Harbor House Pier Place

Harbor House Pier Place in Jenison, MI, gives assisted living care in a small setting, offering just 20 assisted living units, so residents get help with their daily needs like bathing, dressing, and taking medicine, as well as ongoing supervision day and night. The facility has elevators for easy movement between floors, plus push-button automatic doors and plenty of ramps, barrier-free doors, wheelchair-accessible restrooms, showers, and drinking fountains for people with mobility needs, and there's also plenty of handicap parking and loading areas. ADA accessible vehicles, including vans and buses with lifts or ramps, help residents get to appointments or activities, and public transport is also accessible from the site, so it's convenient for outings. Harbor House Pier Place uses Hoyer lifts for people who need help moving safely, and offers services for people who have trouble seeing or hearing, including braille signs, qualified readers, screen readers, assistive listening devices, and interpreters who can use VRI (video remote interpreting). The community supports people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities, tailoring care to meet each person's needs and abilities, and gives emphasis on abundant living with purposeful and meaningful activities. Harbor House Pier Place includes care homes with distinct names like Beechwood, Cherrywood, Cottonwood, Maplewood, Sandalwood, and Willowood, as well as a separate facility called Georgetown Harmony Homes for high-quality, individualized care for adults with profound developmental disabilities, with each place maintaining a home-like setting and a strong focus on dignity, respect, and spiritual values. The staff aim to walk alongside residents in all parts of daily life, forming close friendships and working with families to support overall well-being, and are trained to offer attentive help with transfers, non-ambulatory support, and health coordination. Residents can expect home comforts like fully furnished rooms, a dining room with all-day meals tailored to special diets, movie nights, gardening, social activities, event participation, walking paths, landscaped gardens outside, housekeeping and laundry services, emergency alert systems, and scheduled transportation to places like the nearby Metro Health and Rite Aid pharmacy. Harbor House Pier Place has a current license through the state of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, follows safety requirements, and is regularly inspected by Community Mental Health of Ottawa County, with CARF accreditation showing a commitment to quality. The community encourages everyone's participation in daily life and values contributions from residents, visitors, and partners, and tries to make every space accessible, welcoming, and comfortable for people who need varying types of support and care.