Our Tour Checklist
What we check on every tour — and you can too.
We go on tours with you and use this written checklist at every home. Print it and take it along, or use it to compare homes side by side.
Openings & Cost
- Is there an opening right now?
- What is the monthly rate, and what does it include?
- What costs extra (care level, medications, incontinence supplies)?
- What payment types do you accept — private pay, SSI/Medicaid, VA benefits, long-term care insurance?
Care the Home Can Handle
- Walkers and wheelchairs
- 2-person transfers and Hoyer lifts
- Dementia and wandering
- Diabetes and insulin
- Oxygen
- Incontinence care
- Hospice
- Medication administration
- Awake overnight staff
- Staff-to-resident ratio, day and night
The Home Itself (Look, Listen, Smell)
- Cleanliness and odor throughout the home
- Safety: grab bars, ramps, smoke detectors, clear exits
- Are residents comfortable and treated with dignity?
- Is the home calm and well-staffed when you visit?
Daily Life
- Meals and special diets
- Activities
- Visiting hours
- Church and faith visits
Move-in Requirements
- Physician assessment
- TB test
- Medication list
- ID and insurance cards
- POA or guardian papers
How to check a home's license
Michigan adult foster care and homes for the aged are licensed by the State of Michigan. You can look up a home's license on the LARA licensing search:
Open the LARA licensing searchWe check this with you too, so you can see a home's license status for yourself before you decide.
We tour with you.
You don't have to remember all of this. Mia or Esther will come along, ask these questions with you, and help you compare homes honestly.