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Assisted Living · Waterford, MI
2450 Watkins Lake Rd., Waterford, MI 48328
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Catalog updated Aug 4, 2026. Current services and availability are unconfirmed.
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Reported capacity: 80 residents. This is not the number of openings.
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Usually offers housing and help with everyday tasks, such as bathing and dressing.
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Public Google reviews reflect mixed experiences. Compare recent comments, ask how concerns are addressed, and visit to see whether the care meets your family’s needs. Online feedback is one perspective, not a clinical assessment.
The Mendelson Home receives polarized feedback, with long-term families praising the empathetic staff while more recent reviewers report significant declines in quality. Critical concerns focus on poor food quality and chronic understaffing, leading some families to relocate their loved ones.
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Reviews are split between praise for empathy and complaints about staff being overworked and understaffed.
A reviewer noted that management is dishonest regarding the level of care provided.
A reviewer explicitly compared the food quality to jail food.
Scores range from 0 (negative) to 10 (positive). They are model interpretations of reviews and are not clinical, safety, or inspection ratings. Unmentioned topics are omitted.
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Key Review Excerpts
“The staff are kind and empathetic to both residents and their families. I would not hesitate to recommend Mendelson Assisted Living for anyone’s loved one.”
“Very horrible management they lie about what they say are it's more like a nursing home. The food is very bad almost like jail food. I would not recommend this place for your loved ones do not believe anything they say.”
“Don't be deceived by how nice it looks.”
Source: MI Dept. of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs
Key Findings
The most recent inspection in June 2024 identified issues regarding employee health screenings (TB testing) and missing training documentation for some staff members. The 2023 renewal report showed no noted deficiencies.
The facility was unable to provide documented summaries of training for associates 1 and 2.
Four employees (associates 1, 2, 3, and 4) did not have a completed tuberculosis (TB) test prior to occupational exposure.
No deficiencies are reported in this inspection record.
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2450 Watkins Lake Rd., Waterford, MI 48328
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