Heartland Health Care Center - Grosse Pointe Woods

    21401 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.5ยท18 reviews

    Excellent therapy and caring staff

    I had a very positive stay - therapy (PT/OT/speech) was excellent and helped me recover well. Nurses, CNAs and therapists were caring and responsive, and the activities and dining were enjoyable. The facility is clean, well-maintained with plush seating and ample visiting space in a pleasant, central location. Administration and social work were attentive; I would recommend them.

    Current/former 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

    2.50ยท(18)

    Overall rating

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

      2.4
    • Staff

      2.6
    • Meals

      2.6
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      2.5

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation therapies (occupational, physical, speech)
    • Skilled and effective therapy staff
    • Attentive daytime physicians and clinical staff
    • Engaging activities program and proactive activities director
    • Responsive administration and social-work assistance
    • Private-room availability
    • Pleasant central location and visitor-friendly common spaces
    • Well-maintained and comfortable communal seating areas
    • Positive post-rehab outcomes and successful discharges
    • Clean appearance in parts of the facility

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing quality and clinical follow-through
    • Chronic understaffing, particularly overnight and after-hours
    • Medication-management gaps
    • Delays in incident response and fall-assessment processes
    • Poor after-hours family communication and physician accessibility
    • Inconsistent dining quality, limited menu variety, and rigid meal schedules
    • Variable cleanliness and odor concerns in some areas
    • Outdated resident rooms and limited in-room amenities
    • Insufficient communal seating and therapeutic equipment availability
    • Variable administrative follow-through and discharge communication

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The facility is frequently described as a strong short-term rehabilitation center with notable strengths in occupational, physical, and speech therapies. Therapy teams receive consistent praise for skill and outcomes, and many families described successful discharges following rehab. Daytime clinical staff and physicians are often characterized as attentive, and several reviewers noted helpful support from the administration and social-work teams.

    Care quality and staffing: Reviews indicate mixed performance in nursing and day-to-day clinical care. While daytime nursing and therapy interactions are often positive, reviewers described inconsistent nursing follow-through and chronic understaffing, especially overnight and after-hours. These operational shortfalls are associated with delayed responses to calls, delays in incident assessments (including falls), and concerns about medication administration and wound-assessment timeliness. A number of families described situations that required higher-level care after gaps in medication or wound management; these accounts suggest variability in clinical oversight rather than uniform practice across units.

    Dining and activities: Dining receives mixed feedback. Some residents and families enjoyed meals and the dining spaces, while others found food bland, the menu limited, and meal timing inflexible (for example, early dinner times and limited overnight snack availability). The activities program is frequently cited as a positive feature: an active activities director and a range of programs were valued by many residents, although a few reviewers felt activity frequency or variety was insufficient.

    Facilities and amenities: Perspectives on the physical plant are mixed. Several reviewers praised pleasant common areas, plush seating, and a convenient central location, creating a visitor-friendly environment for rehabilitation stays. Conversely, others described older-looking rooms, limited in-room amenities, insufficient chairs or equipment in communal/therapy spaces, and localized cleanliness or odor concerns. These differences suggest variability between wings or units rather than a single uniform condition across the campus.

    Management and communication: Administrative responsiveness appears variable. Some families found administrators and social workers helpful and communicative; others experienced difficulty reaching clinicians after hours, encountered short-notice discharge expectations, or perceived inconsistent follow-through from management. These patterns point to operational communication gaps between staff, families, and on-call physicians during non-daytime hours.

    Notable patterns and takeaways: The clearest, consistent strength is the rehabilitation program and therapy staff; prospective residents seeking short-term rehab may benefit from that focus. The most recurrent operational weaknesses involve nursing consistency, overnight staffing levels, medication and wound-care processes, and variable dining and cleanliness standards. Families considering this facility should ask targeted questions about current staffing levels for the unit and shift of interest, medication- and wound-care protocols, after-hours communication procedures, and the specific condition of rooms and communal areas during a site visit.

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    Location

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    Heartland Health Care Center - Grosse Pointe Woods is located at 21401 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, 48236.

    About Heartland Health Care Center - Grosse Pointe Woods

    Heartland Health Care Center - Grosse Pointe Woods offers skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and rehabilitation services in a supportive community, and it's located in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. Residents can pick from private or semi-private rooms and apartments, most of which come fully furnished and include private bathrooms, TVs, phone service, and access to Wi-Fi, which makes it easier for folks to stay in touch with family or relax with their favorite shows. The community provides care for adults who might have complex health needs, including those with conditions like diabetes, COPD, Parkinson's disease, and even folks who need wound care, respiratory therapy, or dialysis.

    The nursing staff includes Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants and there's usually someone on duty 24 hours a day with at least 12-16 hours of hands-on nursing support. Residents receive help with things like bathing, dressing, medication management, and getting around, and there's a system in place to call for help whenever needed. Heartland Health Care Center also focuses on rehabilitation, offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy in a therapy gym, with programs for people who need a lot of therapy or just a little, including exercises for mobility, transfers, communication, and recovery from surgery or falls.

    There are community areas like lounges, a small library, a gaming room, a fitness room, and an arts room, so folks can enjoy movie nights, music, games, or time outdoors in the gardens and walking paths, and there's a beauty salon and computer center, too. They serve meals in a communal dining room, but room service is available for those who'd rather eat in their rooms, and the staff makes special meal plans for residents who need certain diets like diabetes, gluten-free, or low-sodium foods. The building stays comfortable with air-conditioning and the staff takes care of housekeeping, laundry, linens, and even provides transportation for appointments or planned day trips around the community.

    Insurance navigation and managed care options are available, and the facility accepts Medicare and Medicaid, with some beds set aside as of June 2025. There are programs for residents with memory care needs and the staff offer both rehabilitation after falls or illness and longer-term hospice care for those in the end stage of life. Some residents have said the experience could be better, as online reviews average around 1.5 to 1.6 stars, but the place has a wide range of healthcare and everyday support services for people who need them, especially after a hospital stay or surgery. Pricing isn't listed publicly as of now. Heartland Health Care Center - Grosse Pointe Woods isn't a fancy or glitzy place, but it does provide needed basic care and safety for older adults with different health needs.

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