Pricing ranges from
    $4,677 – 5,612/month

    The Pines Of Lapeer

    1446 Suncrest Drive, Lapeer, MI, 48446
    3.0 · 3 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    2.0

    Friendly staff but unsafe supervision

    I appreciated the extremely friendly staff, lively inclusive activities, homelike feel and good value, but I can't recommend this place: staff often seemed unprepared or untrained and couldn't answer important questions, there's no supervision nights/weekends, services are limited, and my room overlooks a parking lot.

    Pricing

    $4,677+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $5,612+/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 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

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    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
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.00 · 3 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      2.7
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Extremely friendly staff team
    • Activities are fun and entertaining
    • Activities are inclusive and involve all residents
    • Feels like a home rather than an institutional facility
    • Perceived as great value

    Cons

    • Staff not well prepared to answer important questions
    • Untrained staff reported
    • No or inadequate supervision at night and on weekends
    • Limited activities and services (according to some reviewers)
    • Rooms overlook parking lot (poor view/location)
    • At least one reviewer does not recommend the facility

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is mixed, with clear and strong positives around the interpersonal atmosphere and activities, but serious concerns about staff preparedness, training, and supervision that temper those positives. On the positive side, multiple comments emphasize a warm, friendly staff and activities that are enjoyable, entertaining, and designed to involve residents. Several reviewers describe the environment as feeling like a home rather than a facility and characterize cost/value positively. These consistent observations suggest the community succeeds at creating an inviting social environment for some residents.

    However, the negatives are substantial and recurring. Multiple reviewers raised concerns that staff are not well prepared or appear untrained; specific examples include staff being unable to answer important questions. There are also explicit reports of a lack of supervision during nights and weekends. Together these comments point to potential variability in staff competency, insufficient training, or inadequate staffing levels during off-hours. Because supervision and staff knowledge directly affect resident safety and quality of care, these are important and potentially serious issues that contrast sharply with the positive impressions of friendliness.

    Activities and services show a split pattern in the reviews. One set of comments praises activities as fun, entertaining, and inclusive, indicating a strong programming effort that engages residents. Another set of comments describes activities and services as limited. This suggests either variability in program quality or differences in expectations among reviewers. It may also reflect differences in which residents attend or experience the programming; some may find it robust and inclusive, while others find it insufficient in scope or frequency.

    Facility-related impressions are similarly mixed. The community is described as feeling homelike, which is a meaningful positive for people seeking a less institutional atmosphere. At the same time, a concrete negative cited is that some rooms overlook a parking lot, which affects views and possibly noise or privacy. There is no direct information in these summaries about dining quality, cleanliness, medical care, or specific amenities beyond activities and room location; those areas therefore remain unknown from the provided reviews.

    Taken together, the reviews paint a picture of a facility with strong social strengths—friendly staff and engaging activities for many residents—and attractive perceived value. Yet there are notable and nontrivial concerns about staff training, ability to answer questions, and supervision during nights and weekends that could impact safety and overall care reliability. The mixed reports on activities and services and the specific comment about rooms overlooking a parking lot reinforce the idea that experiences may vary by unit, staff shift, or resident expectations. Prospective residents and families should weigh the positive social environment and value against the reported operational and staffing issues, and consider asking detailed questions about staff training, staffing levels on nights/weekends, the regular activities schedule, and room location when evaluating this community.

    Location

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    About The Pines Of Lapeer

    The Pines Of Lapeer sits in a quiet rural spot, offering a family-friendly setting for seniors who need assisted living or memory care, serving up to 20 residents at a time, which means folks get a more personal touch, and if someone's looking for privacy or likes a bit more company, there are one-bedroom and studio apartments, as well as some communal living spaces that feel homey. Safety's big here, with state-of-the-art security, ground security measures, and a system of emergency call bells in every suite and bathroom that brings help fast, any time day or night, and you'll always see nurses on-site 24/7 to handle medication, supervision, and general health needs. Care managers, who are specially trained in dementia care, lead memory care services for people with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, and they support every step like moving around, eating, getting dressed, and even incontinence care, and staff know how to work with hospice and dementia waivers if care changes. The care here covers bathing, transfers, manual feeding, keeping up with hygiene, and personal care, with a staff that helps with staying active and engaged, offering everything from music times, pet therapy, crafts, to movie nights and ice cream socials.

    The building has private and furnished rooms as well as a few set up for those who want to bring some things from home, with each suite offering TV hookups, phone jacks, and its own call bell. The noise never gets too loud out here, and there's a back patio that looks out over woods and the neighborhood, plenty of walking paths, gardening areas, and a big visiting area up front so people can bring family by anytime. Dining means three meals a day cooked by a culinary chef with both restaurant-style and guest options, with healthy snacks on hand all the time and special meal plans for folks who need diabetic, vegetarian, kosher, low or no sodium, international cuisine, or just simple no sugar added. The facility runs an all-inclusive pricing system so you won't have to keep track of different fees for different care levels, which makes things less confusing when bills come. Laundry, weekly housekeeping, and even folding towels or bed linens are all included, and the on-site barber and beauty salon run by a professional hair care specialist keeps people looking sharp.

    The Pines Of Lapeer has a 24/7 security system and ground security, regular housekeeping, laundry for clothes and linens, private suites with emergency systems, private dining, movie theater, chapel, game room, fitness room, arts and crafts programs, library, music group, and Wi-Fi access for those who want to keep in touch with family or just watch TV. There's always activities, whether live entertainment, meditation, worship, or gardening, and the staff helps plan every day with social opportunities and outings. They take VA benefits, pets with some restrictions, credit cards, checks, and always leave parking available for guests-plus community transportation so residents can get to appointments or outings safely without fuss. The facility's licensed by the state and is geared for both seniors who want a bit of independence and those living with memory problems, keeping things as simple, safe, and comforting as possible so residents feel respected and valued right in the country.

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