Licensing and Accreditation

Lakeshore Woods Senior Living | Goforth Group LLC | Effective: July 1, 2026 | Last Reviewed: July 1, 2026

Lakeshore Woods Senior Living and the Michigan Cognitive Recovery Center operate under applicable Michigan state regulations and maintain active licensure and program relationships as described on this page.

Michigan State Senior Care Licensure

• Licensing Authority: LARA (Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs)
• Licensed Capacity: 78 beds
• Facility Address: 4851 Lakeshore Rd, Fort Gratiot Township, MI 48059

ReCODE+ For Facilities Program

• Program: ReCODE+ For Facilities Program
• Program Organization: Apollo Health
• Program Developer: Dr. Dale Bredesen, Chief Scientific Officer, Apollo Health; author of The End of Alzheimer’s Program and Ageless Brain
• Program Status: Active. Michigan Cognitive Recovery Center at Lakeshore Woods offers the ReCODE+ For Facilities Program in partnership with Apollo Health and is described as one of two active residential ReCODE+ programs in the United States.
• Program Location: Birch Building at Lakeshore Woods, Fort Gratiot, Michigan

Staff Credentials

Our clinical team includes:

• Medical Director: Desiree Markoupolos, RN. License can be verified on the LARA public website.

All direct care staff in Memory Care and the Michigan Cognitive Recovery Center complete dementia-specific training in addition to their required state certifications. Staffing ratios exceed the minimum required by Michigan LARA regulations.

Marianna — ReCODE Certified (not currently working in the building). Desiree — currently completing the ReCODE Program.

Verification

Our Michigan state license may be verified through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services provider directory at michigan.gov/LARA.

Our ReCODE+ For Facilities Program relationship may be verified through Apollo Health at apollohealthco.com.

Questions

Questions about our licensure, program status, or accreditation may be directed to:

Lakeshore Woods Senior Living
4851 Lakeshore Rd, Fort Gratiot Township, MI 48059
Phone: (810) 385-3185
Email: [email protected]