Heartland Health Care Center-Fostrian

    540 Sunnyside Dr, Flushing, MI 48433
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.2ยท106 reviews

    Compassionate attentive care improved mobility

    I was very pleased with my experience - compassionate, attentive staff and excellent therapy helped improve mobility; the facility was clean, meals were good, and activities were engaging. Management communicated clearly and gave my family real peace of mind. I would recommend this place.

    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
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.16ยท(106)

    Overall rating

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

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      2.7
    • Value

      1.3

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Responsive call-light response in some units
    • Helpful admissions coordination
    • Clean, well-maintained patient rooms in parts of the facility
    • Friendly and caring individual staff members
    • Consistent breakfast and lunch meal service
    • Engaging therapy activities and exercise programs

    Cons

    • Inconsistent personal-care and bathing assistance
    • Gaps in clinical communication among physicians, nursing staff, and families
    • Medication administration and charting inconsistencies
    • Unreliable meal-service continuity and diet compliance
    • Sanitation and odor-control issues in patient areas
    • Variable staff responsiveness and professional conduct across shifts
    • Uneven quality and resourcing between the rehab unit and the long-term nursing unit
    • Housekeeping and laundry process deficiencies
    • Allegations of theft and financial misconduct
    • Delays in emergency response and family notification

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews indicate a facility with a clear divide between its rehabilitation services and its long-term nursing care. The rehab unit is frequently described as newer, well staffed, and effective: therapy programs, exercise groups, and rehabilitation activities received consistent praise and are often cited as the strongest aspect of the facility. Admissions coordination and individual staff members in some areas also earn positive remarks for helpfulness and responsiveness.

    Care-quality comments are mixed. Several reviewers praised therapists and certain nurses, while many others described inconsistent day-to-day nursing and aide supportโ€”particularly around assistance with hygiene and incontinence care. Reported issues include delays in responding to call lights in non-rehab areas, missed or late medication administrations, and inaccuracies in clinical charting. There are also recurring concerns about staff tone and conduct on some shifts, producing variable experiences depending on time of day and unit assignment.

    Dining and nutrition quality appears uneven. Breakfast and lunch were often described as accurate and acceptable, but dinner service received criticism for missing tray items, cold or unpalatable meals, and failure to follow prescribed texture or special-diet orders. Reviewers also mentioned intermittent shortages at bedside (for example, lack of readily available fluids) and general dissatisfaction with meal quality in parts of the facility.

    Facility and activity observations underscore the split between units. The rehab area is reported as bright, newer, and activity-oriented; by contrast, the long-term nursing area is described as older, with odor concerns in hallways, limited visible engagement programming, and signs of deferred housekeeping (linen and laundry process issues). Equipment storage and presentation also drew attention where medical equipment was observed unsecured or inadequately covered.

    Management and communication problems were a frequent theme. Multiple reviewers described difficulty reaching the attending physician, slow or unclear family notification after clinical events, and a decline in perceived care quality following administrative changes. More serious allegationsโ€”such as theft and possible billing irregularitiesโ€”were raised by some families and should prompt careful inquiry. A few reviews also referenced delays in emergency response and expressed concern following a resident's death; these are individually serious and warrant direct discussion with facility leadership and review of incident protocols.

    For prospective residents and families: the facilityโ€™s rehabilitation services are likely to meet expectations for short-term therapy, but long-term placement outcomes appear more variable. When evaluating this facility, consider touring both the rehab and nursing units separately, observe mealtime and activity periods, ask about staffing patterns by shift, request recent medication-auditing and incident-reporting practices, and inquire about housekeeping, laundry, and infection-control procedures. Verify physician coverage and family-notification protocols, and ask management how they have addressed the specific issues of sanitation, medication documentation, and allegations of misconduct.

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    Location

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    Heartland Health Care Center-Fostrian is located at 540 Sunnyside Dr, Flushing, MI, 48433.

    About Heartland Health Care Center-Fostrian

    Heartland Health Care Center-Fostrian sits over on 540 Sunnyside Drive in Flushing, Michigan, and you'll find it's mainly a senior living community for folks who can't quite do everything on their own anymore, and they do seem to have quite a bit of help to offer, whether someone just needs daily assistance or more skilled nursing care, plus they even handle memory care, rehab, and offer hospice support. The place has a nursing home part that got a 1-star rating from Medicare and Medicaid, so it might be best to check that out if you're looking for nursing services, though overall, it's rated 5.1 out of 10 in Flushing and ranks about fifth in the city among its peers, which is something to remember. The residents get cared for by trained staff who are around all the time, so families usually know there's somebody close at hand, and they do have care plans that are made to suit each person's needs. There's medication help, bathing, dressing, and even more involved therapy like physical, occupational, or speech therapy, and short-term rehab services for folks who are trying to get back on their feet after something like surgery. Assisted living rooms are mostly studios, and come with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi, so people can stay comfortable and have what they need, and there are walking paths, gardens, all-day dining run by professional kitchen staff, and activities both scheduled by the community and started up by other residents. There's also a spa and sauna, a fitness room, library, and game room to give people something to do, and folks with diabetes or food allergies get special meal options. Heartland Health Care Center-Fostrian takes people in wheelchairs or using walkers, provides parking and transportation help, accepts Medicaid and Medicare financial help, and has about 50 certified beds available out of 140 as of June 2025, but it's not a full continuing care retirement community so keep that in mind if you're trying to plan long-term. Respite care's available too if a caregiver needs a break for a few weeks. There's some info online but not much by way of fancy brochures, so the best way to see if it suits is to check it out in person and talk with staff, especially since the ratings show some things worth looking at more closely if skilled nursing's a big need.

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    The full address for this community is 540 Sunnyside Dr, Flushing, MI 48433.

    No, Heartland Health Care Center-Fostrian 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.

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