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- Clark Retirement Community
1551 Franklin St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506
Community Information
Clark Retirement Community is an assisted living facility in Grand Rapids, MI. Clark Retirement Community 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 Clark Retirement Community 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 Clark Retirement Community 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. If a resident needs assistance moving from a bed to a wheelchair, this facility has staff who can help.
Unique Features
* Beautiful, stately, old world feeling set on many acres close to downtown Gland Rapids
* Rare combination of urban living and close knit, self-contained community
* Full service restaurant
* Great variety of activities
* Drama club
* Creative writing
* Woodworking
* Shopping
* Sightseeing
* Chapel with regularly scheduled worship services
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
24-Hour Awake Staff
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 0% Medium Care 0% Heavy Care 100% Clark Retirement Community prefers that residents need: light care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
Diabetic residents must be able to manage their own care, including blood sugar tests and insulin injections.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide standby assistance for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
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Transportation
Smoking
Additional Amenities
Activities OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteIndoor Common AreasOther Services
Meals
Meals ProvidedActivities Provided
None specified at this time. -
Average Room Pricing at Clark Retirement Community
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 1 Bedroom 3000.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms 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 Clark Retirement Community
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee Respite Fee Buy-In Fee 12000.00 One-time High Care Needs Fee Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 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 Communities
If Clark Retirement Community isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 1 miles | 7 | $2,960 |
| Kentwood | 5 miles | 2 | $3,840 |
| Wyoming | 6 miles | 1 | $2,600 |
| Jenison | 9 miles | 1 | $4,400 |
| Marne | 11 miles | 1 | $4,000 |
| Rockford | 12 miles | 2 | N/A |
General Pricing Information for Grand Rapids Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bedroom | $1,615 | $2,965 | $6,650 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,660 | $3,670 | $4,835 |
| Semi-Private | $1,435 | $2,295 | $3,780 |
| Studio | $1,590 | $2,685 | $4,500 |
Community Reviews
Very friendly but slow response time to call lights
reviewed on: 08/28/2013 by TeresaThey took really long with the call lights, sometimes it would take so long that peopel wouldn't even bother. There was a lot I liked about CLark but that was the one thing I didn't like about them. part of the problem is its a big place and theres only so many staff members for a large place so you might be in one end of the hallway but there's no one around. They didn't hurry either, you may need to go to the bathroom now but they wouldn't come help until it worked for them. That never really changed but when I complained about something else they were really conscientious about making sure to remember it. I did like that they had a nice variety as far as the menu goes, they were very friendly and they would encourage peopel that were there to come out to round tables to eat in small groups and get to know each other and the aids would look out for them out there. They found out what my moms interests were and found her things to do.
Marie [removed]
reviewed on: 12/02/2015 by Jack KearneyClark at Keller Lake is the choice we made for my wife Marie, With her safety a major concern in our early pursuit of help for her we were blessed in that the Clark Family program was a lot more than we expected. The overall is great and we look forward to her having and receiving the best of care and concern.The above rating speaks for itself.
Little personal connection
reviewed on: 03/30/2021 by Margaret JMy mother has lived at Clark in Independent Living for over a year. We're very disappointed because there Isn't a staff member anywhere who really knows anything about my mom's interests or her family. It does not feel like "family" there. Covid played a part, but after being mostly confined to her room, she expected to be able to visit with a few of her own family members after the residents were fully vaccinated. Even when vaccinated, the requirements for visiting a resident were rigid...an appointment made well in advance, a Covid test for $30, safety glasses and mask (not regular glasses). Penalties were strict for "failure to adhere" to the rules. The visitor would be banned from visiting their loved one for three weeks after the first offense and with "visitation rights being terminated on a second offense". -So sad and hard on a resident's mental health.
Disappointed in this team...
reviewed on: 11/23/2018 by AnonymousTotally agree with Sandy the first reviewer! Sandy -Your words captured our experience completely with our Mom. After 6 years living at Clark, no sympathy card was sent by their "caring" team, only a bill. Hospice of Michigan sent a beautiful card signed by their entire team. High turnover, lack of leadership is evident, accounting errors... However I must say some great people work there, but they won't stay because they are better than the leaders at Clark. They will go to work for the competition. Do your research before committing to Clark. There are many great communities in Grand Rapids - It's not what it used to be.
Used to Awesome
reviewed on: 07/18/2018 by Sandy SmithAs a family member I am beyond disappointed with Clark Retirement from the executive management to poor care and services. This community lacks the empathy, insight and simple honesty that would make this an awesome place. The staff turnover is incredibly high, numerous high level leadership people have left due to dishonesty, poor communication and lack of organization of the community. The food services has been an ongoing issue since 2016, and remains an issue today. The billing and finance staff are some of the rudest individuals. Despite the fact that myself and many family members have filed numerous complaints with the Executive Director, VP of Operations and President Clark continues on a downward spiral.
