Cassaday's Adult Foster Care

    695 S M18, Gladwin, MI 48624
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    3.8ยท4 reviews

    Comfortable, attentive care and peace

    I'm very comfortable with my father at this home. The owner is a nurse and the friendly, attentive staff provide exceptional, personalized care - meals are tailored to his health needs and decorations are welcome in his private room. The living room with a large TV, the big patio and beautiful scenery make it feel warm, immaculate, and give me 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

    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

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.75ยท(4)

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • Nurse-owned, family-style operation
    • Personalized meal plans for health needs
    • Private and semi-private room options
    • Warm, home-like atmosphere
    • Friendly, attentive staff
    • Clean, well-maintained interior
    • Outdoor patio and scenic surroundings
    • Allowance for personalized resident decorations
    • Comfortable communal living area with large television
    • Perceived peace of mind by some families

    Cons

    • Inconsistent medication-management controls
    • Insufficient staffing affecting activities and responsiveness
    • Licensing and regulatory compliance deficiencies
    • Restrictive or unclear visitation policies
    • Communication and transparency gaps with families
    • History of external oversight and law-enforcement involvement

    Summary of reviews

    This set of reviews presents a mixed but consistent portrait of a small, family-run adult foster-care home led by a nurse-owner. Positive descriptions emphasize a warm, home-like environment, individualized attention, and personalized services for residents. Several reviewers noted tailored meal plans addressing health needs, allowance for personal decorations, private or semi-private room options, and attractive outdoor space with scenic views. The interior common areas โ€” including a living room with a large television โ€” are described as comfortable and well cared for.

    Care and staff are characterized on the positive side as friendly, attentive, and personable, contributing to family membersโ€™ sense of peace of mind. The nurse-owner and a family-style staffing model appear to support individualized care and closer oversight for some residents. At the same time, a recurring operational concern is insufficient staffing levels. Reviews indicate that staffing constraints have affected the availability of activities and, in some cases, responsiveness to resident needs.

    Dining and activity programming show strengths in personalization: meals are adapted for health requirements and the setting supports individualized spaces and social areas. However, limited staff capacity appears to reduce organized activities and opportunities for engagement for some residents. Prospective families should ask about current activity schedules and how the facility covers absences or peak-care times.

    Facility features are generally described positively: options for private rooms, allowance for personal decorations, clean and orderly common areas, and appealing outdoor space. These elements support a homelike atmosphere and resident comfort. Conversely, several reviews raise serious management and compliance concerns. The facility has been associated with regulatory fines related to clinical and licensing matters, and there are references to episodes that required law-enforcement involvement and generated negative publicity. There are also comments about restrictive or unclear visitation practices and instances where family members felt misinformed, indicating gaps in communication and transparency.

    Taken together, the pattern here is of a small, personalized care setting with clear strengths in atmosphere, individualized meals, and resident comfort, coupled with operational vulnerabilities in medication controls, staffing sufficiency, regulatory compliance, and family communication. Families considering this facility should review current licensing and inspection records, ask for specifics about medication-administration protocols, staffing ratios and backup plans, visitation policies, and examples of how the provider communicates about incidents and changes in resident condition.

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    Location

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    Cassaday's Adult Foster Care is located at 695 S M18, Gladwin, MI, 48624.

    About Cassaday's Adult Foster Care

    Cassaday's Adult Foster Care sits in a calm country neighborhood at 695 S M18 in Gladwin, Michigan, offering long-term care for up to six adults, with a focus on making everyone feel at home through a warm and peaceful setting run by a licensed practical nurse. This place offers both assisted living and memory care for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias, and you'll find it's organized so every resident has a personalized care plan to help with bathing, dressing, mobility, managing medicines, and getting to doctor's appointments, and whenever someone needs a little more help, trained caregivers are right there, with a registered nurse and staff always available, even at night. Cassaday's has six senior apartments which include private bedrooms, one-bedroom suites, small studios, and shared or semi-private spaces, all made with handy designs so there's room for wheelchairs and a call pendant system for quick help, and ADA-compliant bathrooms make things safer for everyone, along with 24-hour security, keypad entries, and emergency alert systems. The daily life here includes three cooked meals in a large dining room, and the kitchen can meet dietary needs like diabetes or allergies, plus there are snacks, and if someone wants to eat in their room or needs help eating, that's supported too. Family gatherings, move-in help, birthday and holiday celebrations happen throughout the year, and staff lead a full calendar of things to do-arts and crafts, games like bingo, movie nights in the theater room, technology classes in the computer room, social events in the spacious dining hall, exercise, and walking or jogging paths outside, with gardens and patios for residents and their pets. There's personal laundry, housekeeping, move-in coordination, help with transferring in and out of beds, and even a beauty and barbershop and massage therapy right on site. The routine includes regular health checkups, diabetes care, therapy rooms, and on-site physical rehab, plus transportation for off-site events and appointments or errands. There are lots of spots for quiet and reading in a big library, a games room, and a communal kitchen area, while residents can use Wi-Fi and community telephones, and spiritual needs can be met in the chapel with regular services. Staff help people with very low mobility or incontinence, those needing Parkinson's care, and people who need short-term respite stays, and rooms come furnished with plenty of closets, in-room washer and dryer if requested, and upkeep and maintenance services. Cassaday's is pet-friendly for those who want pets with them, and there are regular checks to keep everything running safely and smoothly, all supervised under Michigan license #AF260002091. Residents get care and daily supervision in a cost-friendly alternative to nursing homes, and there's always an emphasis on dignity, comfort, and feeling respected in this small, home-like community dedicated to seniors' well-being.

    People often ask...

    Cassaday's Adult Foster Care offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,843 per month.

    Cassaday's Adult Foster Care offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    The full address for this community is 695 S M18, Gladwin, MI 48624.

    No, Cassaday's Adult Foster Care 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 numberAF260002091
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAdult Family Home (capacity 1-6)
    License classRegular
    Capacity6 residents
    LicenseeDonna Cassaday
    Care servedAged
    EffectiveAugust 1st, 2025
    ExpiresJuly 31st, 2027
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    2

    Reports

    0

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    24 Aug 2025Renewal
    Found substantial compliance with applicable rules and statutes. License renewal was issued.
    24 Jul 2023Renewal
    Determined substantial compliance and renewed the license.

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