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    Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community

    732 E Centre Ave, Portage, MI 49002
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Attentive caregivers, clean community, trustworthy

    I'm very pleased with the helpful, kind, and patient staff - caregivers are attentive and flexible, and the executive director is informative and easy to work with. The community is very clean, residents seem well adjusted, diets are accommodated, and the single dining area keeps things simple; I feel confident in the care here.

    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
    • 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
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.40·(10)

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      3.4
    • Value

      3.4

    Pros

    • Well-maintained, neat facility
    • Very clean
    • Kind and patient staff
    • Attentive, caring memory care
    • Accommodating executive director
    • Informative and easy to work with management (per some reviewers)
    • Flexible and accommodates different diets
    • Single dining area reduces confusion
    • Residents appear well adjusted and loved

    Cons

    • Irresponsible or inconsistent management (per some reviewers)
    • Lack of knowledge among peers and management
    • Concerns about behind-closed-doors issues
    • Negative impressions and warnings about moving a loved one in
    • COVID shutdown reduced family contact
    • Campus layout can be confusing

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment toward Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community is mixed but centers on strong praise for frontline caregiving and facility upkeep alongside significant concerns about management consistency and communication. Multiple reviewers highlight that the community is clean, neat, and well maintained, and they describe the staff as kind, patient, and caring. Memory care itself receives positive comments, with residents described as well adjusted and loved. Practical operational positives include flexibility around resident diets and a single dining area that some reviewers found reduces confusion for residents.

    Care quality and staff: Reviews consistently praise direct caregivers and the daily care environment. Several accounts emphasize compassionate, patient staff and an overall sense that residents are receiving attentive memory care. This is reinforced by observers noting that people seem well adjusted, residents are loved, and the community provides a caring atmosphere. Those positives suggest strength in hands-on caregiving, routines, and the ability of staff to work with residents with dementia or memory loss.

    Facilities and dining: The physical environment is described positively by multiple reviewers. Common descriptors include very clean, nice, and neat. The dining setup receives specific positive mention: having a single dining area is noted as reducing confusion for residents, and staff appear willing to accommodate different dietary needs. However, there is not universal agreement about wayfinding: while at least one reviewer said the campus was not confusing, another explicitly described the campuses as confusing. This indicates that experiences with layout and navigation may vary by visitor or resident, or that signage and orientation could be inconsistent across wings or shifts.

    Management, communication, and governance: This is the area with the largest divergence in opinion. Some reviewers single out the executive director as accommodating, informative, flexible, and easy to work with, suggesting pockets of strong leadership and responsiveness. At the same time, other reviewers describe management as irresponsible, lacking knowledge, or giving a negative impression. There are even explicit cautions about potential behind-closed-doors issues and warnings advising others to be cautious about moving a loved one in. Taken together, these comments point to inconsistent experiences with leadership and communication. It suggests that while some family members encountered effective, helpful management, others encountered gaps in competence, transparency, or follow-through. This inconsistency is a notable pattern and a primary driver of mixed overall sentiment.

    Visitation and family contact: Reviewers mentioned that COVID shutdowns reduced family contact, which affected perceptions and experience for some families. Reduced access during the pandemic is a common factor across many communities, but it is worth noting because it appears to have contributed to anxiety or dissatisfaction for relatives who had less ability to monitor care during that period.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The reviews collectively suggest a facility with many strong operational elements at the bedside and in daily routines, particularly in cleanliness and caregiver demeanor. However, there are recurring and significant concerns about management consistency, knowledge, and transparency, including an explicit worry about what happens behind closed doors. For prospective families, it would be prudent to meet directly with the executive director and other leaders, seek multiple references from current resident families, ask for specifics on staff training and oversight, request tours of the exact unit a prospective resident would occupy (to assess layout and wayfinding), and clarify visitation and communication policies post-COVID. Those who prioritize warm, attentive direct care and a clean environment may find Beacon Pointe desirable, but those for whom consistent, well-documented management and transparent communication are critical may want to probe more deeply or consider visiting multiple times to confirm the consistency of leadership and practices.

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    Location

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    Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community is located at 732 E Centre Ave, Portage, MI, 49002.

    About Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community

    Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community, sits at 732 E Centre Avenue in Portage, MI, and gives seniors with memory loss a place designed for their safety and comfort, where families can find dedicated, respectful care for loved ones living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and you'll find a caring, friendly staff who know memory care and do their best to notice each resident's needs, and you won't miss the simple layout and secure building, because both aim to help people find their way more easily and feel safer moving around. The staff offers 24-hour supervision and a call system, with a nurse on-site, though those who need constant medical help may want to look for skilled nursing care elsewhere, and you see that attention to detail in their help with day-to-day needs like bathing, dressing, medication, meals, and cleaning, which can be a big relief for many. Residents get their own rooms-furnished and with a phone-and there's plenty of community space like sunrooms, an arts room, activity areas, or garden walks, and you'll spot folks gathered for movie nights, art projects, games, exercise sessions, or outings to lunch and field trips, while the activity calendar keeps everyone informed and gives residents something to look forward to each day.

    Beacon Pointe's memory care approach focuses on each resident's strengths and personal needs, using personalized care plans and programs that keep people active, participating, and as independent as possible, and staff get special training in helping people with cognitive issues, including how to help with memory, health, and keeping routines simple. Pets can come along with residents, and there are laundry and housekeeping services, meal preparation with choices for dietary needs, a dining room, sunroom, barber and salon, and support for families wanting to stay connected. You'll also find on-site wellness and healthy aging programs, along with transportation for everything from appointments to group outings. Security measures in the building help make sure residents don't wander unsafely. Amenities like walking paths, a community terrace, and furnished common rooms give people spaces to move, sit, and visit. Beacon Pointe welcomes people who need a little extra supervision, help with personal care, or dementia-focused services, and you'll notice how everything from the activities to the physical layout supports people who may be confused or overwhelmed. They offer hospice waiver and non-ambulatory care, and work with healthcare providers to keep up with changing needs, while social and recreational programs keep minds and bodies working.

    Overall, Beacon Pointe, with its 10/10 rating, offers memory care and assisted living for seniors who need it, with a focus on respect, safety, and a structured but warm community where every person still gets a chance to stay active, comfortable, and connected, and even though nothing is ever perfect, the people here work hard to give residents a good place to live with the help and supervision they need.

    About Woodland Terrace

    Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community is managed by Woodland Terrace.

    Woodland Terrace is a family of senior living communities in Michigan owned and operated by the Dockerty family.

    People often ask...

    Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,166 per month.

    Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community offers assisted living and memory care.

    There are 11 photos of Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 732 E Centre Ave, Portage, MI 49002.

    No, Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community 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 numberAL390381477
    StatusClosed
    Facility typeAdult Large Group Home (capacity 13-20)
    License classClosed
    Capacity20 residents
    LicenseeDockerty Health Care Services, Inc.
    Care servedAged, Alzheimer's
    EffectiveAugust 30th, 2022
    ExpiresAugust 29th, 2024
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    Inspection Reports

    1

    Reports

    0

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    8

    Years

    08 May 2018Initial
    Found substantial compliance with licensing rules and issued a temporary license for up to 20 residents.

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