Beacon Pointe is owned and operated by the Dockerty Family.

They have a Passion for Serving the Elderly.

Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community, is the Dockerty’s fourth campus and first campus to focus solely on memory care. The Dockerty’s philosophy has always been their mission statement, To Treat Everyone the Way We Would Like to be Treated! This idea is not only directed to the residents they serve but also the families, friends, visitors AND the employees and their families. The Dockerty family believes being a reflection of Love in all that they do and to all who they encounter each day, will create the environment necessary for those they serve to thrive.

A Brief History

1997 AND BEFORE: Mary and Don Dockerty opened their first Woodland Terrace Senior Living Community in Bridgman, Michigan, in 1997. Don had previously been the administrator for a skilled nursing facility for several decades with Mary working as his Director of Nursing for the previous 10 years. Having a passion for our elders, Mary and Don saw the need for assisted living in southwest Michigan. Woodland Terrace of Bridgman was a family endeavor with their three children helping through the initial opening phase.

1999: Timothy Dockerty started officially working with Woodland Terrace as the Executive Director.

2002: Todd Dockerty started working for Woodland Terrace.

2010: Woodland Terrace at Longmeadow, was the second Senior Living Community to open in Niles, Michigan.

2014: The Dockerty family opened Woodland Terrace of Paw Paw Lake in Coloma, Michigan.

2015: Tonya Margaritis, the Dockerty’s daughter began working for the family business as the Executive Director of the Bridgman campus, making it truly a family business.

CURRENTLY: Timothy Dockerty is the CEO and Todd Dockerty is COO for Dockerty Health Care Services, which owns and operates the Woodland Terrace communities and Beacon Pointe, A Memory Care Community.