Detroit

Margaret Miller
clutches her
belongings as she
boards a van.

A Farewell

The last Prentis Manor residents left this week,
headed for a new life at a brand-new nursing home.

JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER
DANIEL LIPPITT PHOTOGRAPHER

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ome got their hair done; others walked around saying goodbye to their friends; others wait-
ed for vans to take them to their new home, the Marvin and Betty Danto Family Health
Care Center in West Bloomfield.
The scene at Prentis Manor in Southfield was like the last day of summer camp, a
poignant end of an era marked by solid friendships and a loving sense of community.
Prentis is the last Jewish Home for Aged nursing care facility. The only two kosher
facilities left in the city, Danto and Menorah House, are privately owned. ❑

