Sunshine Acres Adult Foster Care Home is an assisted living community in Clarkston, MI.
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8930 M 15, Clarkston, MI 48348
For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318
Residents describe a safe setup with around-the-clock care and supervision.
Several residentsâ families highlight peace of mind around safety and staying secure day and night. This aligns with the communityâs provided model of 24-hour supervision, plus help with daily activities and bathing, dressing, and transfers.
Families consistently describe staff who are caring, hands-on, and professional.
Across the reviews, families praise the staff as accommodating and very hands-on, often saying they feel treated like family. Multiple reviewers also mention responsiveness to residentsâ needs, including medication management and coordination of health-care needs, along with regular updates to families even when they werenât the ones initiating contact.
Residents and families mention a clean, well-kept, home-like environment.
Reviews repeatedly describe the home as cozy and clean, with a well maintained feel. Residents and families also call out that itâs kept up well, and that the overall environment helps create comfortâmatching the communityâs housekeeping and fully furnished setup.
Some families say the pricing is fair compared with what they paid elsewhere.
A couple of reviewers specifically compare costs and describe the pricing as notably fair relative to other places they evaluated or were paying. The community also lists meal preparation and special dietary support, which is often the kind of daily service families are trying to get good value for.
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12 resident community capacity
Assisted Living
Cable or satellite TV
Dining room
Fully furnished
Garden
Housekeeping services
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Telephone
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available
Bishop (23 miles away)
24-hour supervision
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers Coordination with health care providers
Diabetes diet
Meal preparation and service
Medication management
Special dietary restrictions
Transportation arrangement (medical)
Transportation to doctors appointments Diabetes diet Special dietary restrictions Community-sponsored activities Scheduled daily activitiesSunshine Acres Adult Foster Care Home is located at 8930 M 15, Clarkston, MI 48348 in Oakland County, Michigan
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