Assisted Living W Drive North sits on 11 acres of quiet, wooded countryside at 11303 W Drive North in Bellevue, Michigan, where fruit trees, a vegetable garden, a strawberry patch, asparagus, and big flower beds surround a large, three-story ranch house built in 1970. This home spans about 3,473 square feet and has eight bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms, including private rooms and baths for couples, and some bedrooms have their own exterior entrances so folks can come and go with more privacy or use them for rental if needed, and you walk around and see wrap-around decks, a fireplace, and a pole barn with electricity on the land, plus a four-stall detached garage for storage and cars. The house gets heat from baseboard heaters and cooling from window air conditioners, and runs on well water, a septic tank, and has electricity and cable; the roof, septic system, pumps, and whole-house generator are all new or less than 10 years old.
They've got staff on hand 24 hours a day, and nurses and a doctor are on call in case anybody needs extra help, and people can get light, medium, or heavy care depending on what's going on in their lives, so even as health needs change, residents can stay, with aging in place options and respite care also available. Staff help with bathing, dressing, moving around, monitoring medication, giving insulin, and doing blood sugar checks for diabetics, and they'll help with grooming, showers (with wheelchair accessible showers and full tubs), and reminders for daily activities. There's a wander alert system and bracelets that ring alarms so folks who might get lost from memory loss or dementia get the help they need quickly, and behavior care lets the staff watch for self-harm, wandering, or residents acting out so everyone stays safe, and the specially designed HigherPath memory care program, with its own building and secure entry, is made just for those with Alzheimer's and dementia, along with the regular assisted living services.
People find rooms that are all nicely furnished, many with a telephone and emergency alert system, and kitchens on multiple floors let folks stay more independent if they want. Residents get home-cooked meals three times a day, either in the dining room or in their own space with special dietary menus for allergies, diabetes, and other restrictions, and they can expect house cleaning, laundry services, and easy parking or transportation to appointments, the pharmacy, hospital, or local places like the park, golf courses, or Binder Park Zoo when they feel like going out. There are scheduled daily activities, movie nights, outings, gardening, walking paths with benches and koi ponds, social programs, and devotional services, so there's something for just about everyone to do, and there's a real focus on keeping residents comfortable and making sure their mental, physical, and spiritual needs are all met. The staff and caregivers have many years of experience, especially with complicated and difficult health conditions, and there's always someone around to notice if something's not right or help with a problem.
Assisted Living W Drive North admits both men and women, and accepts adults under 55 if they need help, with care for those dealing with serious behavioral or memory issues, offering supervision, healthy meals, and medical support in a clean country setting. The facility works closely with outside therapists, specialists, and nearby clinics, so folks get the treatments and visits they need, and the team takes care to provide a safe, peaceful environment for every resident.
