Woodview Home is an assisted living community in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
Information last verified:
403 South Ravine, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318
Some residents report slow help and incomplete care at times.
Several reviews complain about delays in responding to call lights or emergency assistance, along with concerns about bathing consistency and staffing levels. Others describe caregivers as prompt, supportive, and attentive to needs like meals and requests. A few reviews also point to documentation or coordination issues when care transitions were needed.
Residents describe on-site rehabilitation and daily therapy involvement.
Multiple reviews mention physical therapy work as part of recovery, including descriptions of therapists coming in regularly and patients doing therapy daily. Some residents say the rehab wing supports post-surgery recovery with repeated sessions. Others were less satisfied, describing physical therapy not meeting expectations and delays related to moving afterward.
Many families and visitors describe staff as helpful and compassionate.
Across the reviews, residents and families repeatedly mention being greeted well, receiving helpful information, and feeling that staff care about residents. Positive comments include prompt attention to needs and a generally supportive day-to-day experience. At the same time, a minority of reviews raise concerns about management and care quality, so experiences are not uniform.
Several reviews say the meals fall short.
Some residents describe the food as poor, with meals that did not match dietary expectations. There are also reports that getting preferred food required outside help. Other dining-related mentions are limited, so feedback on meals is mostly negative in the reviews provided.
Residents and visitors mention a clean facility and housekeeping work.
Several reviews highlight cleanliness and well-kept property, including praise for housekeeping. A few other reviews, however, describe the facility or patient cleanliness as not meeting expectations. Taken together, cleanliness is noted, but the experience is not consistent across reviews.
Reviews mention scheduled activities and residents joining in.
Some reviews specifically say residents were included in activities, and others mention community-based and on-site programming. One review also points to activities as part of the services and resident council structure. While activities are praised where mentioned, the reviews do not provide a lot of detail beyond that participation.
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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
Chippewa County International (18 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 activitiesWoodview Home is located at 403 South Ravine, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 in Chippewa County, Michigan
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