The Fox Creek

The Fox Creek is a six-bed assisted living home on Parker Street in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where every resident has a private bedroom with a television and wireless internet. The house was newly renovated, and its spacious common areas are shared by the whole household, which gives daily life the feel of a family home rather than a large building with long corridors and a front desk. Each bedroom is a private space where a resident can rest, watch a favorite program or video call a grandchild whenever the mood strikes.

With only six people living in the house at a time, a resident who prefers a quiet corner can usually find one, while someone who enjoys company is never far from a person to talk with. The shared living and dining spaces are large enough to bring residents, visiting relatives and caregivers together at the same time without anyone feeling crowded, and the renovation means the rooms feel fresh and well kept from the moment a visitor walks through the door, which helps residents settle into the house and feel at ease in their own surroundings.

Care is available around the clock, so someone is present in the house at every hour of the day and night. Caregivers support residents with everyday tasks and manage medications so that each dose is given on schedule, and laundry services are part of the household routine so residents do not need to organize that chore themselves. In a household of six, caregivers come to know each person well and can respond to what each resident needs on a given morning or evening.

Meals are cooked by a chef and served to the household, which gives mealtimes a natural rhythm and a chance for conversation around the table. Because the home is small, the kitchen cooks for a handful of people rather than a crowded dining hall, and residents sit down together as they would in any family house. Scheduled family dinners invite relatives to join the household for an evening meal, turning an ordinary weeknight into a shared occasion.

The daily schedule offers entertainment, arts and crafts, musical programs, exercise sessions and intellectual enrichment, along with podcasts for residents who enjoy listening to a story or a discussion. Birthdays and holidays are marked with celebrations that bring the whole household together, and occasional excursions take residents out of the house for a change of scenery. Residents who value faith in their routine can follow virtual church services and virtual Mass from the comfort of home.

The entrance and the parking are wheelchair accessible, so visitors and residents who use mobility aids can arrive and leave without obstacles. The home lists outdoor amenities for residents, and it sits in a residential part of Farmington Hills, a suburb in Oakland County, where residents can look out on familiar streets and families can find their way easily, which keeps the setting calm and familiar for people who want to stay in a neighborhood rather than move into a large campus.

For families who live nearby, the location makes frequent visits practical, whether that means stopping in after work for dinner or spending a weekend afternoon with a parent. Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital, located on Grand River Avenue about 2 miles from the home, is the nearest major hospital, and Grand River Avenue and Orchard Lake Road, two of the busy roads in the city, are where families can find pharmacies, grocery stores and restaurants for everyday errands.

Choosing a six-bed home is often about wanting a smaller circle of caregivers and housemates, and The Fox Creek is organized around that idea. With so few residents, the rhythm of the household from morning to night is easy to follow, and families can meet the caregivers, see the bedrooms and common areas, and learn how family dinners and visits are scheduled so that the household routine and the family calendar fit together comfortably.