Pricing ranges from
    $5,040 – 6,048/month

    Alternative Assisted Living LLC

    5490 Duffield Rd, Flint, MI, 48433
    3.6 · 20 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    4.0

    Compassionate care but staffing issues

    I placed my mom here and I value the kind, compassionate staff, faith-based atmosphere, engaging activities, family events and generally homey, well-kept building with good meals. That said, I've noticed staffing shortages, slow responses to calls, shared bathrooms and occasional poor cleaning/loss of personal items and management issues that concern me. Overall the care feels loving and my mom is happy, but check staffing, cleaning and bathroom arrangements before committing.

    Pricing

    $5,040+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $6,048+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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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

    3.65 · 20 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      3.2
    • Amenities

      2.5
    • Value

      2.4

    Pros

    • Compassionate, kind caregivers
    • Clear and timely communication with families (in many reports)
    • Clean and well-maintained environment (in many reports)
    • Team-oriented staff who collaborate with residents and families
    • Encourages independence with attention to safety
    • Spiritual/Christian environment and spiritual care team
    • Active social programming and engaging activities
    • Family involvement events (barbecues, gatherings)
    • Helpful therapy and good rehabilitative exercises
    • Quick response to medical emergencies (in some reports)
    • Homelike, comfortable, and inviting facility design
    • Well-balanced, good-tasting meals (in many reports)
    • On-time service and accommodating meal options (in many reports)
    • Respectful, affectionate interactions and attentive care
    • Income-based program availability (in at least one report)

    Cons

    • Unresponsive or delayed staff response to calls
    • Understaffing concerns (examples: two staff for 18 residents)
    • Inconsistent staffing levels and no nurse on staff
    • Resident mobility/assistance needs not always met promptly
    • Messy rooms and inconsistent or poor housekeeping
    • Late or cold meals and limited food choices (soup/sandwiches cited)
    • Unpleasant, dismissive, or negative management/staff attitude
    • Loss or mishandling of personal items (clothing, phones)
    • Overmedication alleged by some reviewers
    • Shared bathrooms and lack of private bathroom options
    • Stained towels and reports of cost-cutting on cleaning supplies
    • Broken promises and slow problem resolution (in some reports)
    • Perception of being overpriced or poor value for cost
    • Privacy concerns and possible eavesdropping reported

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is sharply mixed: a substantial number of families and residents praise the facility for warm, attentive caregivers, strong family engagement, and meaningful activities, while other reviewers report serious shortfalls in staffing, cleanliness, and management responsiveness. The positive comments emphasize compassionate, respectful staff, a homelike atmosphere, and good programming; negative reports focus on inconsistent care, understaffing, and housekeeping failures. This creates a polarized picture where experiences vary considerably by reviewer.

    Care quality and staffing are recurring and conflicted themes. Many reviews describe compassionate, kind, and attentive caregivers who build affectionate and respectful relationships with residents, provide prompt help in emergencies, and communicate well with families. Several reviewers noted helpful therapy offerings (standing/sitting exercises, walking, leg care) and a team-oriented staff approach that encourages independence while maintaining safety. Conversely, other reviewers describe understaffing (one review explicitly cited two staff for 18 residents), delayed or nonresponsive answers to call attempts (including being sent to voicemail), and situations where residents could not move or get out of bed without immediate assistance that was not provided quickly. There are also comments that no nurse is on staff at times, and at least one reviewer raised concerns about overmedication. The pattern suggests variability in shift coverage and clinical oversight that impacts families differently.

    Facility cleanliness and laundry practices are another major dividing line. Multiple reviewers praise the facility as neat, clean, home-like, and well-maintained, while an equally strong set of reviews report poor cleaning, brown-stained towels, cost-cutting on cleaning supplies, and general squalor/odors. Some reviews allege that clothing and other personal items (including phones) were lost or discarded after accidents, and there are reports that staff discarded resident clothes rather than properly laundering or returning them. These conflicting accounts point to inconsistency in housekeeping standards and resident belongings management across time or shifts.

    Dining and nutrition similarly show mixed feedback. Positive reviews report hot, well-balanced, and tasty meals served from the kitchen, accommodating meal options, and on-time service. By contrast, several reviewers complained of limited menu choices (noting soup and sandwiches nightly), late meals that needed reheating, and overall poor meal quality in some instances. Food-service quality appears uneven — some families experience satisfying meals and accommodations, others experience repetitive or inadequate offerings.

    Activities, social life, and the physical environment are often highlighted as strengths. Many reviewers mention engaging activities, spiritual care and prayer, outdoor spaces like a gazebo, family barbecues, artwork, and social rooms that foster interaction. The facility is frequently described as homelike, inviting, and up-to-date; design that emphasizes socialization received positive attention. That said, a few reviews called living quarters sparse and pointed to shared bathrooms and lack of private bathroom options as drawbacks to privacy and perceived value.

    Management, communication, and responsiveness show substantial variability. On the positive side, several reviewers praised clear communication, close collaboration between staff and families, timely updates, and administrators who are knowledgeable and helpful. On the negative side, some reviewers described management as dismissive, having a terrible attitude, not family-friendly, and unresponsive to problems — citing broken promises, slow problem resolution, or staff who seemed unpleasant or even eavesdropping. These opposing reports suggest that family interactions and administrative responsiveness may depend heavily on personnel on duty and specific incidents.

    Value and overall recommendation are split. A number of families express gratitude and strong recommendations, describing mothers and grandmothers as happy and well cared-for, and rating care positively. Others explicitly advise against the facility, call it overpriced or not good value, and report an unacceptable experience. One reviewer gave an intermediate score (3.5/5), noting honest, experienced staff and a family-like atmosphere but suggesting services could be tweaked.

    Patterns and takeaways: reviewers cluster into two main experience types — those who encounter warm, competent, and communicative staff in a clean, active, homelike environment; and those who experience understaffing, poor cleaning, lost items, management indifference, and inconsistent meal quality. The specific recurring red flags are understaffing (with concrete examples), inconsistent housekeeping and laundry practices, complaints about management attitude or responsiveness, and variability in meal quality. The recurring positives are compassionate caregivers, meaningful activities, spiritual care, and instances of good clinical responsiveness and therapy.

    For prospective families: consider visiting during different times (including evenings and weekends) to observe staffing levels and cleanliness across shifts, ask for details about nurse availability and emergency protocols, inquire about laundry and belongings policies, request sample menus and meal schedules, and speak with current families to gauge consistency. The facility clearly provides excellent care for many residents, but the reviews indicate variability that merits careful, time-of-day–specific observation and clear contractual agreements about cleanliness, staffing ratios, personal-contents handling, and responsiveness to calls.

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    About Alternative Assisted Living LLC

    Alternative Assisted Living LLC runs several different types of senior care homes, including adult family homes, small group homes like "60th Ave AFC" and "68th Street," and medium group homes, each with set limits for residents from as few as three to as many as twelve in a single location. Some of these homes, such as "A & R Premiere Care" and "A Better Connection," focus on adult family-style living, letting up to six residents share daily support and personal care services together, and with places that are usually small enough so that it's possible to get to know the other residents and the care staff too, and people don't feel lost in the crowd, and there's trained staff on hand to help with activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, and taking medicine, which can make life a bit easier and safer for everyone there.

    They say they focus on a person-centered approach, looking at what each resident needs, and they write up care plans based on a resident's physical, mental, and emotional health, and besides help with daily tasks, the homes have services like medication reminders, health monitoring, meal preparation including things like diabetic or special diets, and help with moving about through the house or getting around so no one's left struggling by themselves. You'll find rooms set up for comfort and independence, including studio apartments close to dining rooms, and everything's usually furnished and connected for TV, internet, and telephone, so it's easier for residents to reach out to family or relax on their own, and there's a main living room where people gather to chat or watch television as a group if they want company, plus outdoor spaces and gardens for those who like to sit in the fresh air or do a little gardening.

    Alternative Assisted Living LLC has homes that are pet-friendly, which matters to a lot of people, and there are meal options for many different needs, even special diets, plus you get basic things taken care of like housekeeping and laundry, so daily chores don't have to become a worry anymore, and transportation and parking are set aside for appointments or outings, which makes it simpler to get around. Residents take part in community activities, hobbies, religious services held off-site for those who want that, and social events scheduled so there's always something to do and people to meet, and those who need memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia get supervised support in secure surroundings set up to lower confusion and stop wandering, with 24-hour care and programs aimed at helping memory and keeping minds active.

    For people needing more medical attention or even round-the-clock nursing, Alternative Assisted Living LLC works with other places such as Springvale Assisted Living & Memory Care and Holiday Genesee Gardens to offer skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, and wound care, and respite care is available so families get a break when they need it. The homes serve both more independent seniors who just want a maintenance-free life with some support, as well as those needing more help because of health or memory issues, and the living spaces, whether small family homes or larger group homes, always aim for a safe, friendly environment with staff close by for supervision and help, and meals, company, and activities all included, making life as simple and pleasant as possible for residents.

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