Pricing ranges from
    $5,104 – 6,124/month

    Niche Aging Center

    3405 E Midland Rd, Bay City, MI 48706
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Caring staff, clean rooms, homey

    I'm very pleased with this facility - the staff are caring, compassionate and professional, creating a warm, family-like atmosphere. The rooms are clean, spacious and inviting, meals feel home-cooked, and I confidently recommend it for seniors, including those with special needs.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.82·(17)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.8
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.8

    Pros

    • caring, compassionate staff
    • skilled and professional caregivers
    • friendly and welcoming personnel
    • family-run, family-like atmosphere
    • very clean and well-maintained facility
    • neatly organized operations
    • comfortable, warm, home-like environment
    • clean, spacious, and inviting rooms
    • suitable for elderly with special needs
    • home-cooked meals
    • residents well taken care of
    • highly recommended by reviewers

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment: The reviews present an overwhelmingly positive view of Niche Aging Center. Across all summaries, the strongest and most consistent themes are the quality and demeanor of the staff and the cleanliness and home-like nature of the facility. Reviewers repeatedly emphasize that staff are caring, compassionate, friendly, and professional; those attributes are the dominant drivers of the positive sentiment. Multiple reviewers also highlight the facility’s cleanliness, organization, comfortable atmosphere, and family-oriented approach.

    Care quality and staff: Care quality is described consistently in favorable terms. Reviewers use words such as caring, compassionate, professional, skilled, helpful, and loving to describe the caregiving team. There is repeated mention that residents are well taken care of and that staff really care about patients, which indicates both competence and a strong emphasis on resident dignity and emotional support. Several summaries explicitly state the facility is suitable for elderly people with special needs, which suggests staff have experience or skill handling higher-acuity or specialized care requirements. The “family-run” and “family-like” descriptors recur and imply a smaller, close-knit operating style where staff-resident relationships are personal and continuity of care may be strong.

    Facility and environment: The physical environment receives frequent praise. Reviewers describe the center as very clean, neatly organized, comfortable, and inviting. Rooms are noted as clean, spacious, and inviting; the overall impression communicated is closer to a loving home than an institutional setting. The repeated references to a warm environment and a loving home suggest the center prioritizes creating a non-clinical, comforting atmosphere for residents.

    Dining and daily life: One recurring specific point is that meals are home-cooked, which ties into the family-run, home-like characterization and is often valued by families seeking a nurturing, familiar routine for residents. Beyond the mention of home-cooked meals, reviewers do not provide details about the breadth of activities, therapy programs, or other structured daily programming. The emphasis in reviews is largely on interpersonal care and the physical environment rather than on a detailed description of activities or clinical services.

    Management, organization, and reputation: Reviewers describe the operation as neatly organized and run by a family, and several explicitly state they would highly recommend the center. The combination of professional descriptors and family-run labels suggests management strikes a balance between professionalism and a personal touch. Repeated commendations for staff attitude and cleanliness contribute to a strong overall reputation in these summaries.

    Notable patterns, gaps, and potential concerns: There are virtually no negative comments in the supplied summaries; the dataset is uniformly positive. Because of that, there are some notable information gaps reviewers did not address: there is little or no specific information about staffing levels, staff turnover, response times to medical needs, clinical oversight (e.g., nursing availability, medication management), costs and transparency, transportation services, or structured recreational and therapeutic activities. The absence of such details is not a criticism of the center but is important for prospective families to note — the reviews focus heavily on warmth, cleanliness, and staff demeanor rather than on measurable clinical or administrative metrics.

    Bottom line: Based on these summaries, Niche Aging Center projects a very strong, positive image centered on compassionate, skilled, and friendly staff; a clean, comfortable, home-like environment; and a family-run ethos with home-cooked meals. Reviewers consistently say residents are well taken care of and that they would recommend the center. Prospective residents and families should be encouraged by these strengths but may want to follow up with targeted questions about clinical services, staffing ratios, activities programming, costs, and other operational specifics that do not appear in these summaries.

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    Location

    Map showing location of Niche Aging Center

    Niche Aging Center is located at 3405 E Midland Rd, Bay City, MI, 48706.

    About Niche Aging Center

    Niche Aging Center is dedicated to providing a warm and welcoming environment that feels like home for its residents. The facility is renowned for its clean and well-organized spaces, ensuring that each resident is comfortable and has access to inviting, spacious rooms. A focus on comfort and a family-oriented atmosphere creates a supportive setting where residents can thrive and maintain a sense of dignity and community.

    The staff at Niche Aging Center are known for their professionalism and commitment to the well-being of every individual in their care. Skilled and friendly caregivers offer compassionate assistance, making sure that each resident’s unique needs are met with kindness and respect. Their attentive approach helps foster strong relationships and promotes both physical and emotional health, allowing families to feel confident that their loved ones are truly cared for.

    Residents benefit from a vibrant living experience at Niche Aging Center, surrounded by an environment that is both nurturing and safe. The center’s dedication to cleanliness, organization, and comfort extends to every aspect of daily life, making it an ideal choice for elderly individuals with special needs. Maintaining a balance of independence and support, Niche Aging Center truly embodies a loving home where seniors can live with dignity and joy.

    People often ask...

    Niche Aging Center offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,104 per month.

    Niche Aging Center offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    The full address for this community is 3405 E Midland Rd, Bay City, MI 48706.

    No, Niche Aging Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Michigan, the Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs (LARA) licenses adult foster care homes and homes for the aged, conducting renewal inspections and complaint investigations and publishing the resulting reports.

    License numberAM090408828
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAdult Medium Group Home (capacity 7-12)
    License classRegular
    Capacity12 residents
    LicenseeNiche Aging Center LLC
    Care servedAged, Alzheimer's, Developmentally Disabled, Mentally Ill, Physically Handicapped
    EffectiveMarch 23rd, 2025
    ExpiresMarch 22nd, 2027
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    5

    Reports

    10

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    16

    Years

    09 May 2025Renewal
    Identified multiple violations including missing initials on medication administration records, missing burial provisions for residents, expired canned goods, and missing thermometers in freezers.
    • R 400.14312Resident medications
    • R 400.14316Resident records
    • R 400.14402Food service
    • R 400.14402Food service
    02 Nov 2024Initial
    Identified compliance with licensing rules and issued a temporary license allowing up to 12 residents.
    04 Aug 2023Investigation
    Identified that the home exceeded its licensed capacity by housing six occupants in an unlicensed area.
    • R 400.14105Licensed capacity
    22 Jul 2023Renewal
    Identified multiple rule violations related to training, staff health records, medication logging, and emergency procedures.
    • R 400.14203Licensee and administrator training requirements
    • R 400.14204Direct care staff; qualifications and training
    • R 400.14205Health of a licensee, direct care staff, administrator, other employees, and household members
    • R 400.14312Resident medications
    • R 400.14318Emergency preparedness; evacuation plan; emergency transportation
    19 Nov 2010Initial
    Found substantial compliance with licensing requirements and issued a temporary license for a maximum capacity of six.

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