Brookdale Saginaw

Brookdale Saginaw is a senior living community that offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and continuing care options, and it sits among landscaped grounds with flower-lined walking paths and plenty of natural light in apartments, where residents can choose from private or companion-suite models, all with their own bathrooms, kitchenettes, and closets. Residents get support that matches their needs, including help with personal care, mobility, and medication management from a 24-hour staff, while an emergency response system ensures quick help if something goes wrong, and trained professionals like psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, counselors, and on-site health care staff are available when needed.

Meals are prepared by a professional chef and the dining program can be customized for dietary needs like gluten-free, low sodium, vegetarian, vegan, organic, and low sugar, with restaurant-style dining and anytime dining available. Memory care at Brookdale Saginaw uses the Clare Bridge Program, which guides residents with Alzheimer's or dementia through structured activities meant to help with independence and engagement, such as reminiscence therapy, snoezelen sensory programs, and light therapy, and offers gentle reminders and prompts during daily routines. The community encourages residents to join a variety of activity programs-these might be group fitness classes, chair yoga, or brain games, and there's also plenty of religious services, book clubs, discussions, and dancing or parties, all designed to support residents' interests and well-being.

There are lots of places to gather, including Main Street common areas, a fireside living room, outdoor patios, gardens, a porch, enclosed courtyards, library, beauty salon, and a private dining room, as well as activity rooms, computer and internet access, free Wi-Fi and cable TV, plus pet-friendly areas. Residents find housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, transportation services, pharmacy, postal services, and beauty/barber shops on site, as well as mobility and safety features like wheelchair accessible showers, full tubs, and keypad entry. For those who want to keep active outdoors, there are secure walking paths and gardens, plus outdoor seating where folks can relax or visit with others, and residents can use parking on-site or get transportation to appointments at cost, with bus lines nearby for easy access.

Brookdale Saginaw puts effort into creating a supportive environment where seniors can pursue their hobbies, meet new friends, and stay involved in community life-there's always an events schedule aimed at social, educational, and entertaining activities, while signature programs make use of each person's own skills and history. Families can use caregiver resources with planning tools, glossaries, and stories from real residents, and the staff works with families to make sure each care plan fits the resident's changing needs, offering both flexibility and routine.

The community is recognized for Best Meals and Dining, Best Activities, and Most Friendly, and there are tours that give a look at meals, apartments, and life in the community. Skilled care is available for those who need more help than assisted living provides, and residential care homes with shared living and a live-in caregiver offer options for those who want a smaller setting, as well. Holistic health services like on-site home care agencies, hospice, and medication management round out the support, while the person-centered approach in assisted living and memory care means everyone gets help and encouragement in a way that's right for them.

Brookdale Saginaw is managed by Brookdale.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) is the largest senior living operator in the United States, managing over 640 communities with capacity for approximately 59,000 residents across 41 states and employing around 36,000 associates. Founded in 1978 and publicly traded since 2005, Brookdale solidified its market leadership through major acquisitions including American Retirement Corporation (2006) and Emeritus Senior Living (2014), making it the only national full-spectrum senior living company. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Brookdale has topped the American Seniors Housing Association's ASHA 50 list and Argentum's largest providers list for multiple consecutive years.

The company's comprehensive care continuum includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Brookdale's signature Clare Bridge program, developed over 30 years ago by dementia-care experts, provides specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care through two distinct levels: Clare Bridge communities for comprehensive memory support and the Clare Bridge Solace program for advanced-stage dementia residents. The program is recognized by the Alzheimer's Association® for incorporating evidence-based Dementia Care Practice Recommendations and features secure environments, enclosed courtyards, Daily Path programming with six structured activities daily, and the InTouch technology platform offering personalized brain-stimulating games and therapeutic content.

Brookdale's holistic Optimum Life® wellness approach balances six dimensions—Purposeful, Physical, Emotional, Social, Spiritual, and Intellectual—implemented through signature programs including B-Fit (eight exercise class options), Brain Fit (mental fitness workouts), My Life Story (resident storytelling), EngagementPlus (interest-based connections), Growing Together (collaborative learning), and The Ageless Spirit (kindness and gratitude practices). The Embrace Family Partnership provides caregiver education and support for families of memory care residents.

The company's Brookdale HealthPlus® care coordination model, winner of the 2024 Argentum Best of the Best Award placing it among the top 1% of operators, is a technology-enabled healthcare service featuring dedicated RN Care Managers who proactively manage residents' health, coordinate care transitions, and help prevent avoidable hospitalizations. Communities using HealthPlus report 78% fewer urgent care visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations, and 63% more completed annual wellness visits. The Personal Solutions program delivers hygiene products, medications, and daily necessities directly to residents' doors with discreet packaging and monthly billing convenience.

Following a strategic divestiture of its home health and hospice operations to HCA Healthcare (completed December 2023), Brookdale now focuses exclusively on senior living operations while maintaining its position as the industry's largest operator, committed to its mission of enriching lives with compassion, respect, excellence, and integrity.