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The Brook of Houghton Lake
8815 Knapp Rd, Houghton Lake, MI, 48629
Community Information
The Brook of Houghton Lake is an assisted living facility in Houghton Lake, MI. The Brook of Houghton Lake offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and The Brook of Houghton Lake offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so The Brook of Houghton Lake provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help.
Unique Features
* "To shine during their golden years"
* Well trained and dedicated staff
* Beautiful building
* Fun activities each and every day
* Beauty shop
* Library
* Chandelier lit dining room
* Living room with fireplace
* Activity room
* Nurses in each building and on call 24 hours a day
* Scheduled transportation
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care % Medium Care % Heavy Care % Additional Services
Diabetic Care
This community can administer insulin injections and blood sugar tests, although it is not necessarily able to offer sliding scale therapy.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide a 2 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationTransportation at CostProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at The Brook of Houghton Lake
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 2298.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 2698.00 Monthly Semi-Private 0.00 Monthly 2 Bedrooms 0.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at The Brook of Houghton Lake
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 0.00 One-time Respite Fee 115.00 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee 500.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 400.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
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| Houghton Lake | 0 miles | 1 | $2,700 |
| Roscommon | 16 miles | 1 | $2,700 |
| Lake City | 18 miles | 1 | $2,000 |
| Gladwin | 27 miles | 3 | $2,920 |
| West Branch | 27 miles | 1 | $2,700 |
| Cadillac | 28 miles | 1 | $3,410 |
General Pricing Information for Houghton Lake Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bedroom | $2,700 | $2,700 | $2,700 |
| Studio | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 |
Community Reviews
Thank You
reviewed on: 10/19/2017 by Beth MeadI couldn't be happier with the staff and hospice in the way they took care of my mother. You all became family to us and I would like to say Thank You for caring and loving my Mother as we all did. Mom passed away peacefully on Sept. 12 2017 and it was because of the Love and Attention of her family, staff and hospice. Thank You again for everything.\nFrom the family of Barbara Mead
Not A Lock Down Memory Care Facility
reviewed on: 08/16/2013 by Alex CareyThe were more than helpful with my mom. She needed a lock down facility. Outside of them not being a lock down facility for memory care, they were great. That was the only negative.
Nice for Independent-Living Only
reviewed on: 12/11/2014 by Sugarcat2Our mother was supposed to be in assisted living, but was not always assisted. For example, she missed lunch because of her memory, and no one thought to check on her or bring lunch to her. The aides are friendly, but not well trained, and the LPN in charge does not follow through with requests for information on medical care, and always complains she is "too busy". The facility is clean and the surroundings are very nice. This facility is best for someone in need of independent living.
Poor Corporate Leadership
reviewed on: 10/24/2019 by Concerned GranddaughterThe Brook Retirement Communties Corprate Office shows the residents no respect. Just because you sign a contract for an apartment that was agreed upon doesnt mean that they wont breach it. My grandparents signed a rental agreement for a specific apartment, when it came time for the lease renewal they were told that the previous manager had made a mistake and they either had to move to a smaller apartment or pay an extra 300 a month to stay in their current apartment or be out by the 31st. No written notice given instead they attempted to bill them for the extra 300 before their current lease was up which breached there current contract anyways. They are unwilling to accept accountability for the mistake that they made and are now unwilling to allow my grandparents to stay past the 31st. Just be aware, if this happens to your family the law states that they have to give written notice if the contract is going to be changed in anyway and they cant force someone out without going through the courts under these circumstances. In the past I would have recommended The Brook however especially in the last few years all I have seen is greed and no compassion by the corporate office for these residents. There business practices have become shady. The commercials you see on tv are a farce. The food has gone downhill and the have no concern for diabetics or other people that require healthy diets and the meals that are served are not worth the price. Just beware, My grandparents arent the only ones going through the exact same thing right now. Our elderly deserve better
Disrespectful to my mother rights and dignity.
reviewed on: 12/14/2016 by DaughterThe aids are nice. The appearance of the facility nice but I'm very disappointed with management. My mothers rights are being ignored. No cameras for safety. I was told this is their home. People in homes with common sense have security cameras. Mom needed help pushing input to get her tv screen back into signal. A work order wAs put in for them to get to in 2-3 days!!!! Nobody could go in for 3 minutes to assist her? Seriously? All that money and anwork order to push a button was needed? Mother asked for her lock to be changed because duplicate keys are in the wrong hands of family and 2 days later still haven't been changed. My sister dumped caring for mom in writing and they are following her orders and forcing mother to cooperate with meds administration against her wishes and she is independent status. I'm so disturbed and have contacted an attorney and social workers. Management acts like they know my mother and don't. Ridiculousness. Management led mother into a discussion on family troubles which agitated her and stressed her out more. I'm just blown away by this place and shaking my head. If a resident goes out a side door, slips and falls they could freeze to death because there are NO CAMERAS. No view from another residents window. They could just lay there alone for who knows how long. Not safe and they don't respect my moms needs. She hates this place and now I see why. She has been there 6 months too long.
