Wellspring Lutheran Services

    28910 Plymouth Rd, Livonia, MI, 48150
    3.3 · 6 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Started good, then care failed

    I thought the care was very good at first and the office manager was helpful, but it's gone downhill and the nurses/caregivers let us down. I'm very dissatisfied - I wouldn't send a loved one here and my relative never came home.

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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

    3.33 · 6 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Very good care
    • Very caring staff
    • Helpful office manager
    • Attentive nurses and caregivers
    • Positive past experience mentioned

    Cons

    • Strong warnings advising others not to send loved ones
    • Perceived decline in quality over time
    • Overall dissatisfaction expressed by some reviewers
    • Negative statements lacking specific details
    • Report that a resident 'did not come home at all'

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the supplied review summaries is mixed and polarized. Several comments explicitly praise the quality of care and the compassion of staff, while other comments express strong negative feelings, including explicit warnings not to send loved ones and statements that the place has "gone downhill". Because the volume of reviews provided is small and the negative feedback frequently lacks concrete specifics, the overall picture is conflicted: there are clear accounts of positive experiences alongside emphatic but vague negative impressions.

    Care quality appears to be the central theme driving both praise and criticism. On the positive side, reviewers use strong language such as "very good care" and note that nurses and other caregivers are "very caring". One reviewer also notes that things "was good" at some point, suggesting at least some residents or families have experienced satisfactory care. Conversely, the negative comments are emphatic — calling the facility the "worst" and advising people "do not send a loved one here" — and imply a notable drop in standards for at least one reviewer ("gone downhill"). There is also a concerning phrase that a resident "did not come home at all," which, if accurate, is a serious matter; however, the review provides no additional context to interpret that claim.

    Staff and management impressions are also mixed but tilt positive in the summaries provided. The office manager is explicitly described as "helpful," and caregivers and nurses receive direct praise for being caring and attentive. These positive mentions of front-line and administrative staff suggest that interpersonal interactions with employees can be a strength of the facility. At the same time, the presence of strong negative judgments indicates that either staff performance is inconsistent across shifts or time, or there are other non-staff-related issues influencing perceptions.

    There is little to no information in the summaries about the facility's physical environment, dining, activities, medical services beyond nursing care, or regulatory/inspection history. Those categories are not mentioned in the provided text, so no assessment can be made about facilities, meals, programming, cleanliness, safety protocols, or clinical capabilities from these reviews alone.

    A notable pattern is that the negative feedback lacks specifics. Many of the critical remarks are broad and emphatic but do not provide details about incidents, timelines, or concrete deficiencies (the summaries explicitly note "dissatisfied, no specifics mentioned"). That absence limits the ability to determine the root causes of complaints or to assess their severity and currency. Another pattern is a possible temporal change: one comment implies the facility "was good" in the past but has since "gone downhill," which could indicate a decline over time rather than a uniform level of poor service.

    Implications: based solely on these summaries, potential residents and families will see both strong positives (compassionate caregivers and a helpful office manager) and strong negatives (warnings to avoid the facility and statements of decline). Because the negative feedback is unspecific, further investigation is warranted before drawing firm conclusions. Recommended next steps for someone assessing this facility would be to request recent inspection reports, ask for references from current residents’ families, tour the community twice (including mealtime and a staff shift change), and seek details about any incidents referenced by dissatisfied reviewers. These steps would help clarify whether the mixed impressions reflect isolated experiences, an overall decline, or conflicting expectations among reviewers.

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    About Wellspring Lutheran Services

    Wellspring Lutheran Services sits at 28910 Plymouth Rd in Livonia, Michigan, and has a long history going back to 1893, offering care based on Lutheran values, so the staff focus on giving dignity, respect, and compassion to every resident, which people often mention in their reviews, saying it feels homelike and welcoming rather than a typical facility. The community offers several levels of care, including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and specialized memory care for those with Alzheimer's or dementia, with 88 beds in the nursing care area and programs for people who need daily help or medical supervision. Move-in support helps new residents adjust, and care teams of case managers, nurses, therapists, and aides coordinate closely with doctors and families, staying focused on health and wellness needs.

    Rooms are fully furnished, private or semi-private, many with their own bathrooms, picture windows, emergency call systems, and amenities like adjustable beds, private phone lines, 70 HD TV channels, WiFi, and daily housekeeping and laundry services, plus smoke alarms and sprinklers in every suite for safety. Residents get three daily meals in a cheerful dining room, with special diets for diabetes and allergies, or they can have food delivered to their suite, and there's an ice cream parlor, too, which folks seem to like. The place has garden courtyards, walking paths, communal spaces like a big dining room and activity rooms set up for crafts or movies, and even a salon and a barber so everyone can look their best if they want.

    The activity team plans regular events, religious services, and outings, and transportation gets arranged for medical appointments or trips out and about. People who like to stay busy will find daily programs, movie nights, and social times so no one has to feel left out if they want company. Staff help with daily needs like dressing, bathing, medication, and transfers, and there's a 24-hour call system along with constant supervision to make sure everyone's safe. If someone needs skilled care or therapy, the therapy gym can help them recover from surgery or hospital stays, and therapists handle physical, occupational, speech, and even respiratory therapy, while people in long-term or hospice care get personal attention to comfort and peace.

    Wellspring Lutheran Services is licensed as a Skilled Nursing Facility and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and other assistance, and the published price for private rooms usually starts at $3,000 a month, with options for other room types. The community welcomes all seniors and follows legal protections for LGBTQ individuals and people with different sources of income. Staff work to make sure residents can enjoy their independence, have fun, and stay connected with their families, which is something many visitors say they notice right away.

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