Farmington Hills Inn

Farmington Hills Inn is a single-story assisted living and memory care community on West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where everything sits on one level and residents move between rooms, dining and common spaces without stairs. The layout keeps daily life close at hand for people who value a familiar, easy-to-navigate home. The community describes its setting as warm, pleasant and safe, and the single-level plan means that walkers, wheelchairs and everyday errands around the building stay simple for residents and the visitors who come to see them.

Residents live in private rooms, studios or one-bedroom apartments that come furnished with a private bathroom, a kitchenette, climate control, cable television, an in-room telephone and wireless internet. Families are encouraged to bring favorite belongings so a room feels like the person's own, and the community is wheelchair accessible throughout. Meals are served in a dining room with all-day dining and restaurant-style service, prepared by a professional chef and a grill.

The kitchen accommodates diabetic, vegetarian, low-sodium, gluten-free and allergy-sensitive diets, so mealtimes remain a social part of the day while still matching individual health needs. Because the dining room serves throughout the day, residents who rise early or prefer a late lunch can sit down to a meal when it suits them rather than waiting for a fixed seating. The common areas give residents plenty of places to spend an afternoon, from quiet reading to a game of pool.

A library and a billiard room with a pool table sit alongside a game room, an arts room, a movie room with regular movie nights and comfortable television and entertainment rooms. A fitness room, chair yoga and a wellness room support movement and relaxation, while a garden, an outdoor common area and walking paths offer fresh air close to the building. The activity calendar mixes scheduled programs with groups that residents run themselves, so each week has a familiar rhythm.

Walking, cooking, choir, gardening and continued-learning clubs meet through the week, and the community hosts holiday and birthday parties, karaoke, live music, dances, happy hour and card games. Day trips, outdoor programs, volunteer opportunities and Jewish and Catholic faith-based services give people a way to stay connected to the interests and traditions that matter to them. The game room, the library and the arts room give residents quieter alternatives on days when they would rather read, paint or play cards with a neighbor than join a larger gathering.

Assisted living support covers help with bathing, dressing, transfers, daily routines and medication management, with 24-hour supervision, a 24-hour call system and an emergency alert system in place. A physician who specializes in older adult medicine visits weekly and sees residents in their own rooms, which spares them a trip to an office. An optional advanced care plan adds support such as an incontinence program, diabetic care and extensive medication monitoring for residents whose needs grow.

Concierge help, housekeeping and laundry take care of the household tasks that become harder with age, and move-in coordination and family support help new residents settle into the routine of the community. Memory care is offered in a secured area of the same single-story, fire-resistant building and serves people living with Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other memory disorders. The secured setting lets residents walk freely within the unit, and activities are planned around cognitive needs.

Staff work closely with families to ease the move in, and the memory care area includes the same basic care as assisted living plus an incontinence program, with thirty-three memory care beds. The community sits on West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, in Oakland County, where pharmacies, coffee shops and casual restaurants are typically found within a short drive. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital are each about 4 miles away, which keeps medical care and family visits convenient for people living in the surrounding area.