New Genesis Senior Living - Renshaw

New Genesis Senior Living - Renshaw is a small, home-style setting on Renshaw in a residential part of Troy, Michigan, where assisted living and memory care are offered in a private house rather than a large building. The size of the home shapes daily life, because a handful of residents share the same dining room, the same living spaces and the same caregivers from morning until night. The home is wheelchair accessible, and residents are furnished with comfortable bedrooms that include a telephone, so family and friends can call directly without relying on a cell phone.

Caregivers provide supervision around the clock, which gives residents and their families steady reassurance through the day and the night, and an emergency alert system adds another layer of safety. Being in a house rather than a large building means a resident can reach the dining room, the living area and a caregiver without long walks, which is especially helpful for people who tire easily or who feel disoriented in unfamiliar surroundings.

Personal care is part of the daily routine, with caregivers helping residents with bathing, dressing and transfers as well as the other activities of daily living. Medication management is handled in the home, and caregivers coordinate with each resident's health care providers so that appointments, changes and instructions stay connected. Residents who use a wheelchair or need hands-on help to move around are supported by the same team that knows their routines.

Memory care is offered alongside assisted living, so a person living with dementia or Alzheimer's disease can settle into a familiar household instead of a long corridor with many doors. In a home of this size, caregivers come to know each resident's habits, favorite foods and preferred times of day, and they can adjust the pace of the day to suit each person. Families often value seeing the same faces on every visit.

Meals are served in the dining room on a regular schedule, and food is available throughout the day for residents who want something between meals. Diabetic, gluten-free and allergy-sensitive diets can be accommodated, which matters in a home where cooking is done for only a few people at a time. Eating together gives mealtimes a family feel and gives caregivers a natural chance to notice changes in appetite or mood.

The days follow a gentle rhythm of personal care, meals, rest and activities. Movie nights and scheduled daily activities give residents something to look forward to, while the garden and nearby walking paths offer a place for fresh air when the weather allows. Laundry and housekeeping are handled by the home, so residents can spend their time on the things they enjoy instead of chores, and the schedule can bend around the people who live there.

Someone who wakes early can have breakfast and a quiet morning, while another resident may prefer a slower start and a later meal. Caregivers can sit with a resident during a movie, walk the garden path together, or simply keep company in the living room when that is what the afternoon calls for, and families visiting tend to find an atmosphere closer to a private residence than to an institution. Planning a move into a home like this usually begins with a conversation about the person's daily habits, mobility, medications and dietary needs.

The community helps coordinate the move itself, and caregivers can talk through how the first days will go so that a new resident feels settled quickly. Because the household is small, introductions to housemates and caregivers happen naturally over the first few shared meals. The home sits on a residential street in Troy, in Oakland County, with Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital about 2 miles away.

Families who want assisted living or memory care in a true home-style setting will find a small household with personal attention, where residents and caregivers spend much of the day together at the table and in the living room.