Pricing ranges from
    $3,775 – 4,530/month

    Palmers Place

    1009 S St Johns St, Ithaca, MI, 48847
    3.6 · 5 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    2.0

    Clean affordable place, care concerns

    I like the clean, affordable, well-located place - staff are mostly nice and flexible, care is generally good, and I miss the music. That said, some residents can be unpleasant, and I'm very concerned by reports of staff negligence, including a tragic freezing death.

    Pricing

    $3,775+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $4,530+/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
    • 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

    3.60 · 5 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      3.0
    • Meals

      3.6
    • Amenities

      3.6
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Mostly good / nice staff
    • Flexible staff
    • Clean facility
    • Good location
    • Affordable pricing
    • Provides necessary care
    • Positive overall impressions from some reviewers
    • Music or activities that residents value (noted as missed)

    Cons

    • Alleged staff negligence
    • Reported resident death (froze to death) linked to negligence
    • Serious safety concerns
    • Some residents have bad attitudes
    • Possible reduction or absence of music/activities

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the review summaries is mixed but leans toward cautiously positive on day-to-day aspects while being deeply troubled by at least one very serious allegation. Multiple reviewers praise the facility for being clean, affordable, well located, and for providing the care residents need. Staff are often described positively—"mostly good," "nice," and "flexible"—and at least one reviewer explicitly calls the overall experience a positive one. These favorable comments speak to the facility's basic operations and value proposition: reasonable cost, tidy environment, accessible location, and staff who are generally helpful and adaptable.

    However, these positive elements are contrasted by extremely serious safety and management concerns raised in the summaries. One review alleges that a resident froze to death and ties that outcome to staff negligence. That is an allegation of a catastrophic failure in care and safety, and it dramatically alters the risk picture for prospective residents and families. Even beyond that single allegation, "staff negligence" is mentioned explicitly, and reviewers note "serious safety concerns." These points indicate potential systemic problems or at least one very severe incident that would merit immediate verification and follow-up by anyone considering this community.

    On staff and interpersonal environment, the reviews show a split: while many mentions of staff are positive (kind, flexible), there are also notes that "some residents had bad attitudes." That suggests a mixed resident culture which can affect day-to-day life, social dynamics, and overall atmosphere. It also raises questions about how well staff manage resident conflicts and whether staff have adequate training and resources to support challenging behaviors.

    Regarding activities and daily life, the only specific programmatic detail is that residents "miss my music," implying that music or some form of musical activity existed or was valued but may be reduced or discontinued. This can be read two ways: either the facility historically provided music programming that residents appreciated, or there has been a cutback that residents notice. There is no direct information about dining, therapy, medical oversight, staffing ratios, or accreditation in the summaries, which leaves significant gaps in evaluating the full quality of life and clinical safety at the facility.

    Taken together, the pattern is: reliable positives in cleanliness, location, cost, and generally pleasant staff behavior, counterbalanced by at least one extremely serious allegation of neglect with fatal consequences and more general concerns about negligence and resident dynamics. The serious safety allegation (death by freezing) is a red flag that should be prioritized over routine positive comments when making decisions.

    Recommendations for prospective residents and families based on these reviews: verify the reported incident(s) and ask facility management for details (incident reports, corrective action taken, police or regulatory investigations if any), request staffing ratios and staff training policies (especially for emergency responses and behavior management), ask about temperature and environmental safety protocols, inquire about the current activity calendar and specifically about music or programs residents value, and speak with multiple current residents and family members to understand resident culture. Because the reviews mix routine operational positives with a potentially catastrophic safety failure, due diligence and direct verification are essential before making placement decisions.

    Location

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    About Palmers Place

    Palmers Place sits at 1009 S St Johns St in Ithaca, Michigan, and you'll find it's an adult family home licensed for up to 12 people who might need more care with age, disabilities, illness, or memory problems, and the staff, including Ms. Jennia Woodcock as co-owner, try to keep things comfortable, steady, and safe. Now, it operates as a corporation called Palmers Place Inc, and holds a current license from July 2024 through July 2026, serving as both an adult foster care and assisted living option with someone there twenty-four hours a day, all days of the week. Residents get a choice of private or shared rooms, all with private bathrooms and kitchenettes, and the spaces are fully furnished and cooled with air conditioning, plus, cable TV, phone, and internet are available so folks can stay connected. All meals are covered, cleaning and maintenance are handled, and there's support for everything folks might need help with, like bathing, dressing, or taking medicine, and for those with memory issues, staff have training for Alzheimer's or other kinds of dementia care. The place does both long-term and hospice care, and home care services, too, with aides around for non-medical help and companionship, while daily routines are filled with social activities-some inside and some out-along with meal times and devotional gatherings, and there's a focus on keeping the sense of community strong and supporting each person's well-being. The community stays close with Ithaca City Hall and the website's listed at ithacami.com, but even with all these things in place, Palmers Place doesn't have accreditation from the BBB, which some people care about and others don't. There's an effort here to balance celebrating each person's past while looking forward, and staff keep things simple, aiming to create an environment where folks still live with purpose and comfort each day, whether they need a little help or a lot.

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