Assisted Living and Memory Care
The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care
12400 Matthews Road, Carleton, MI 48117 · Map
Licensed for 60 residents · Heritage Life of Carleton, LLC
The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Carleton, Michigan. It is licensed for 60 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $5,700 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our Willow memory care neighborhood provides specialized care for those living with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Stays
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet-friendly accommodations.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio.
Studio Apartment
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last licensing inspection: Feb 18, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 60 residents
Home for the Aged (Regular) AH580413165, current license dated Aug 1, 2026. Licensee Heritage Life of Carleton, LLC.
Nearest emergency room
9.0 miles
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital, rated 1 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care this community | 60 | $5,700/mo | Active | 2 rule violations established in 3 years | |
| Hampton Manor of Woodhaven | 8.8 mi | 113 | Not published | Active | 6 rule violations established in 3 years |
| McGivney Way | 9.3 mi | 58 | Not published | Active | 0 rule violations established in 3 years |
| Downriver Estates Senior Living | 11.2 mi | 133 | $3,995/mo | Active | 3 rule violations established in 3 years |
| Brownstown Forest View Assisted Living | 11.4 mi | 76 | Not published | Active | 29 rule violations established in 3 years |
State inspection record2 rule violations established in 3 years
- License
- Homes For The Aged, Regular
- Last on-site licensing inspection
- February 18, 2025 (report posted)
- Special investigation reports posted (three years)
- 0
- Special investigations that established a violation
- 0
- Rule violations established (all posted reports)
- 2
- License expires
- July 31, 2027
- No violations cited at the last inspection (February 2025)
Reports posted (newest first)
- Original Licensing Study Report, posted February 18, 2025 · report (PDF)
- LARA: “The study has determined substantial compliance with applicable licensing statutes and administrative rules.”
- Recommendation: Based on the findings, it is recommended that a temporary license be issued. The terms of the license will enable the licensee to operate an HFA for 60 beds for a six-month period.
- Renewal Inspection Report, posted December 6, 2024; on-site November 12, 2024 · report (PDF)
- R 325.1931 Employees; general provisions non-compliance
- R 325.1979 General maintenance and storage non-compliance
- Recommendation: Contingent upon receipt of an acceptable corrective action plan, renewal of the license is recommended.
LARA facility page → (The Gardens of Carleton Asst Lvg & Mem. Care)
What these terms mean
LARA: “Original and Renewal Licensing Study Report: Completed in response to the initial or renewal application for license on all facilities. Inspection Report: Interim Inspections are conducted at or near the mid point of the effective dates of the license. Special Investigation Report: Special Investigation Reports are conducted in response to rule related complaints received regarding a facility.”
LARA: “Investigation reports that determine no violation of rule or statute are not placed on the website. Investigation reports with violation of rule or statute are removed after three years in accordance with LARA’s retention schedule.” Older reports can be asked for through a Freedom of Information Act request.
LARA: “When rule violations have been cited in a report, the licensee is required to submit a corrective action plan.” The plans themselves are not posted; they are available through a Freedom of Information Act request.
License types, in LARA’s words: “Regular License: A license issued to an adult foster care facility which is in compliance with this act and the rules promulgated under this act. Provisional License: A license issued to a facility that has previously been licensed under this act or an act repealed by this act but is temporarily unable to conform to the requirements of a regular license prescribed in this act or rules promulgated under this act. Temporary License: A license issued to a facility which has not previously been licensed.”
Rules are listed by number with the rule’s own title; read the report for the details. Special investigations that found no violation are not posted by LARA, so they are not counted here. This community is licensed for 60 residents; larger communities are inspected and investigated more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems, data as of October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Heritage Life of Carleton, LLC
- License type
- Home for the Aged (Regular)
- License number
- AH580413165
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2026-08-01
- Licensed capacity
- 60
- Licensee
- Heritage Life of Carleton, LLC
- County
- Monroe County
- Administrator/Licensee Designee
- Alesa Bray
Source: Michigan state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator/Licensee Designee name from the Michigan licensing record, as of Dec 6, 2024.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Michigan, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Michigan
- MI Choice Waiver Program. The MI Choice waiver covers nursing-home level care for eligible adults who meet income and asset rules, given in their own home or another residential setting instead of a nursing home. (state page)
- Waitlist. Michigan keeps a MI Choice waiting list; people wait until a slot opens at their waiver agency. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 9.0 mi, nursing home 7.8 mi, pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe. 9.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fountain View of Monroe, Monroe. 7.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Complete Home Health Care, LLC, Brownstown Twp.. 8.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Carleton Drugs. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48117 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Great Lakes Dialysis - Monroe, Monroe, 10.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Riverbend Dialysis, Monroe, 11.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Care Center Taylor, LLC., Taylor, 12.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48117.
Heartland Hospice (Monroe), office in Monroe, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Southgate, LLC, office in Southgate, 13.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Axiom Hospice, LLC, office in Southgate, 15.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Oakwood Ambulatory LLC, Belleville. 11.6 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in December 2024. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- The current license dates from 2026. Has the owner or operator changed recently?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care provide?
The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care is licensed by the state of Michigan for assisted living, memory care in Carleton, Michigan. Its licensed capacity is 60 residents.
Does Lilisity rate The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care cost?
Assisted Living in Michigan typically starts at $2,650 to $5,400 a month. Based on 154 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care?
Use The Gardens of Carleton Asst Living & Mem. Care's website, thegardensofcarleton.com, or visit at 12400 Matthews Road, Carleton, MI 48117.
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