Mindy Baldassarre
Apr 2026
My mother moved into Vineyards in April of 2021. July of 2025 the property was purchased by new owners. The first grand idea was firing the activity director and office staff. His next grand idea was minimizing staffing. Many times there is only 1 staff in the building. We observed the building with absolutely no staff for periods of time. The residents can easily walk out the front door, there is no lock on any door nor the gate. There are virtually no activities, no outings. My mom is on a low sodium diet, they could not accommodate any longer. The staff members are beautiful humans, but how can 1 person cook, clean, pass medications, assist with adls as needed, monitor the door, answer the phone, do resident laundry, and all of the other things? I live in Detroit and most of the times when I called to talk to my mother the phone was unanswered. Who can blame the staff though, they are not given enough support to do an adequate job.<br><br>I had given the facility shopping money for my mother as under the previous ownership they used to take residents shopping regularly. I was ghosted by the administrator when I kept asking for receipts, or the cash back. I had to call adult protective services in order to finally get a response from the administrator. They claimed to have magically found the money. I know this to be a lie as the denominations were incorrect (they gave me 2 $50s instead of the 5 $20s, and there had been coins in the $ left over from previous shopping as well. I would have respected Malik (owner) and administrator (Angie) if they had told me the truth and made it right. But I know that had I not gotten APS involved, my mother's cash would never have been returned to her.<br><br>If you love your family member, please avoid this property. The owner does not care about the people he has been entrusted to care for. He is in it to make money only, and obviously could not care less about your loved ones.
