Pricing ranges from
    $4,488 – 5,385/month

    Birch Run Fields Assisted Living

    12160 Ulmer Rd, Birch Run, MI 48415
    • Assisted Living

    Compassionate staff and caring environment

    I'm very pleased with the caring, compassionate staff and the clean, warm, home-like environment - residents feel safe, engaged, and well cared for. Management is responsive, activities are thoughtfully planned, communication is strong, and it gives our family real peace of mind.

    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
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.09·(46)

    Overall rating

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

      4.8
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving
    • Personalized care and hospice support
    • Clean, well-maintained, homelike environment
    • Engaging, resident-focused activities
    • Home-style, flavorful meals
    • Responsive and communicative management
    • Supportive rehabilitation services
    • Strong family communication and community feel

    Cons

    • High staff turnover and inconsistent staffing levels
    • Limited night and backup coverage
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation processes
    • Variable meal quality and portion sizes
    • Gaps in activities leadership and program consistency
    • Laundry and personal-belongings management weaknesses
    • Ownership and management engagement continuity concerns
    • Intermittent inconsistency in issue resolution and communication

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression across the summaries is mixed but trending positive: many family members and visitors highlight warm, attentive caregiving and a homelike, well-kept physical environment, while operational weaknesses — especially around staffing, housekeeping, dining consistency, and activities leadership — are recurring themes.

    Care quality and staff: Reviewers consistently describe caregivers as compassionate and respectful, with multiple mentions of strong individualized and hospice-capable care. Rehabilitation staff were specifically noted as effective. At the same time, staffing instability and turnover are recurring operational concerns; reviewers cite limited night coverage and periods when staffing levels have been thin. Those staffing patterns appear linked to intermittent delays in routine services and variable responsiveness, even though several named managers and directors receive praise for responsiveness and problem resolution when present.

    Dining and activities: Opinions on dining are mixed. Several accounts praise home-cooked, flavorful meals and a comfortable dining atmosphere, but other comments identify inconsistent food quality, small portions, and service-disruption issues. Activities are often described as engaging and resident-focused when present; however, there are repeated observations about gaps in programming consistency and the absence of a dedicated activities leader at times, leading to promised activities not always materializing.

    Facilities and housekeeping: The facility is frequently characterized as clean, welcoming, and well-maintained, creating a homelike feel for residents. That said, there are references to early or episodic housekeeping lapses and broader sanitation concerns during periods of staffing change. Laundry handling and the management of residents' personal belongings emerged as a distinct operational weakness that has led to family concern.

    Management and patterns: Several reviewers compliment specific managers for effective communication and issue resolution, and new ownership or administrative engagement is associated with reported improvements. Still, there are patterns of inconsistent ownership engagement and variability in how quickly and consistently issues are addressed. The overall pattern suggests a facility with strong frontline caregivers and a pleasant environment that is working through operational challenges tied to workforce stability, housekeeping processes, meal-service consistency, and activities leadership. Prospective families should weigh the facility's caregiving strengths and recent improvements against the potential for episodic service variability; specific questions about staffing levels, laundry procedures, activity schedules, and menu planning will help clarify current operational status during a tour.

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    Location

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    Birch Run Fields Assisted Living is located at 12160 Ulmer Rd, Birch Run, MI, 48415.

    About Birch Run Fields Assisted Living

    Birch Run Fields Assisted Living sits at 12160 Ulmer Rd. in Birch Run, Michigan, less than 25 miles north of Flint, in a small village setting with a homelike feel and plenty of natural light, and the place always stays clean and inviting, with rooms that are either private or semi-private, all furnished and set up to make residents comfortable. The community serves people from Howell, Brighton, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, and throughout Michigan, and it's licensed by the state as an Adult Large Group Home, with room for 13 to 20 residents and 20 licensed beds. The facility helps seniors and adults who need care for Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injury, physical handicaps, developmental disabilities, and mental illness, offering specialized certifications, and it gives a range of services for people who need help with things like transfers, bathing, dressing, and medication management, all under 24-hour supervision from a caring staff. Residents have a call system in their rooms in case of emergencies and the community arranges help with medical appointments, transportation, and coordination with healthcare providers when needed.

    You'll find wheelchair accessible areas throughout, peaceful gardens, outdoor patios, walking paths, and a community garden, plus common rooms like an arts room and spaces for movie nights and social activities. The place keeps things lively with a full-time activities director, field trips, housekeeper services, daily events, and both community-sponsored and resident-led activities, so residents always have something to do or look forward to each day. There's a beauty salon onsite, laundry and dry cleaning, and plenty of guest meal options, which means friends or family can visit and eat with residents. Dining rooms with all-day dining choices, kitchenettes, and meals that cater to special diets like diabetes or allergies show how they try to meet everyone's needs, and they take care of cleaning, linens, and laundry. The staff emphasizes dignity and respect, caring for each person based on their habits and health, and works to keep the rooms furnished and the atmosphere welcoming and familiar. The facility doesn't accept Medicare unless there's a specific certification, so most residents pay privately, with the cost usually less than full-time nursing care. Birch Run Fields Assisted Living offers both long-term care and short-term respite stays, standing out as a licensed site where families can find supervision, community, and peace of mind. With a 3.8 score from family reviews, the place attracts people looking for assisted living and memory care with compassionate attention, and it's been recognized with Best of Senior Living awards for service that highlights individualized help and a comfortable, home-like life.

    People often ask...

    Birch Run Fields Assisted Living offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,488 per month.

    Birch Run Fields Assisted Living offers assisted living.

    There are 10 photos of Birch Run Fields Assisted Living on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 12160 Ulmer Rd, Birch Run, MI 48415.

    No, Birch Run Fields Assisted Living 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 numberAL730411567
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAdult Large Group Home (capacity 13-20)
    License classRegular
    Capacity20 residents
    LicenseeBIRCH RUN AFC ,LLC
    Care servedAged, Alzheimer's, People with Traumatic Brain Injuries, Physically Handicapped
    EffectiveFebruary 1st, 2025
    ExpiresJanuary 31st, 2027
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    4

    Reports

    1

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    4

    Years

    28 Mar 2025Renewal
    Concluded substantial compliance with applicable licensing statutes and rules.
    21 Oct 2024Investigation
    Investigated the allegations and determined that no violations were established.
    15 Oct 2024Investigation
    Identified fire safety deficiencies after a re-check due to missing documentation and policies, leading to a disapproved rating.
    • R 400.15403Maintenance of premises
    15 Aug 2022Initial
    Identified substantial compliance with licensing rules and issued a temporary license for up to 20 residents.

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