Assisted Living in Detroit, MI

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Facts about Detroit

Detroit is also known as: Motor City, Hockeytown, Arsenal of Democracy, Motown, and The D.

Detroit has been featured in movies like: Sicko (2007), 8 Mile (2002), Hoffa (1992), and RoboCop (1987).

And some of the notable people born here have been: Sid Meier (game designer and programmer), Jeffrey Sachs (scientist and economist), Jeffrey Eugenides (writer and novelist), Wendy Hamilton (actor and model), William Clay Ford, and Jr. (businessperson).

Detroit is home to the following sports teams: Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, and Detroit Red Wings.

Popular neighborhoods in Detroit include: Arden Park-East Boston Historic District, Atkinson Avenue Historic District, Black Bottom, Boston-Edison Historic District, Brush Park, Cass Corridor, Corktown Historic District, Cultural Center Historic District, East Ferry Avenue Historic District, Delray, Eastern Market, Detroit, Grand Circus Park Historic District, Greektown, Detroit, Indian Village, Lafayette Park, Detroit, New Center, North Corktown, Parkland, Poletown, and Virginia Park Historic District.

And featured attractions of Detroit: Hamtramck, Highland Park, Fox Theatre, Scarab Club, and Fort Wayne.

Whether you are looking for an intimate residential care home or a larger continuing care assisted living facility, we'll help you find the best assisted living in the Detroit, Warren and Livonia areas. Some important factors to consider when evaluating assisted living facilities include proximity to high quality hospitals and medical care, and proximity to friends and family. The Detroit area includes several surrounding cities that may offer better options for assisted living including Garden City, Highland Park, Washington Township, Sterling Heights, Davisburg, Berkley, Plymouth, Roseville, Inkster, Highland, New Baltimore Ferndale, Commerce Township, Auburn Hills, St. Clair Shores, and Romulus. The areas of Allen Park, Oxford, Rochester Hills, Melvindale, Woodhaven, Madison Heights and White Lake are also included in the great Detroit area.

Detroit is represented by City Council Mike Duggan.

Detroit and a nine-county Combined Statistical Area (2010 Census population of 5,218,852, area of 5,814 square miles [15,060 km2]). The Detroit-Windsor area, a commercial link straddling the Canada-U.S. border, has a total population of about 5,700,000. The Detroit metropolitan region holds roughly one-half of Michigan's population.Known as the world's automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for that industry. Detroit's auto industry, some of which was converted to wartime defense production, was an important element of the American "Arsenal of Democracy" supporting the Allied powers during World War II. It is an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, the Motor City and Motown. Other nicknames arose in the 20th century, including City of Champions, beginning in the 1930s for its successes in individual and team sport; The D; Hockeytown (a trademark owned by the city's NHL club, the Red Wings); Rock City (after the Kiss song "Detroit Rock City"); and The 313 (its telephone area code).Due to industrial restructuring and loss of jobs in the auto industry, Detroit lost considerable population from the late 20th century to present. Between 2000 and 2010 the city's population fell by 25 percent, changing its ranking from the nation's 10th-largest city to 18th. In 2010, the city had a population of 713,777, more than a 60 percent drop from a peak population of over 1.8 million at the 1950 census. This resulted from suburbanization, industrial restructuring, and the decline of Detroit's auto industry. Following the shift of population and jobs to its suburbs or other states or nations, the city has focused on becoming the metropolitan region's employment and economic center. Downtown Detroit has held an increased role as an entertainment destination in the 21st century, with the restoration of several historic theatres, several new sports stadiums, and a riverfront revitalization project. More recently, the population of Downtown Detroit, Midtown Detroit, and a handful of other neighborhoods has increased. Many other neighborhoods remain distressed, with extensive abandonment of properties. The Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, declared a financial emergency for the city in March 2013, appointing an emergency manager. On July 18, 2013, Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history. It was declared bankrupt by Judge Steven W. Rhodes of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on December 3, 2013; he cited its $18.5 billion debt and declared that negotiations with its thousands of creditors were unfeasible. On November 7, 2014, Judge Rhodes approved the city's bankruptcy plan, allowing the city to begin the process of exiting bankruptcy. The City of Detroit successfully exited Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy with all finances handed back to the city at midnight on December 11, 2014.

Population shifts in Detroit