience, completely untrue today. Knowing what I know now, I would not let these people watch my dog overnight much less care for our mother one day longer. We have since moved her from this sad situation. After giving notice, we did not hear from the administration for almost a week and on the day we came with our truck, not one person there even asked why or where she was headed. Apparently They just let people come with a truck and take someone's entire belongings and don't ask a single question to stop by to ask anything. Trolly after trolly moving what was left of her personal items, (many missing with no follow up from PH) It was just more evidence that our mother was right about the complaints she would barely share. This is not written in an emotional state. We have since found her a better place. This is written as a warning and a plea to those who consider Porter Hills and take Yelp reviews under serious consideration. If you should choose this place for your loved one, plan on being VERY involved in the day to day needs, believe your loved one when they tell you about mistreatment and keep a close eye on the care they receive and more importantly, what they don't receive. I wish I had ONE kind thing to say. Honestly I do. However, there isn't anything I can point to. Due to the Yelp rating system, I'm force to even give one star. The stress and setbacks Porter Hills caused our mother and our family is impossible to overstate. Thankfully we were able to make a merciful and swift change before things became worse. Consider other options.

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    StoryPoint Portage

    3.2(6 reviews)
    12.6 mi

    My mother recently moved into StoryPoint's independent living apartments. She has a lovely 2…read morebedroom with a balcony. I was very impressed with the size of the apartment. She brought enough furniture to make it cozy but not overly crowded. She also has a carport and even brought her cat, Garfield. She has bi-weekly housekeeping but does her own laundry as her apartment came with a washer & dryer. The maintenance team has been responsive - hanging TV and pictures. She just loves it there and has made many new friends. She participates in the activities that she is interested in - bingo, music, outings, and the happy hours. Every day when I speak to her, she tells me what all they had for dinner and that everything is so good. Normally it is normally a choice of soup or salad, choice of 2 or 3 entrees that come with 2 sides, and a choice of dessert. I had dinner in the StoryPoint's dining room a few nights ago and I do have to say it was pretty good. My pork tenderloin was moist, the mashed potatoes were prepared just like I like them, and the dessert was delicious. She made the decision to move, and it has been a blessing to both her and to her family to know she is in a safe environment, surrounded by new friends, and that she is happy.

    Our family moved our father to Storypoint in April, 2021, and we moved him out at the end of June…read more It was was a very traumatizing experience for my father and for all family members. The memory care unit is very short staffed, often with just one care giver for 20 residents. It is hard to keep all residence safe when the ratio is 20 to 1. My father, who is wheel chair/ bed bound, suffered falls, etc. Many of the caregivers there pulled me aside and apologized for the short staffing and the inability to take care of the residents. My father is on hospice and each time there was an incident regarding my father his case manager documented it, as required by law. Unfortunately, Story Point did NOT.....no record to be found. When hospice staff inquired, the response was, "there was no incident". We learned a big lesson.....the way things "look" and the way things "are" are two very different things. I believe the independent living side is fine and perhaps assisted living, but memory care is not. Please do not send your loved one to memory care at Story point. Our Father is now at North Woods Village and it is night and day!! They are staffed, competent, kind, and extremely caring. We feel very, very blessed that we are able to get dad into this wonderful facility.

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