Charlevoix County Commission on Aging

Dental Office/Family Practice – Dr. Bert DesJardins DDS and John Kenzie DDS

We are a team of caring and experienced professionals
dedicated to providing the highest standard of personalized
dental care in a gentle, efficient and professional manner. We
trust you will find our office atmosphere calming, the staff
friendly, and our dental services exceptional.

Our personalized approach to dental care means we listen to
your concerns and goals. After reviewing your dental health
status, together we will establish a treatment plan designed
to your specific needs. Our goal is to help you achieve
optimal dental health and the smile of your dreams.

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital (formerly “Charlevoix Area Hospital”) has been caring for our area’s residents, visitors, and vacationers for more than 90 years. Much has changed during that time – advances in medical research, new technology, antibiotics and therapeutic drugs, diagnostic procedures, and treatment we could never have imagined.

Throughout the years, our facility has changed too, moving from its historic home to its present-day campus on the shores of Lake Michigan, expanding to meet the needs of a growing population, introducing new equipment and services, and continually improving skills and expertise.

Today, our hospital is recognized as one of Michigan’s most progressive community hospitals. Becoming fully integrated with Munson Healthcare has enabled us to expand our services, while keeping the hometown care and compassion our communities have come to appreciate. Our staff, always noted for their gentle care and personal touch, includes highly trained professionals and their dedicated practitioners representing many disciplines and fields of medicine.

We offer:
– Diagnostic Services including Imaging and a well-equipped hospital
lab Medical and Surgical Services from routine appendectomies to
complex joint replacements, cancer care to cardiac treatment
– Chemotherapy and Infusion Therapy Services in a beautifully renovated section of the hospital which overlooks the healing waters of Lake Michigan
– Emergency Services 24 hours a day, seven days a week Urgent Care
Center located in the hospital’s emergency department
– Maternity Services including fully equipped labor/delivery/recovery rooms
– Rehabilitative Services in convenient locations at Charlevoix Area
Hospital, Boyne Rehabilitation Center, Jordan Valley Rehabilitation
Center, Beaver Island Rehabilitation Center, Charlevoix Community
Pool and East Jordan Community Pool, including physical therapy,
cardiac and cardiovascular rehab, occupational therapy, speech
therapy and swing beds
– Sleep Center where we are successfully diagnosing and treating people who have a sleep disorder, whether it
be physical, biological, or psychological
– Support Services including
registered nurses and nurse assistants, licensed pharmacists and
pharmacy technicians, social services and a staff of medical records
technicians
– Community Health Services including events, speakers and
classes designed to improve the health and well-being of our
community’s residents, school nurse program and monthly low-cost
health screenings

Our physician specialties include cardiology, family practice, general surgery, infectious disease, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, radiology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery and sleep medicine.

Whether you’re a visitor to our community, considering a move to the area, or already an established resident, it’s important to know quality medical services are RIGHT HERE, ready to provide you with world-class healthcare and hometown caring.

There’s no place like home and family. At East Jordan, Bellaire and Central Lake Family Health Centers, our staff is dedicated to treating you like family. Our health centers are designed to provide quality affordable healthcare with a commitment you can count on. Everyday we are striving to develop services and programs that better serve you and the community. Information outlining the services and programs available can be found in this website. Just like family, you can count on us.

About East Jordan Family Health Center

The Family Health Centers located in East Jordan, Bellaire and Central Lake combine federal assistance, patient fees, community resources and your support to offer quality, affordable medical services.

This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n).

East Jordan Family Health Center is a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) deemed facility.

Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation

P.O. Box 455, 100 Main St. – Suite #9 (Upstairs)

Serving Charlevoix County since 1891, Grandvue Medical Care Facility provides 24-hour skilled nursing care in an environment that honors Elder’s individuality and personal choices.

Services available to Grandvue’s Elders include:
• Executive Chef on staff providing Restaurant Style Dining
• Specialized Memory Care community
• Namaste Room and activities for Elders with advanced dementia
• Rehabilitative Physical, Occupational, Speech and Restorative Therapies
• Care partner staffing levels that exceed local, state and national standards
• Eden Alternative Philosophy that encourages independence, variety and Elder centered care
• Three full time, on-staff licensed Social Workers
• Regular doctor’s visits throughout the week and as necessary
• Community outings determined by Elders
• Facility vans, bus and transporter for activities and medical appointments
• Weekly nondenominational church services and Catholic Mass
• Activities and social groups based on Elders’ interests
• Local bands and entertainers on a regular basis
• Stylists and barber providing regular on-site services
• Free laundry service
• Cable television and local telephone service at no additional cost

Hospice Services, Volunteers, Bereavement and Grief Support Services. Accredited and Certified.

The Brook Retirement Communities offer a lifestyle to meet your needs for security, companionship and convenience without restricting your independence. Whether you are fully independent or need a little extra help, The Brook Retirement Communities have the capabilities to take care of you. You can choose privacy or you can surround yourself with fun activities and a warm circle of friends. Whatever you decide, know that life just gets better at the Brook.

Anne Kelly – Special to the News-Review

EAST JORDAN — For Dr. Sara Hall, the timing was perfect.

Born and raised in Traverse City, the dentist had lived in Knoxville, Tenn., with her husband, Matt, for 10 years, and both wanted to come back to Michigan.

Hall’s father, Dr. Richard Johnson, with a well-established dental practice in East Jordan, was ready to retire. Offering the building to his daughter to set up her own practice, Hall Dental, was a perfect transition for them both.

Hall, a 2004 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, moved to Knoxville with her husband and found employment with the Knoxville Health Department. Her practice there was child-centered and she hopes to continue with the same emphasis in East Jordan.

“I am all about prevention and education,” she said. “The importance of early intervention is paramount to life-long dental health. I think that understanding the apprehension that children and adults harbor about dentistry, is half the battle.”

Hall believes that children who have parents who value dentistry, will value it themselves. She welcomes parents with young children to her office and creates an atmosphere that is part play, part exploration and part exposure to dental care.

“I think that tooth decay is a 100 percent preventable disease,” she said. “There is really no excuse not to start early and maintain check-ups on a regular basis. Under the Affordable Care Act, routine dental visits and treatments are covered.

“Even if a 2-year-old just comes in to watch and plays around and feels comfortable here, it helps him or her get ready for later visits.”

Hall’s office space has been newly appointed with the latest in dental equipment and a child-friendly waiting room.

“Every summer that we lived in Knoxville, we spent our vacation time dreaming about the day we’d come back and now we have,” Hall said.

The dentist hopes to arrange for presentations in the East Jordan schools to familiarize the community with the services she offers, and welcomes new patients. To schedule an appointment, call Hall Dental at (231) 536-5030.

One might call us Estate Planning Lawyers focused exclusively on old people but that’s not quite the whole cup of tea…. we do Estate Litigation, Wills, Trusts, Guardianship, Medicaid planning and believe it or not we help young people plan for their golden years too. We draft estate plans and draft powers of attorney and every other legal document necessary for a Family Toolbox or a Medicaid Toolbox or for an Estate Plan Toolbox. We plan for generations to come.… we even help you and your other advisors properly fund everything. We draft Ladybird Deeds where appropriate or maybe a situation warrants a Lion Cub Deed or Reverse Lion Cub Deed, we can help make that determination.

We exist to be the cause for change in our community! Monarch Family Chiropractic wants to help you reach your health goals by getting to the CAUSE of the problem and correcting it so your body can heal and function the way God intended it to!