Care First Group Living and In Home Services

    31000 Lahser Rd #1, Southfield, MI, 48025
    3.0 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Compassionate staff but unsafe leadership

    I appreciated the independence-focused program, long open layout, speech therapist on staff, and people-oriented staff - residents were friendly and care seemed impressive for catastrophically injured people. But I found leadership unprofessional and uncaring with a revenue-first focus; I was alarmed by signs/reports of physical and emotional abuse, felt life was at risk, experienced horrible phone communication (bad dial tone, recruiter hung up, no callback), and noticed maintenance issues and that it's too far from my home. I'd change my rating if management calls me back - staff were wonderful otherwise.

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    3.00 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Independence-focused care
    • Speech therapist available
    • People-oriented staff
    • Impressive outcomes for catastrophically injured residents
    • Great program
    • Long, open home layout (not boxed-in)
    • Wonderful staff
    • Friendly residents

    Cons

    • Poor phone communication (horrible dial tone, recruiter hung up, no callback)
    • Unprofessional behavior reported
    • Reports of physical abuse
    • Reports of emotional abuse
    • Safety concerns (statements that life was at risk)
    • Owners perceived as uncaring and revenue-focused
    • Maintenance issues
    • Facility too far from some families
    • Concerns or ambiguity around medical experience/qualifications of staff
    • Lack of responsiveness to inquiries

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across these review summaries is mixed but contains several strong positive notes alongside very serious negative allegations. On the positive side reviewers repeatedly praise the program model and many aspects of day-to-day care: the community is described as independence-focused, with a long, open home layout that avoids a boxed-in feeling. Clinical supports such as a speech therapist are available, and staff are often characterized as people-oriented, wonderful, and capable of caring for residents with catastrophic injuries. Several comments emphasize that the program is impressive for caring for people with significant needs and that residents themselves are friendly. These strengths point to a setting that, for many residents, provides meaningful therapeutic supports and a homelike environment that prioritizes independence and social engagement.

    However, the positive impressions are counterbalanced by multiple serious concerns that must be considered. A recurring operational issue is poor phone communication: reviewers note a horrible dial tone, recruiters who hung up on callers, and a lack of callback. This lack of responsiveness extends to an overall perception of poor management and unprofessional behavior in some cases. More alarmingly, there are explicit allegations of physical and emotional abuse and statements that a resident's life was at risk, along with perceptions that owners are uncaring and overly focused on revenue. Those are critical red flags that go beyond service shortcomings and speak directly to resident safety and organizational culture.

    Facility- and logistics-related themes are mixed as well. The home layout is praised for openness and supporting independence, but there are also reports of maintenance issues that suggest upkeep problems in some areas. Some prospective families or reviewers noted the facility is too far from home, which is important for family involvement and regular visits. There is also ambiguity in the reviews about staff medical experience or qualifications; while some reviewers reference medical experience, the summaries indicate concerns or uncertainty rather than clear validation of clinical competencies. That uncertainty around clinical credentials, combined with the severe allegations mentioned above, highlights the importance of confirming staffing qualifications and supervision structures before placement.

    Management and communications emerge as a major theme tying together many complaints: poor phone handling, recruiter behavior, and a stated willingness by some reviewers to change their rating if contacted suggest issues could be mitigated by better responsiveness and complaint resolution. Still, allegations of abuse and an alleged profit-first owner attitude are systemic concerns that cannot be resolved solely through better front-desk communication. They should prompt prospective residents and families to request documentation, ask about incident reporting and investigation procedures, check licensing and complaint histories, and observe staff-resident interactions directly.

    In summary, the reviews portray a community with genuine strengths — an independence-oriented program, therapy availability, compassionate staff for many residents, and a homelike open layout — that is shadowed by serious operational and safety concerns for some reviewers. The most frequent positive themes relate to care model and staff/resident interactions; the most consequential negatives relate to communication breakdowns, maintenance, and grave allegations involving abuse and management culture. Prospective residents or family members should weigh the positive clinical and social attributes against the serious allegations, perform direct visits, verify staff qualifications and oversight, ask for references or outcomes for residents with complex needs, and check regulatory records before making decisions. Follow-up and responsiveness from management appear to matter to reviewers; if the facility addresses complaints transparently, some reviewers indicated they would revise negative feedback.

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    About Care First Group Living and In Home Services

    Care First Group Living and In Home Services gives people care in two main ways-through group living homes or help at home-so seniors and people with disabilities can get what they need, whether that's support with bathing, dressing, getting around, or just someone there to help with chores, grocery shopping, and meals, and there are special programs for those with memory loss, like Alzheimer's, using Certified Dementia Practitioners, and there's always a focus on keeping people as independent and comfortable as possible, whether that means private or shared living spaces, mobility aid support like help with stairs, or even programs for chronic diseases like diabetes, heart failure, or Parkinson's, and people can also get wellness checks, companionship, social activity support, and even specialized help after hospital stays or for veterans, and really, whether someone needs daily care, personal care, help with errands, or just a friendly companion, the Care First staff tries to create simple, personal plans to match what each person needs, with a nod to dignity and privacy in both home and group settings, and then, separately, there's the Care First digital offerings, which use terms like digital flipbooks, interactive flipbooks, and digital magazines, and tools like Issuu, Issuu Inc., and the Issuu platform, so folks can turn plain files into interactive pages and host these on websites or blogs, and that process includes embedding, creating links, fullscreen sharing, and GIF creation, while on a bigger scale there are secure features like 100G+ optical connectivity powered by Ciena, hot aisle containment, and data center spaces in places like DC BLOX BHM-1, DC BLOX HSV-1, and the Phoenix Data Center, where you'll find things like reinforced concrete slabs, dual UPS feeds, and round-the-clock security with cameras and fences, and all of these amenities-be it for care or digital services-are there so residents and clients get comfort, security, and support that's actually built around their daily lives, with no extra frills, just what they truly need.

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