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Birchwood Living

685 N Wagner Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Happy with our choice

The staff is very friendly and helpful. I like that they have a visiting doctor, dentist and physical therapist. The chef is very good and the meals are tasty and nutritious.

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Birchwood Living

About the facility

Birchwood Estates is a place meant to feel like home. Located in the heart of Ann Arbor, Michigan, we provide assisted living services in residential care homes for seniors looking to retire safely in a quaint and comfortable space.

We are suitably located just a mile from I-94 and only four miles away from University of Michigan Hospital. Guests and residents can find plenty to do in our lovely city, like visiting the Matthaei Botanical Gardens or catching lunch at Sava’s restaurant.

Here at Birchwood Estates, we want to ensure that residents have a full life experience within our peaceful neighborhood community.

Community Amenities

Residents make the most of their golden years with our convenient services and amenities that promote overall wellness in spirit, body and mind. Our dedicated caregivers are available throughout the day to provide quality care to all residents 24/7. We can assist residents with such things as medication reminders, massage therapy, and an ever-growing list of services to help ensure residents remain healthy, safe, and inspired with life.

We love to organize birthday parties, BBQs, picnics, and many other festivities to celebrate and acknowledge special life occasions. We are always on the lookout for more to do...

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Healthcare Services

  • Staffing & Ancillary Services
  • Memory Care
  • Incontinence Care
  • Diabetic Care

Meals & Dining

  • Meals Provided
  • Vegetarian
  • Organic
  • No Sugar

Room Amenities

  • Handicap Accessible
  • Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
  • Wheelchair Accessible Showers
  • Cable or Satellite TV
  • Bath Tubs
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet

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Transportation & parking

  • Transportation at Cost
  • Complimentary Transportation

Pets

  • Cats Allowed
  • Pet Care Available

Common areas

  • Private Bath
  • Indoor Common Areas
  • Outdoor Common Areas
  • Central Fireplace

Recreational areas

  • Piano or Organ
  • Game Room
  • Jacuzzi
  • Arts and Crafts Center

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  • Grocery Shopping and Errands
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry Service / Drycleaning

Languages spoken

  • English

Activities

  • Activities On-site
  • Activities Off-site
  • Community Service Programs
  • Birthday Parties

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9 out of 10
Review Score1-20 of 20 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.4
Cleanliness
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Care Services
4.4
Staff
4.3
Meals & Dining
4.1
Activities
4.2
Value for Cost
4.3

A Place for Mom has scored Birchwood Living with 9 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Birchwood Living has 20 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.4 out of 5.

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Anonymous

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

January 6, 2026

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Happy with our choice

The staff is very friendly and helpful. I like that they have a visiting doctor, dentist and physical therapist. The chef is very good and the meals are tasty and nutritious.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Ingrid W

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

June 3, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars

Best Assisted Living Facility

The staff members notify me immediately about any health issues. I am so grateful for their care. They have a computerized medicine dispensing system. They cook delicious, healthy meals. The staff members are thoughtful and patient. I highly recommend this facility.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Anonymous

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

April 9, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review for Birchwood Living

Very friendly, helpful and caring staff. They really aren't a lot of activities. Most of the people were pretty room bound. But the food was decent and they would get you whatever you wanted.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Austin D

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

February 18, 2025

3.0 out of 5 stars

OK in limited context

Home has capacity for 6 residential setting. Staff does 8 or 12 hour shifts. Two nurses oversee care for residents, moving among 4 facilities M-F, on call after hours. Nurses respond quickly to text, phone inquiries. Staff response to residents I would rate as fair. Community interaction lacking. Work well with visiting therapists. Food good in general. Visiting hours flexible.

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Anonymous

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

January 16, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Staff were very kind to [name removed]. She saved all her cranky attitude for me

She did not participate in the activities. [name removed] was pretty satisfied at Birchwood. The folks treated her well and she liked them. Based on the experience we have had, we would recommend this community to other families.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Anonymous

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

June 12, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Recommended

My loved one was previously a resident at Birchwood Living. He had good food and was well cared for. The facility is very clean and the everyone is friendly. My loved one was not able to engage in the activities. We recommended Birchwood Living to friends that needed help and they were so pleased, as we were.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Sue C

Residential Care Home

Resident/client

May 24, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars

Nice place

Caring staff. Feels very homey. They took very good care of my mom after she broke a vertebrae in her back and needed a place to go before she could go home. Very accommodating about dietary preferences Nursing care was excellent.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Anonymous

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

February 6, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Happy with our choice

They really make it homey. It's very intentional. Nice to see the residents having meals together. She's very content there.

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Sara

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

March 21, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Review for Birchwood Living

It is a very individualized, supportive, kind and responsive residential site. The staff are professional, flexible, knowledgeable and kind. For amenities, they have a really nice outdoors, though in the winter wasn't so much of a situation, my dad could enjoy, but watching the birds and the deer was nice. Communication with the family was very regular, ongoing and helpful. I chose this community because it was near my home and was smaller, more individualized, and a home setting, which suited my dad better than a bigger facility.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

MF

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

August 1, 2022

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Not equipped to handle people with memory problems

It's adult foster care and that's it, and they don't properly care for people with any memory problems. it was a horrible experience. They assessed my mother in the hospital, she has Alzheimer's we moved her into the facility and she was out within a week they couldn't handle her. They kept her security deposit even though they asked her to move within a week. Their staff is unable to handle anybody who has any memory issues. For the week that she was there, they were constantly calling me to come and help. Do not use this facility if you care about your loved one. I did show up one day and my mother was laying on the floor and they had no idea what to do with her. One of the staff said they were withholding her medication, because they thought she should only go to the bathroom every other day. My mothers briefs were full and they refused to change her and said that the family helps out with those things. Overall, they are ill-equipped to handle anyone that is incontinent, and they do not do brief checks every two hours. I'm not even sure if they have a process of checking their briefs and how often.

Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Jane

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

July 8, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Excellent care

My mother who lived at Birchwood Gardens passed away recently after living there for 8 months. She and the rest of our family could not have received a more loving and respectful process. The caregivers understand everything that a senior needs at every stage of life. Very grateful.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Jane P

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

December 10, 2019

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

A safe and attractive community. We are very happy.

I feel lucky that we found Birchwood Gardens, which is one of the Birchwood assisted living properties. I see that my mother is comfortable and has consistent care, unlike some of the other facilities that we have tried. The small home setting allows the staff to give personal attention to each resident, and they welcome my visits and my input. They are competent and respectful. I sleep better because I believe that she is safe.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Andrea Sharp

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

October 15, 2019

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Great place for any senior

Birch wood was a great find, [name removed]is the best caretaker in the world. Our dad’s last two half months were great thanks to [name removed]. She has a gift of caring for everyone that is living at Birchwood. Thank you [name removed]

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Michelle Bemis

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

September 29, 2019

5.0 out of 5 stars

Hidden Gem!

We had an absolutely great experience at Birchwood estate. The house was very clean with great food. My father cleaned his plate everyday. Staff was kind and considerate. He was well taken care of. [Name removed] who over sees the house would send me pictures of my dad weekly as I live out of state. So happy we found this Gem!!!

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Martha

Residential Care Home

Resident/client

September 10, 2019

5.0 out of 5 stars

Great care. Glad she is there.

The staff is great. The home is clean and the care is good. A little disappointed in the the food. The first few weeks they served a lot of hot dogs at lunch and did not offer milk. But you could have it if you asked. When we interviewed the facility, twice we were told Birchwood Retreat had 2 staff persons during the day and an activities person a few times a week. Now there is usually only one staff person during the day and no activites person. Our mother was coming from a rehab facility were she was falling every day due to her dementia. Our concern was could Birchwood keep an eye on her for safety with only one staff member? But she has not fallen once while at Birchwood! She is getting good care. When the house is at capacity for residents there is usually 2 staff members during the day and when they have time they do exercizes or games with the residents. If we have a complaaint they act on it. We appreciate that.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
3.5

Anonymous

Residential Care Home

Toured community

February 10, 2018

3.0 out of 5 stars

These folks were not expecting us. The driveway was not plowed and when we knocked on the only accessible door, no one answered. We later found out that we could only enter via the front door so had to "shovel" our way in. The place looks clean, but suspect they are somewhat short staffed. There didn't seem to be any list of activities. They are opening a new one in Saline. Do you know when that will happen.

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0

Anonymous

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

July 14, 2016

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Birchwood Estates is a nice care home!!

My wife is still adjusting to living at this care home. The people there do a nice job and they keep me updated about her care. She likes the food and they offer a nice outside area to enjoy. They keep the home clean so it is a healthy environment for the residents.

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Susan Beel

Residential Care Home

Resident/client

July 30, 2015

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Birchwood Review

The staff at Birchwood are extremely caring and give excellent care on each client's individual needs! I am very happy with the care and honey environment that Birchwood offers.I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for an individualized caring environment!!

Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Anonymous

Residential Care Home

Toured community

July 19, 2014

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Rally liked the staff. Seemed very caring. The home however will not suit my mother.

Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

Family member of former resident

Residential Care Home

Family/friend

May 30, 2014

3.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Not a good fit for my family member

We had to move out of this facility because of different issues with care and incidents relating to accidents and disagreements with another resident. My family member has dementia and admittedly had some issues with going to the restroom in inappropriate places within the facility. The staff felt that he would be much happier in a different location and could not handle the care he needed.

Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.5
Care Services
2.0
Activities
2.0

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